Sony HAP-Z1ES

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by audio bill

Thanks for the reminder, Schiit did offer the Loki DSD for a period of time. Their current DACs are PCM only so you can play DSD files if your server/player will convert them to PCM as you did via Roon.

Yep. Once again reading the FAQ section on Schiit DAC website tells the story. They are no nonsense guys and tell it like it is. It is an interesting read. Click on the FAQ section under Yggdrasil. http://www.schiit.com/products/yggdrasil

[Cohibaman]

Originally Posted by audio bill

Thanks for the reminder, Schiit did offer the Loki DSD for a period of time. Their current DACs are PCM only so you can play DSD files if your server/player will convert them to PCM as you did via Roon.

But isn’t that what the HAP-Z1ES’s DoP (DSD over PCM) output is doing, converting DSD to PCM?

[PHC1]

USB generation 3.2 Gen 2x2 - SuperSpeed+, new 20 Gbit/s (2500 MB/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 128b/132b encoding. We are only getting started with USB. Compare that to 280*Mbit/s of USB 2.0

[Projectman]

Originally Posted by Cohibaman

But isn’t that what the HAP-Z1ES’s DoP (DSD over PCM) output is doing, converting DSD to PCM?

No. DoP packages DSD and the DAC processes the DoP as DSD. It isn’t converted to PCM

[crwilli]

Does anyone know what the ? In the upper right corner of the screen means?

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[Cohibaman]

If [Auto Gracenote Access] is set to [Off] or if an attempt to access the Gracenote server fails, ? (standby for the transfer (unanalyzed audio content remains)) will be displayed after the indication of the number of files disappears.

See page 77...

https://docs.sony.com/release//Help_4472856127.pdf

[GeAllan70]

Ethernet port connected?

[crwilli]

Thank you both. Nailed it. While it does have a strong Ethernet connection, it shows this issue.

I just loaded ~3700 albums onto it. Perhaps that choked it?

Maybe I should tell the Sony to rebuild the database while it is not also loading files?????

[Formerly YB-2]

Am wondering if the HAP-Z1EZ might be the way to go for a server upgrade? Has Sony 'upgraded' them since introduction or is a new HAP-Z1ES today the same as they offered when introduced in early 2014 (almost 4yr ago).

[Cohibaman]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Am wondering if the HAP-Z1EZ might be the way to go for a server upgrade? Has Sony 'upgraded' them since introduction or is a new HAP-Z1ES today the same as they offered when introduced in early 2014 (almost 4yr ago).

They added two key things (among other minor items);

1) added capability for ripping CDs via an external CD ROM.

2) added digital output functionality for external DAC via USB.

I love mine!

Mike