Upcoming rumored M1X or M2 revision should stretch to higher bit rate DSD resampling as well (not sure if that wouldn’t still be asking too much from the current gen - fortunately I don’t need DSD). Mac Mini M1 base configuration can be had for less than $600k and the form factor is brilliant (not many smaller systems around). One that I had overlooked and has now become my favorite: poly-sinc-gauss-xl.įeasibility of HQP has increased significantly for me since I moved to a Mac Mini M1 (16GB RAM) on my desk, which is completely silent and sufficiently powerful to run HQP in the background (unlike Intel/AMD machines where that would have sent the fans spinning or otherwise impeded smooth system usage). Several of the new filters bring distinctly new possibilities over previous versions, including sinc-L, sinc-MX, and ext3. Very nice and fatigue free sound for many different genres (unlike past HQPlayer experiments). Right now listening to my current SR1 chain Adagio->Ayon Spheris III->HSA-1a. My primary DAC is a Metrum Adagio (still on DAC2, waiting for DAC3 upgrade in the mail) via I2s at 192khz (shaper Gauss1, limit 20bit). For the first time I can see running it continuously as a default for my Roon headphone sessions. Just got back to giving HQPlayer another try (current version 4.13.1).
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