Hello,

The iFi Zen DAC 3, confirmed as a high-speed device, is failing to report its full capabilities via |aplay --dump-hw-params| (it hangs), and audio playback defaults to the |S16_LE| format in |/proc/asound/.../hw_params| even for 24-bit sources.

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*Reproduction Steps:*

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Disable PipeWire services (|systemctl --user stop ...|).

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Run |aplay -D hw:X,Y --dump-hw-params| (Hangs).

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Start 24-bit audio in Strawberry.

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Output of |cat /proc/asound/.../hw_params| shows |format: S16_LE|.

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*Key Diagnostic:* When forcing the format with |aplay -D hw:X,Y -f S32_LE ...|, the playback is successful and |hw_params| correctly shows |format: S32_LE|.

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*Hardware ID:* ID 20b1:3009 XMOS Ltd ZEN DAC 3 (iFi Zen DAC 3)

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*Link:* http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=5045d624a7404357b86d6c5ebbbc622e2a7bacfc

Thanks in advance,

Dustin