Audiophilepure

The Verse’s I2S input works out of the box with other LAiV products and is additionally fully configurable to work with all other manufacturers’ products. The Verse goes yet another step further by allowing the user to select the clock source. The DAC can slave to the input clock using its own clock in Local mode (the default for the Verse and normal for S/PDIF and I2S), or be clocked directly by the source clock. When selecting ‘I2S’ for the clock setting, the Verse will automatically switch to the local clock if the I2S clock becomes unstable or incompatible, and switch back once it stabilizes. The Verse will also switch to the local clock when other digital inputs are selected.

The Verse also lets you choose how DSD playback is handled. The DAC can be set to Native for true 1-bit DSD processing without conversion to PCM. In this mode, DSD remains in its original 1-bit form to preserve its natural characteristics. When setting the DSD setting to Multibit, DSD is converted to PCM, which can improve dynamic range and reduce noise. When switching between PCM and 1-bit DSD, a brief DC offset change may occur, which can be heard as a popping sound at the start of playback.