If you enable DSD Bitstreaming, native DSD files will be sent untouched to the DAC, and this should require very little CPU.
If DSD Encoding is disabled, your PCM tracks (FLAC) should also use relatively little CPU for playback.
Dear 6233638, very appreciate for your comment. What I want is exactly as you wrote above
I want PCM file send to DAC as PCM format
I want DSD file send to DAC as DSD format
Unfortunately, you cannot bitstream multichannel audio to a stereo device.
This is not a Media Center limitation, but simply the way things are.
The only way to play these files to a stereo DAC is to decode them to PCM audio, and apply downmixing. (conversion from 4-6, to 2 channels)
also set the bit-depth to 24-bit when doing this conversion.
When I select ASIO, Bit Stream = DSD. Output Encoding = None. JRiver show that they send either 2 channels or 6 channels DSD 1 bit direct to my DAC, and it can play flawlessly in both two or six channels.
North Star DAC can handle 6 channels DSD directly input without problemMy Jmark is only 1900.
In summary
1. My DAC can handle 2 or 6 DSD bit stream, ASIO, Output Encoding = None.
2. In above setting,
it will not play flac file at all, Question is, Why?3. To play both FLAC and DSD I have select between
3.1 ASIO, Bit Stream = DSD. Output Encoding = 2 x DSD in Native format, Problem is my computer to slow to handle, and I don't like that my FLAC file encode to DSD
3.2 WASAPI, Bit Stream = None, Output Encoding = None.
Problem is it send DSD file by encode it to DOP, I purchase DSD DAC so I want to use it at full capacity Please accept my apologize, if my above question seem silly or idiot. I truely don't understand why my DAC can't play multi-channels DSD and Flac File at the same time