Aurender N200 - DAC compatability

We are a an Aurender dealer. I have had a couple of DAC's that did not jive with the Aurender at first. However, their support team can help. Also, Aurender should be able to play DSD up to 128

Check this link out: https://ask.aurender.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026675894-How-can-I-contact-Aurender-Technical-Support to get your DAC going - they can remote in and update the 200.

Also, see this: 

Aurender uses DoP (DSD over PCM) to send DSD files to DoP-compatible digital-to-analog convertors. Since DoP uses a PCM data stream, a DSD64 file will display at 176.4kHz, and a DSD128 file will display 352.8kHz on the Aurender Conductor app readout. Note that the receiving DoP-compatible DAC still reads the DSD file natively, as the PCM stream is simply acting as a transport for the original data. 

For further information regarding DoP, refer to the following links: 
http://www.dcsltd.co.uk/support/what-is-dop-dsd-over-pcm/
http://dsd-guide.com/dop-open-standard

OP go into N200 settings, Advanced. Switch off Native DSD. It will send DoP (dsd over pcm) to your DAC. It should be fine. 

Thanks for the info!

My DAC is capable of processing up to native DSD256 and will indicate same on its front panel. Aurender support say they 'cannot make it work' which threw me a bit as I thought they took pride in being compatible with anything thrown at them.

I get that DoP will unpack the DSD file and am experimenting. It won't spoil my enjoyment of the music! :-)

Cheers

Good way to approach it! There’s a lot of high res content on Qobuz that sounds incredible with N200. I rarely go to my library to play DSD  

@pgreene ,

I have an N200 and I plugged into my Denifrips DAC and it worked fine.  I never gave it a thought. How old is your DAC? Maybe it can work on some generic drivers?
All the best.