CURRENT USB DRIVERS (XDA-3)

[KeithL]

Here are links to the current USB drivers for the XDA-3.
(These are the latest drivers as of 2024-01-08.)

These are ASIO drivers, which are required for DoP or Native DSD.
YOU DO NOT NEED THESE DRIVERS FOR PLAYING NORMAL PCM AUDIO FILES (on Windows 10 or Windows 11).

Here is a link to JUST the drivers (unZip the included file and run it):
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/km13demp6pob6owh8qisp/XDA-3_JUST_DRIVERS_2024-01-08.zip?rlkey=ikmgoojh226rp833lcdcerjjf&dl=0

Here is a link to a set of files, including the drivers, and some instructions and files needed to set up DoP and Native DSD in Foobar2000:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z0ufpfpbqd0ei9derhnh9/XDA-3_DRIVERS_COMPLETE_2024-01-08.zip?rlkey=2brxakqjbi2ccgka6ur7wczj5&dl=0


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2023/07/31

These are the latest ASIO drivers for the XDA-3.

You DO NOT need to install these drivers for normal PCM playback
with Windows 10 or Windows 11.

You DO need these drivers for DoP and Native DSD playback with
most programs (some players may have this support built-in).

SUPPORT FOR DoP AND NATIVE DSD IS HIGHLY PLAYER DEPENDENT.
SOME players may support this using internal drivers or settings.
Other players require various addons and configuration settings.

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WE HAVE TESTED THE XDA-3 AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WORKS PROPERLY WITH:

Windows 10 (no driver required):
PCM - 44k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 192k, 352k, 384k, 768k
Windows 10 (with ASIO driver, using Foobar2000):
DoP (USB) - DoP64, DoP128, DoP256
Windows 10 (with ASIO driver plus extras, using Foobar2000):
Native DSD (USB) - DSD512

Windows 11 (no driver required):
PCM - 44k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 192k, 352k, 384k, 768k

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NOTE:

Foobar2000 is one of the most popular free Windows audio player
programs that supports DoP and Native DSD playback. However,
configuring it to do so successfully can be quite complex, and
offers a variety of playback options.

Both "DoP" and "Native DSD" are similar methods of delivering
DSD content to a DAC by encapsulating that content into PCM
data packets. Both methods deliver actual bit-perfect DSD audio
to the DAC (and the XDA-3 supports both).

The XDA-3 supports DoP at sample rates up to "DSDx4".
The XDA-3 supports Native DSD at sample rates up to "DSDx8".

Quite a few player programs support DoP. Fewer programs support
Native DSD and it is usually far more complex to set up and
configure. Since both deliver the same DSD content to the DAC,
the only benefit to using Native DSD is support for the higher
DSDx8 sample rate, if you have any content in that format.

The included Foobar2000_DoP_DSD_XDA-3.ZIP file includes some
detailed instructions, and some of the files you might want,
for configuring Foobar2000 to support BOTH DoP and Native DSD.
WE HAVE TESTED THESE WITH WINDOWS 10 AND THEY DO WORK.
( with DoP up to DSDx4 and Native DSD up to DSDx8 )

Some of the included files are dated...
and newer versions are available.

In order to configure both of these you would need:
- the distribution copy of Foobar2000
- a few Foobar2000 "components" (from the Foobar2000 web site):
www.foobar2000.org/
- several components from this web site:
sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/

Installing DoP support in Foobar2000 is relatively simple.
The Native DSD support requires a separate "transcoder".
(We suggest that you stick with just DoP unless you NEED DSDx8.)