Peter,

OK.

So, here is what I did so far:

1. Renamed all current XX folders to start with YY.
2. Downloaded z73 rar.
3. Unrared and run XX as usual.
4. Activated, set all settings, tried that it works (audio plays in unattended).
5. Pressed MinOS and let OS reboot.
6. OS came back as normal - I am sure 100% it is such.

Could be so that 'Phasure OCX' should be uninstalled as well before running XX a new?

Ivo

Peter,

Thanks for extended story.
I will re-install when I have time, hope this weekend.

BTW, what is the main advantage of running XX in MinOS vs. running XX unattended in "normal" OS? As I see pretty much the same things get shut down and number of processes/services left in RAM is the same. Are there anymore "lay-offs " done in MinOS than in simple unattended that are not so obvious?

Thanks,

And thank you really for great audio software!!!

Ivo

Hi,

Same with me. Cannot go into MinOS.
Have fresh PC, installed 1 week back. I guess I do not have any restore points or are they created by default?

Truly, do not want to re-install all over again.

Ivo

Peter,

Thank you.

A bit off-topic question:
I read PA stuff and I do not know how that will work out in my system and it case it does not (amp DC thing) is version 7 (no PA used) still sounding better than version 6?

Ivo

Hey,

Is there a place in here that summarizes the main tweaks to OS after it has been installed that lead to better audio on PC?

I remember there was something about USB port poll timing, power management, as well as NTFS....

Thanks,

Ivo

Hello,

First: I know laptop is not recommended for XX, but still I have decided to go laptop way because I cannot afford to have a PC only for music.

So, after following Peter's prerequisites I have chosen this one:
Dell Inspiron N5110 with i5-2450M (2 cores/4 threads) and 8 GB of RAM.
Will custom install myself Win7 x64 Pro.

Wanted to ask community - if there are any bad experiences using Dell with XX???

Thank you,

Ivo

Guys,

Where's the download link for 0.9z-7? Or I am missing something?

Ivo

Peter,

Thanks for looking @.
I think we can close the topic for now. Will inform if I hear anything back from John.

Ivo

I bought JKDAC32 from him in January 2012. Recently in his webpage he announced that "now" JKDAC32 runs at 32/384 using Young driver.

I am starting to think: maybe he has started to sell new revisions of the same DAC which have this little "bug" solved. Maybe my early revision is just not running > 192 by design.

He is not answering yet, but if that is so, I will be very upset.

Thanks for support,

Ivo

Peter,

While waiting on John's reply:

Yesterday I recalled that some time ago I have been changing USB polling setting in registry.Thought that might affect the thing. I re-installed USB drivers and so did with Young driver and still sound is slow.
Could there be problem with USB cable? I think less likely.

When you mean "firmware" are you talking about some John's addition to the whole HiFace env? I think there is no a thing like that. I guess he uses M2Tech's HW and does not add anything? OK, just thinking loud.

Thanks,

Ivo

Hi,

Maybe this is not the right place or way, but I want owners of JKDAC32 who are in this forum to help me test hi resolution (higher than 192 kHz) audio playback on JKDAC32 device using Young's driver.

The maker of JKDAC32 does not answer fast and there is no much @ Google as well.

If you need more info on test details, write.

Thank in advance,

Ivo

Peter,

When running 24/192 material without any upsampling, is it still a benefit to use "Arc Pred"?

Ivo

Did not mention what is "slow sound":

It is like when playback is slower. Imagine drums get hit slower and voice is stretched and rude. The tonality goes wrong, high frequencies are very attenuated. The easiest way to hear the slow thing is if there is voice. That is why symphonic stuff sounded kind of OK to me. Violins sounded as cellos and bass was catastrophic deep and muddy.

In short:
It seems I have fooled myself a bit and you as well. But maybe not at least to some extent.

Details:
That file I got from 2L (24/352) and which I played via JPlay and XXHighend actually sounded equally wrong. The tricky thing is that it was symphonic music track unknown to me and it sounded ok, however, yesterday I noticed that while its original length is 3:03, actual playback lasted for approx. 5:30. Slow sound again. I cannot believe I did not notice this from the first time.
So, it seems that my system (PC) is capable of playing anything up to 24/192. If I go further, I get slow sound. Now, I think, I tried various settings last night and slow sound anyway. Even in MinOS mode unattended. What surprises me is that I have Core 2 Duo CPU (E6300) which actually is utilized just for few % while playing back 24/192. So I wonder why do I get slow sound if I double that.
At the end my theory is that my PC is probably too weak for material > than 192 kHz. Maybe you have other thoughts on this?

Ivo

Yes, I am using latest XX. with 1c at the end.

Strange? Will read the thread you pointed and see if anything is not right.

Ivo