[SOLVED] Anyone explain this to me please?

[Nutul]

Hi

New boy here!

Running RPI4 with IQAudio DAC+

I see this  when viewing the audio information;


[*] Encoded at 16 bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo FLAC
[*]Decoded to 16 bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo, 597 kbps
[*]Output rate 24 bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo, 2.117 Mbps
[*]Output mode ALSA Direct (hw)
[*]Output chain MPD -> hw -> Device


The track was ripped from CD using fre:ac so the first 2 lines make sense.....

[*]Why has the "output rate" apparently been upscaled?
[*]Am I missing a setting to stop the upscaling?


Thanks

D

[*]

I think it depends of the bit-depth supported by your dac. Mine for instance (an audio card, to be honest) supports only S32_LE, so now that I am playing a 24/88.2, I see, instead:

Encoded at  24 bit, 88.2 kHz, Stereo FLAC
Decoded to  24 bit, 88.2 kHz, Stereo, 2.601 Mbps
Output rate  32 bit, 88.2 kHz, Stereo, 5.645 Mbps
Output mode  ALSA Direct (hw)
Output chain  MPD -> hw -> Device