Hi Matt,
Thanks for your reply. My concern is to keep any processing of the source to a minimal. As a newb to the hd audio, lossless formats, etc. It is my understanding that one concern is delivering the original source sample rate and bit depth to my external dac. There is nothing gained, to my knowledge, in taking a 96kHz 24bit source and outputting at higher rates/depths.
It sounds like, if I get your reply well enough, this may very well be a normal situation for the ASIO driver/format I am using. That said, I wonder if a direct path other than ASIO would be preferred?
On a similar vein, but off topic a bit, perhaps I could get a suggestion on best settings for sample rate? If my external dac is rated at 96kHz 24bit, I am curious as to the best settings for the various input sample rates. Is it best to just specify output same as input, or should I keep it at 96 across the board? How about in the case of a source that is higher than the capabilities of my dac, ie 192kHz?
Again, thanks for your help and time Matt, et al.
Todd