You can connect Adi-2 dac to any integrated or power amp, you'll get neutral and clean audio out of it (unless you tweak the eq then you can make it sound however you want).
Firmware is a cinch to update via usb so don't worry about it.
I would also highly recommend Pi2AES as one of the best digital interface for streaming.

https://youtu.be/sfV1T1VN6y8

Feature Request: remappable source priority for source auto mode.
After making some changes to my setup auto source has become useless, could you please add a function to change the order at which sources are picked in auto mode?

I don't quite understand what you mean?

This has been discussed here already, it's not possible with current hardware.

Ok, understood.

Another 3rd option could be:
if the sound is not playing, the screen after 30secs switches off. When it senses the signal again (for more than 2 secs), it resumes... to show that awesome spectral wave on my desk ;-)
In fact... I'm used to keep the RME almost always on... and agree on not depleting the LEDS in a few years, but I like looking at its awesomeness when it's playing...

Ops... sorry.
Ok, it depends from basic coding language used, hoping not for an interpreted java , yet to my knowledge this kind of timer shouldn't be such an issue... Thanks

I would love to be able to lock the sampling rate.

On the remote, you have COAX and OPT buttons, I confess I don't see the point of this request...

Sorry, I forgot about the first Pro version indeed...

I understand that request, but EQ is not different than any other processing option that needs to be shown then, which obviously is not possible. So it has to stay as it is.

Thanks, I understand, for consistency and there is not enough space.

I suppose an additional screen with an overview of all processing options would be too much?

It would be very useful to have a quick overview which processing is active without having to dig into the different menus.

Hi! My first post at the forums. Thanks for a great product. Being young in the nineties with Sony digital ES setups(which I couldnt afford) the ADI2 fs dac is a true "Back to the future" event for me. Great techie stuff, stellar sound! The only regret I ever had with this product is that I didnt buy the PRO version.

About the topic. I wish I could get menu access through the remote. Which could be done using bass/volume/treble Up/down buttons. With L/VOL/R buttons for enter function.

Play/pause/skip buttons to be programmed to 1 - 4 buttons. Is this possible with ASIO driver? I think WDM supports it..

Some more choises for spectrum analyzer. I mean the look of it, like waves and other psychedelic stuff. + more colour options. 256 RGB sliders for that.

Totalmix support for PRO and DAC versions.

For future hardware revisions I'd wish the DAC version had a programmable pre/post FX digital out like the PRO version. + Bring back a choice of black or silver/blue versions of DAC and PRO. Please extend audio lineup to amps and other cool gear

Anyway Thanks again for a great product! Hope to do business again soon!

Addendum:
With this procedure expanded you could even use for example Encoder 1, press and twist for measurement screens and Encoder 2, press and twist for status screens. That would mean faster and easier access and more screens possible without higher complexity.
Just an idea.

there're too many dsp functions in the product, so it is hard to list them all in such a tiny screen.

for me B/T is as important as EQ, because I use B/T together with 5-band-EQ to make the EQ 7 bands, and crossfeed/loudness is more important than the two as they are usually much more dramatic than the eq...

crossfeed and loudness are not available.

Anyway. I don’t think it will go to the spectrum screen. Too crowded.

Usually I don‘t like to negate such postings, but like you to take into consideration:

Dedicated digital x-overs are available and have much more advanced feature sets than ADI-2 Pro could ever offer.

• Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth, Bessel and other filter slopes.
• Continues phase control.
• Delay control for each output.
• Linked x-over frequencies with adjustable overlap.
• Multiple output ways.
• Horn- and other corrections.
• Presets for certain drivers.
• Measurement features for frequency response and delay.
• ... much more that I not yet can remember.

Some may be emulated with ADI-2 Pro, but the hardware is not built for this, there are not even dual line outs.
Delay, e.g. needs additional RAM capacity, etc.
Not to forget: x-over is a very specialized function that few used need.

The last replies I got from Matthias on small and simple requests is:
the existing software maxes out the available programming capacity, and ADI-2 Pro’s current complexity is already overwhelming lot of users.

Meanwhile, if you want to change ADI-2 Pro into a digital x-over, I suggest to use a host software as x-over and limit ADI-2 Pro’s functionality to it’s purpose as very advanced dual channel audio interface.

If it’s just about integrating a sub into your setup I have posted elegant and good-sounding solutions with ADI-2 in this forum.

What KaiS said - no way, sorry.

That's true, although miniDSP does work wonders if you're willing to go that route, you can get one of their all digital units, passthru one out to main dac, and process the other outputs for subs and pipe them to dedicated dacs, In my experience 200$ dacs are more than good enough to drive subs and each dac can drive 2 of them.

I want the message box stay a little bit longer at the display, because it is so small, need time to fcous with my aged eyes .... please kindly consider, if possible, to include it at the next firmware update :-)

Already on our list.

post #293 -> remote toggleable M/S Processing

Could it be possible that, apart from Volume Lock function add a Limit option, (OFF, LOCK, LIMIT) so that we still can change the volume within the limit value and then stop? It will be good for HiFi users power Amp application.

sounds good