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Asustor Flashstor 6 - S/PDIF from NAS to DAC not working

Hello

Please can anyone help me i just got a asustor flashstor 6

i am trying to connect the S/PDIF out of the nas to my DAC Hi-Res Player | ASUSTOR NAS (is not detecting my DAC)

as in . no input signal is getting to my dac

things i have tried

- firmly connect the cable (many times ) - tried with 2 different S/PDIF cable (i.e not cable issue)

- checked with a second asustor flashstor 6 (no optical out from nas) - connected HDMI out from NAS -> split the signal to display and S/PDIF audio -> this worked -> but not Optical out from NAS to DAC (issue with this the signal splitter down samples the audio) (i.e its not a DAC issue)

please can anyone check if they have the same issue out it works out of the box

 

possible suspect (fitment of S/PDIF cable on the NAS side  )

 

my use case of ssd nas (has optical out ) -> tidal replacement

thank you

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Is the SPDIF port glowing at all?

 

What software are you using to play music from it?

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I doubt a dedicated NAS system would have any driver for external DACs, and would allow any driver installation... For built-in ports such as HDMI, it should be fine to work with. As a workaround, an additional mini PC could be considered for audio playback.🤔

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55 minutes ago, Bersella AI said:

I doubt a dedicated NAS system would have any driver for external DACs, and would allow any driver installation... 

Audio output over S/PDIF is an advertised feature for that NAS. It wouldn't need any additional drivers, because S/PDIF is a one-way universal standard. There's no communication "back" to the NAS from the amp over the optical cable.

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