DSF File Playing on USB Dac

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Vogl

• November 26, 2025 19:30
• Edited

Hello, When my Node Icon reads a DSF file from a USB hard drive, on my T+A DAC 8 DSD using the external USB dac connection of the Node, it recognizes it as USB but the file is converted to PCM 88.2 kHz and not plays DSD64. As if I were using the coax connection. 

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  Tony W.

  Product Support Manager

  • December 01, 2025 13:51
  • Edited

  Hi Vogl

  Yes. Like most DSD decoders, your NODE ICON will convert DSF to PCM for playback. Most other products will use DoP or DSD over PCM to accomplish this.

  Your NODE ICON, however, pioneers a new way to do this using QRONO, developed by our very good friends at MQA Labs, for an unrivalled experience. Check out MQA Lab's white paper on QRONO here: https://mqalabs.com/qrono/
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  Vogl

  • November 28, 2025 19:39

  Hello Tony,

  Ok thank you very much for your answer.

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