Zidoo Neo S - Tidal MQA unfolding

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  1. 13a0w3n

    13a0w3n New Member

    as per the product description, it show that Zidoo Neo S is capable of 8x unfolding.
    However, there are limited master titles in Tidal which are able to 8x unfold to 352.8kHz or 384kHz by Zidoo Neo S - ESS9068AS DAC.

    In my another DAP, it is using ESS9038q2m dac, it is listed as 16x mqa unfolding.
    When play the same master titles in Tidal, it is able to unfold to 352.8kHz, but the zidoo Neo S only playing at 44.1kHz.

    Is anyone know why?
     
  2. Nice Monkey

    Nice Monkey Well-Known Member Beta test group

    You enabled Native Audio sample-rates? Need to check I think it worked.
     
  3. 13a0w3n

    13a0w3n New Member

    Yes, Native sampling rate is enabled in both DAC Audio and Audio

    But Zidoo Neo S doesn't give me 352.8khz sampling rate, which I can get it on my dap
     
  4. Michael Thong

    Michael Thong New Member

    20230402_091613.jpg

    Switch to Internal Player mode on DAC Audi source in
     
  5. 13a0w3n

    13a0w3n New Member

    Yes, I've switched to internal player mode.

    If you see my screen shot below,
    I play the same song from my neo s and dap

    Neo s is showing mqa 48khz
    Dap is showing 384khz
     

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  6. Nice Monkey

    Nice Monkey Well-Known Member Beta test group

    Does the AMP support it? The EDID should tell this to the player.
     
  7. 13a0w3n

    13a0w3n New Member

    What to do with the amp?
    Why amp came into the picture?
     
  8. Nice Monkey

    Nice Monkey Well-Known Member Beta test group

    Sorry my mistake.
     
  9. Michael Thong

    Michael Thong New Member

    This track only play 48KHz 20230403_101134.jpg
     
  10. 13a0w3n

    13a0w3n New Member

    Yeah I know, from Neo S is play 48khz

    But from my other device, is show 384khz IMG_20230402_094141.jpg
     
  11. Michael Thong

    Michael Thong New Member


    You try play this album and see,
    Mozart Violin Concertos (Mqa Remix 2016)
     
  12. 13a0w3n

    13a0w3n New Member

    Yes, this is definitely playing 352.8khz in neo s,
    Same for my dap.

    My question was, why my dap will play all song in tidal (master) in either 352.8khz or 384khz

    While the Zidoo Neo S only selectively playing some tidal (master) in 352.8khz / 384khz.

    Is this because zidoo neo s is on 8x unfolding?
    And my dap is on 16x unfolding?

    Then there is questions arrise where my dap dac (es9038q2m) should be lower tier than Neo S (ess0068AS), and the lower grade DAC have the capabilities to unfold much more than the superior one ?
     

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