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on: August 04, 2015, 03:25:38 am
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Hi, the performance of W10 (build 10240) on the audio PC is very robust without any “hiccups” for three days until now. On this PC the only external programs are XXH 2.02 and the Primo ramdisc. I had to shut down some drivers in the device manager. (a driver for the NOS1 and the NVIDIA card) The PC is not connected to the internet. I did not risk to “minimize” the OS (due to the previous “happening” with a fresh W10 installation) and shut down some services manually as tested with Vista/W7 ( http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=548.0) and proposals mentioned with the link in the post "W10 tweaks". The SQ of W10 is superior to that from W8. (more bass, more details, more timbre, again a stronger right/left speaker orientation/seperation) As long as we are installing the audio/ram disc programs in W10 only, it runs very stable and we hear a great sound. W10 is now my preferred audio OS. Joachim ***I'm using W10 without "remote control, no tablet***
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on: August 02, 2015, 11:25:52 am
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Hi, the SQ under W10 (not minimzed) is superior to the W8 SQ due to the improved fine resolution, more details and improved timbre. The timbre of the brass instruments is amazing. https://www.highresaudio.com/artist.php?abid=104230W10 is worth a try when it is stable. Since the reinstall of W10/XXH 2.02 (on the laptop) all is running normal with XXH on a RAMdisc (with all W10 services in action) W10 is running in the "flight modus" to avoid unwanted updates. Joachim P.S. Info to Peter, when I tried to minimize the W10 a note came up, that a creation of a restore point is not possible due to ..... (I forgot the reason) yesterday, and I proceeded with the minimizing and ended up with a black screen showing the mouse pointer only.
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on: August 01, 2015, 10:12:01 am
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Hi, the shortest way to install W10 is to use an ISO CD, no updates to W8.1 are necessary prior. For the activation of XXH we have to install another browers, because EDGE is not working with a low "User Account" setting. The SQ, first impressions, more details, more bass. The soundstage with the laptop is as I'm sitting very near (5m) to the performers. (with the office PC the distance is 25m away with a "wall of sound" impression, which sounds very nice) ***There is no "WOW" effect as the others wrote about the SQ with the build 10074*** For a test I'm playing the Beady Belle song "Intermission Music", where she sings together with Jamie Cullum. It is very difficult to locate the position of the singers, until now they stood very near together and with W10 they are more seperated. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belvedere-Beady-Belle/dp/B0012K5PX4/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1438416155&sr=1-3&keywords=beady+belleMore to come. Joachim P.S. Note to Peter: XXH is activated (with the red letters)
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Re: Replacement for W10 build 10074?
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on: July 31, 2015, 06:56:48 pm
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Hi, strange, on my office PC all programs (Office package, Audiogate, Kaspersky antivirus, Adobe Acrobat, Wimp etc.) are running quite well. All programms have to be reinstalled, but this is nothing different to other Windows updates over the last years. On the audio PC XXH and a RAM program shall be installed, nothing more, and I will test this on the laptop now. We will see. Joachim
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on: July 30, 2015, 01:16:40 pm
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Hi Joachim, Thanks for opening the way to many of us From what I read about Windows 10, there still seems to be obscure aspects where some questions are still present. The fact that the Windows update was not in the plans for Win10 is concerning and the fact that the upgrade is free adds mystery (for me). For years now I do not have my audio PC connected on the internet and I believe that many of us have it the same way. I wonder though how Windows will react when updates cannot be done. There is supposed to be a program that can be downloaded to help regain some control on the updates, but the fact that they have removed this control initially is strange... It seems to me that the more we advance in time, the less control we have over the OS. I am not sure if I am putting this with the right words... Alain Hi Alain, we have to upgrade (with a hell of work) our W8.0 to 8.1 with ALL updates, and then a clean installation of W10 is an alternative. (keep or not keep personal files) Via the German IT magazine (homepage) "CHIP" an ISO file of W10 to obtain is possible. I believe, when we are disconnecting the internet connection after activating XXH W10 should run in the same routine as W8, but we have to see. Joachim P.S. What is going on with the upgrade from W7 to W10 I don't know, but all updates have to be installed to. Just thinking, when we have the ISO file CD we can test if the updates are mandatory. The activation of W10 occurs automatically (in my case).
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