Posts by Da Flex

If you don't need ASIO, stay away from it. In addition to the above points (#28), LE is no low-latency OS, so it makes zero sense.

Quote from NSXD

ALSA seems to be able to do what the Windwos ASIO driver is doing (supporting an alternate setting on the XMOS USB Controller)

Yes. The ALSA part of the Linux kernel can handle standard ASIO. That's why my Behringer UMC22 is working.

Quote from noggin

Isn't ASIO specifically a Windows thing - not sure I get how it's related to Linux? Or am I missing something?

ASIO also works on Linux, but with restricted licensing:

Audacity ASIO Audio Interface

I also don't get the reason of low-latency for music playback:

• audio doesn't has to be in-sync with video
• there is no low-latency input/output relation (musician setup: playing keyboard, and hearing the result in time)

As mentioned a couple of times, I think the proprietary ASIO driver is the problem. There is no need for ASIO on music playback. So I suggest using a DAC without ASIO. This one should work on Linux:

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M

I don't use MPD, so other people may have detailed instructions.

From what I was reading about MPD, your dream setup could be this:

• MPD server/client on the same LE machine (with DAC/speakers connected)
• RC app (Yatse, Rigelian etc.) on your phone/tablet to control MPD

Quote from maxi

...can I use the second HDMI to extract the audio?

Yes.

Correct, I didn't read till the end.

We are using Python 3 since LE 10, before it was Python 2. You probably found 3 add-ons, which are still using Python 2.

Quote from NSXD

Is MPD working on a standalone Tablet PC without further hardware?

MPD is an add-on for LE. If you can install LE on that tablet, you can also install the add-on.

Which tablet do you want to use, and what do you want to achieve on it?

Quote from NSXD

That information isn't up to date and that kind of devices aren't made for musicians but for high end audio reproduction (audiophile).

There is/was a sample rate limitation setting in the hidden "Expert" Settings. When the limitation setting is set to it's maximum value of 384 kHz, High-Resolution files seem to be transported at their native sample rate. DSD Files are being converted accordingly to 384 kHz.

All that kind of devices no mater from which manufacturer are using the same technology/concept. There is XMOS USB controller sitting at the entrance followed by one or even two D/A converters for left and right channel separately (mostly ESS Sabre or sometimes Akashi AKM).

Low-latency devices are used by musicians and audiophile people. The point is "low-latency", not the group of customers.

As you can read in the second link of post #8, LE supports frequencies above 384kHz.

Please learn the concept of an ASIO driver, and whats the challenge of writing low-latency code. Then you'll understand.

We can't help, because we don't develop those add-ons. Add-on developers are at Kodi forums. Ask there.

noggin The user only uses S/PDIF to detect the incoming data rate. He wants to use the analogue output of the USB audio interface to connect speakers. The USB audio interface was made for musicians, so the input/output timing has to be low-latency. That requires a specific ASIO driver. That driver is incomplete on Linux, so he only gets 44.1kHz.

PS: Your logic is: Just transfer the codec from A to B. In reality things are more complex, so processes have to be scheduled etc. That's when drivers come into play. They don't just manage the codecs, but also the timing. Your proprietary ASIO driver is incomplete on Linux for a reason.

If you just want a good DAC, then you don't need DSD. I'm using a cheap Behringer UMC22, which provides 48kHz /16 bit PCM. It uses standard ASIO, so it works perfectly with a Linux OS, like LE.

ASIO is more than a bypass. It's a low-latency audio solution.

If your proprietary ASIO sounds bad, try a standard ASIO interface. LE is no low-latency OS, so you eventually lose data on transmission.

In short: You want to use a USB audio interface, connect it to the AVR over S/PDIF, and play native DSD.

This setup is generally possible with LE.

Theory: I think the problem is the proprietary ASIO driver of your USB audio interface. Because it's proprietary, not all codecs are usable by LE. That means, LE offers all codecs, including hi-res native DSD, but the incomplete Linux driver only accepts lo-res DSD.

Suggestion a): Use a USB audio interface, which is fully supported by Linux.

Suggestion b): Use an RPi with HiFiBerry Digi2 Pro, as mentioned at post #8.

Quote from xadox

However, I don't want to disable CEC completely...

Any change if you do so?

DV content was downloaded from Torrent sources. Closed.

Quote from sam-y

The Mainboard has onBoard-HDMI but i use a Nvidia GeForce GT 710.

Always use Generic-Legacy for Nvidia graphics.