How to use MPD for native DSD via USB DAC

    I guess my question is even more general in that I have no idea how to use the MPD service add-on at all. Once installed, how do I utilize it?

    For background, I posted this thread and was asked to repost my specific MPD question here Native DSD on Raspberry Pi

    I know that native DSD via USB from a Raspberry Pi is possible, as VolumIO supports it. It is also my understanding that VolumIO is MPD based.

    That's about where my understanding ends. I found this thread: Raspberry Pi 4 + LibreElec + Music Player Daemon + WavPack DSD

    ..but i don't understand how to actually USE mpd w/ kodi/libreELEC

    can anybody walk me through this?

    mpd supports native dsd.

    The configuration file for mpd is located at:

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    /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.mpd/config/mpd.conf

    add some music files to the music directory and connect to the server with an mpd client. There are many clients available.

    You don't want to use the FFmpeg patch, because the resulting DSD-over-PCM would reduce audio quality. That means, you can't use HDMI. Kodi doesn't support native DSD over HDMI.

    You need a digital USB audio interface (S/PDIF), or a HiFiBerry Digi2 Pro. The latter is known to work, so I suggest that.

    Of course you need an AVR with S/PDIF and DSD support. If you own all those puzzle pieces, MPD should do the trick.