Aurender and native DSD output

I did read all the manuals for both units, there is nothing there that explains it.

Zlone: the thing is, when I turn the "use Native DSD on USB" off, then I can play DSD over the AES interface...

I don't think that DoP converts the DSD files to PCM, I think it encapsulates the DSD files using PCM to use it as a transport for compatible DACs and players..

I understand the technicalities, let me explain what I am trying to understand here...

The "Use native DSD on USB" option, should only affect the USB interface, and should have nothing to do with the AES/EBU, Optical BNC, or SPDIF interfaces which the Aurender offers.

But, when I have the same setting On, and I listen via the AES/EBU out, why would AES not play the DSD files?.... Funny enough, the minute I turn the setting off, AES has no issues playing back all my DSD resolutions, from DSD64 to DSD256!

Something makes no sense here.

That is my point, the AES/EBU interface should not alter its behavior based on a setting that in theory only affects the USB interface. In my case, if I set the "Use native DSD on USB" to OFF, then I can play all sorts of DSD files using the AES/EBU interface, and if I turn the setting ON (Which in theory should not affect the AES interface) the opposite happens, I can play FLAC files, but no DSDs at all, not even DSD64.

The aim of this thread was to seek feedback from those that have an Aurender N20 (or other) along with a DAC that has both AES/EBU and USB input and see if they also see the same behavior... It may be a bug in my system.

AES will play DSD in DoP (DSD over PCM), so that works, it only stops working if I turn the setting to On which is what I find strange, the USB inteface setting shouldn't meddle with the AES interface...

I just tested the same thing with a McIntosh MCD 12000 DAC/CD player, the same issue here, N20 will not playback DSD64 over AES/EBU or Coax as long as the "Use Native DSD on USB" is set to on. Funny enough DSD128, 256 and above will play just fine (converted either by the N20 or the McIntosh to 176kHz, but they do play).

I cannot wrap my head around a setting that according to the Conductor app only affects the USB output is affecting all other digital outputs on N20.

According to the Aurender Conductor app itself: "this setting is specific to the USB audio output of your Aurender"