My experience has been that when using Roon for dsd files, Roon converts them to PCM. As an owner of the SDV myself, I've considered trying HQ player, but haven't taken the dive yet. The internet is awash in conflicting directions on how best to set it all up, but since you heard this directly from T+A, I'm again tempted to give it a shot. Most of the SDV reviews say PCM playback is good, but DSD is exceptional, so the effort may be worth the outcome.
Roon hq player
Hi I use a t+a sd 3100 hv dac connected to a wolf audio red wolf 2 sx streamer via a nordost Valhalla 2 usb cable . I use roon and play dsd 512 files thru this.
Techs at t+ a recommended using the roon hq player upsampling audio to dsd 1024 to achieve the best sound from the sd 3100 hv .
My wolf and other streamers like taiko and innuos don’t have the computing power to run roon hq player and upsample to dsd 1024 .
They recommend building a super computer for audio with a powerful processor, audio and video card which would require a big box, power supply and fans.They recommend installing this along with the nas in a separate room from the sound system and hooking it to my dac via the home network .This they say playing roon hq will beat any stand alone streamer cause of the functionality of the roon hq player.
Does anyone have experience comparing roon with roon hq.
Is this supercomputer going to be an upgrade or will it be decrimental to the sound.
Thanks in advance