DAC501/DAC502 Release Notes

V2.6.1

23.09.2022

• Networking:

  • DHCP client request: increase timeout (8s) for more tenacity

• minor fixes

V2.6.0

13.04.2022

• Web Interface:

  • backend update

V2.5.1

08.02.2022

• Front- & Backpanel Output Sockets (XLR/RCA & JACK):

  • selectable Speaker & Headphone Termination Mode

  • each Termination Mode with its own bank of Global Presets

• DSP Plugins:

  • Snapshots

    • now available across all Output settings

  • Creative EQ & Room EQ:

    • fix band settings reload (Snapshots, Global Presets,...)

V2.4.1

24.08.2021

• DSP Plugins:

  • Headphone EQ

    • updated Audeze models

V2.4.0

22.05.2021

• DSP Plugins:

  • Loudness EQ – equalize aural sensitivity of a selected sound level

    • EQ design: by courtesy of Bernhard Schwede

  • Headphone EQ – equalize characteristics of selected headphone models

    • feat. Audeze models

• minor fixes

V2.3.1

11.01.2021

• DSP Plugins:

  • Creative EQ & Room EQ:

    • add frequency magnitude response plot

• minor fixes

V2.3.0

09.11.2020

• DSP Plugins:

  • Crossfeed HP – optimize audio for reproduction via headphones

  • adapted plugin order

• minor fixes

V2.2.1

27.05.2020

• minor fixes

V2.2.0

13.02.2020

• S/PDIF: fix locking mechanism

• DSP Plugins:

  • DeEsser: extended Amount scale to allow for more explicit settings

• minor fixes

V2.1.0

20.12.2019

• DSP Plugins:

  • DeEsser – reduce sibilance particularly with human voices

• Web Interface:

  • enhanced Slider responsivity

  • Device Information

  • Device Renaming Tool:

    • Allows you to specify the device name (DAC501/DAC502 instead of DAC50x) whereby Roon finally recognizes your DAC as Roon Ready Certified.

V2.0.0

07.06.2019

• Roon Ready

V1.9.0

18.03.2019

• USB Audio Class 2.0:

  • enhance expl. feedback regulation to ensure operation with all USB hosts

V1.8.0

07.02.2019

• DSP Plugins:

  • minor fixes

V1.7.0

06.11.2018

• DSP Plugins:

  • Dynamics Adaption – reduce the dynamic range to a constant value

• Networking:

  • improve DHCP settings for certain setups

V1.6.0

10.08.2018

• Room EQ:

  • allow ganged or separate channel settings

V1.5.0

20.07.2018

• UPnP:

  • WAV format: fix high rates

V1.4.0

23.03.2018

• USB Audio Class 2.0:

  • fix expl. feedback regulation

V1.3.0

07.03.2018

• USB Audio Class 2.0:

  • full compatibility with all USB hosts:

    • Mac OSX

    • Windows w/ Weiss USB Audio Driver

    • Linux

• PCM playback:

  • fix high samplerates (352.8 kHz, 384 kHz)

V1.2.0

29.06.2017

• DSP Plugins:

  • Vinyl Emulation

V1.1.0

30.05.2017

• DSP Plugins:

  • XTC – Crosstalk Cancelling

V1.0.0

10.05.2017

• Initial Release