Roon DSP Engine recommendations.

NADAC vs. Roon DSP ModeHeadroomSampling Rate
conversion
CrossfeedParametric EQAudeze PresetsSpeakers Setup
NADAC+PLAYER





Stereo PCM 1FS to 8FSVVVVVV
MultiChannel PCM 1FS to 8FSVVXVVV
DSD XXXXXX
DSD MultichannelXXXXXX
MERGING+NADAC in ASIO (PC*)





Stereo PCM 1FS to 8FSVVVVVV
MultiChannel PCM 1FS to 8FSVVVVVV
DSD VXVXVV
DSD MultichannelXXXXXX
MERGING+NADAC in Core Audio (Mac*)





Stereo PCM 1FS to 8FSVVVVVV
MultiChannel PCM 1FS to 8FSVVVVVV
DSD XXVVVV
DSD MultichannelXXXXXX
* Performance may vary with system configuration (tested on a PC i7-3370 and MacBookPro i7-4980HQ)
DSD Sampling rate conversion is the most demanding DSP process
WARNING: Activating multiple DSP items is not recommended and will cause Roon slow down and audio track to drops
WARNING: Activating a Roon DSP parameter and applying it during playback will cause the track in Play to drops during playback or be halted
X: Potential long pause at track start, supported with DSD64 but not with DSD128 & DSD256 formats
X: Performance issues. Track in Play will potentially stop, be halted or be muted