Wonderful getting that one so fast. Now I've waited all day for the "Wanted Sound Device Could Not Be intitialised" to return....and,finally, it did. Again, 9y--5.03., Engine #3, AP. Logs attached, but they don't show much.

The error happened after I stopped play to see what track was playing. Restarting the track from the beginning seemed to "cause" the error message.

Okay, do you want the tracks now or after testing with 5-04?

Knowing that it's really difficult to say one sound is preferable to another given that everyone's system is so different, here's another observation on 9y-5 engine #3 with AP: Last week I went to a house concert at a local McMansion (one of the kinds of huge houses that sprung up all over the US earlier this decade, many of which now sit empty). The acoustics in the livingroom were quite good; thirty seven people in attendence. The artist used very mellow amplification cause it just didn't need to be blasting in a room like that. The sound was very natural and sweet; it was almost identical (slightly better) to 9y-5, engine #3 with AP. One way of describing the similarity is what Dan Hageland described earlier in this thread (though he said he didn't like the sound) regarding the vocals sounding diffuse. To me, on my system, this diffuse sound provides a kind of softness that is just VERY natural sounding, much better than 9y-04.

The fact that the artist at the concert was my step-daughter has nothing to do with my overall judgement that it was a great show, though it was only her with a guitar and no band. 

Oh, she will be touring in Europe beginning February 17th. Check out: http://www.carsieblanton.com/

I think this issue is related to playlists cause it doesn't seem to happen when playing all the songs on one cd. With engine 3, 2x arc prediction, when changing tracks with a playlist I get one of the following error messages: Logs for first message are attached.

I believe there was once a wise man who said:

GOT THIS MESSAGE AGAIN THIS MORNING WHEN SWITCHING TO A NEW TRACK. i DID NOT GET THE WHITE NOISE OR HISS OR STATIC, JUST THE MESSAGE. lOG FILES ARE ATTACHED.

Got the following error playing 9y-5.03 kernel streaming no upsampling:

Replied to your email. Let me know. Thanks.

Thanks Peter, I very, very much appreciate your efforts.

This morning, with 2x arc prediction and kernel streaming, the first time one track ended and the next was to begin, I had the hissing explosion occur. I have switched off 2x and have played eight tracks in a row with no problem. Is it possible that kernel streaming doesn't like arc prediction?

Guess I spoke too soon. With both 9y-5.01 and 9y-5.02, kernel streaming, I have had the horrific hiss occur when one track ended and the next began. Both times I had 2x arc prediction selected. Attached is the log file for 9y-5.02.

Regarding the Hiface, John and Peter, the two times that it "worked" for me, xx played but there was no sound, I had "24 bit only" selected. This was when I renamed a device with the initial release of 9y-05. I couldn't get it to repeat this with 9y-5.01, just got crashes. I haven't tried the hiface with 9y-5.02.

Here's a proposal, Peter. Email me your address and I'll ship my hiface to you so you have a 24 bit only device to sort these issues out. I'll pay shipping to and fro, and I won't complain (out loud   )regarding how long it takes. Once its sorted out you can devote all your time to Mani and the Weiss issues he's having!  

I'm serious, Peter, but I also understand if thats not a route you want to take.

Haven't tested the last update, but with 9y-5.01 kernel streaming works perfectly with my M-Audio usb device. The Hiface, however, does not.

Twice today XX would not change tracks; instead I just got static. Am leaving now for road trip and won't be back till Thursday to test again. Using Engine 4. See ya later!

Tried the Hiface with each core appointment setting this morning. Crashed each time. Really strange that the M-Audio will work but not the Hiface with kernel streaming and, the Hiface was designed specifically for kernel streaming. Must be some kind of incompatability with xx. As I said before it works well with media monkey. So, what next, if anything, in your bag or tricks?

Regarding #4 v #3, using the M-Audio, like Russ, I'm having trouble distinguishing the two (both with 2x arc prediction). Will keep listening. 

Did I say before that my wife thinks I'm nuts and that Peter is increasingly considered a drug pusher in my house? I keep telling her it isn't so and she keeps saying: that's the addiction talking.

It works (see below) but not with the Hiface in either vista or xp. Don't know about sq, yet. Don't know if I can take much more of this........I was gonna go stack wood for the wood stove but I guess I have to smoke another bowl