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192 from usb/spdif to NOS dac to amp

I have some flac files that I want to optimize the SQ on.
I have an Audio Note NOS DAC with USB and coax inputs.
I have a Mac MINI with USB out.

My thinking is that if I route the MAC USB to a USB/SPDIF converter that Audirvana will recognize as a 24/192 device that it will convert the flac to 24/192. Then the output of the flac from the converter will then output to the NOS DAC, through the coax (spdif) at a better resolution (sq). Then the dac will not over sample anything at all because it has all been accomplished by the usb/spdif converter.

On my dac, the USB is inferior to the coax input but I do not have any way of converting my flac to any higher resolution that 24/96.

I hope this is enough info.
mattzack2

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lewinskih01
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I have a Metrum Octave DAC, which is a NOS unit. While the Octaves are not guaranteed to work with 24/192 (I believe 1:100 do), I'm from the lucky few and it does work with 24/192.

I use an Audiophilleo that can work with 24/192 as well. So my 24/192 files are played natively at the server, sent to the Audiophilleo without up or down-converting, and fed into the Metrum. Works great.

so the key question is what Arh asked: can your Audio Note convert 24/192 digital input into an analog signal? If so, I believe you would be good to go.
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