Hey David, thank you for this !

Sadly I can't recognize what you are saying. I could try to literally mimic what you are doing, but therefore I must, well, know what you are literally doing.

Meanwhile I am fairly close to finishing this up, most 99% probably by not suggesting the 16 bit MQA albums as MQA (so they won't decode but you also won't like to play them because most probably it's Redbook CD mangled with).

Still I like to mimic your situation, David !
Peter

Hi Colin,

The number of hours I worked on this (last early this morning ) starts to be countless. The solution (as per your proposal) seems to easy, but it is about the recognition of what's what. And per the initial changes I applied last November (yuk) I myself don't even have any indication any more (see below, all show without sampling rate).

In the (impossible) mix is the changes Tidal applied to the search data, but at least that I could finish yesterday. This is how I today *have* to proceed with the MQA stuff, because currently it is completely useless. Plus, I don't want to take it out all together. And oh, what I sure *am* considering is not presenting the MQA16 stuff. As if it does not exist in Tidal. I mean ... *if* I would be able to show the 16 bits separately from the others, I'd still have the issue of what you report about : something is not treating the data as should (because of the illegal situation). Also this all includes the special search facility so you are able to avoid the MQA16 stuff (I half finished that earlier on), but looking at myself ... I would always used that. Thus leave them out all together seems a good solution to me ...

Peter

Great !
And thank you for sharing that. I wonder whether I knew about that ...

Have fun again !
Peter

Ah Coen, that is good news.

By now I forgot a litte, but at least all versions of everything related should exactly match. Thus the "-V2" should be in everything related. E.g. "the boot I named 'W10-14393 V2 BASE'" does not, at least not if I take you literally (the dash is missing).
Somewhere in the back of my mind it tells that you can't have two versions of the same OS because you won't be able to differentiate between two times 14393.0 (or 14393). Thus if the OS name itself is also part of the "everywhere" you can only get there if the OS versions are different. But as said, by now I forgot a little ...

If you copied back from a backup, then that should just still be activated. If you only don't apply that full upgrade over it (better do nothing at first).

If it not clear to me whether that 2.06d stops. But if it does not, it is good to go for that patch.

Peter

PS: I now see that the red title bar you showed is from 2.06 anyway ...

Hey Coen - Did you upgrade to 2.11 in each of the OSes ? ... hard to imagine that.
Also, did you apply the UpgradePatch or the full upgrade/install ?

Regards,
Peter

PS: Why does your title bar you just showed in Red (hence not-Demo) ?

ehh ... Coen ... Restore your (ever back) original Workgroup Name to WORKGOUP.

?

Regards,
Peter

Good question ...

You'd have to assume that they change things when playing. This is already so with the processor speed and probably related (because of consistency) more.
Also, when you are not playing, it is the idea that the PC is "workable" for other tasks. This includes the manipulation within XXHighEnd itself too (like it is not really useful to load files per the slowest means possible).

Peter

Hi there Antonio !

You won't find the more expensive hardware in the webshop BUT the Mach III in there I just put there for fun.

So easy enough : the NOS1 is still there, alive and kicking.
You may want to send me an email at sales phasure com and I will happily sell you one or two.
Or just answer your questions.

Kind regards,
Peter

Interesting (or dangerous) ... For me it is 96 ! (which can happen because of rights per country).

What a mess they make of it. Such a waste ...

Tore, when  referred to "First" and "Second", I referred to your mentioned first and second album.

Peter

Hi Tore,

The first one will be fake MQA. So avoid that (44.1).

If you play the second one on its own (restart XXHighEnd, have only that one loaded, then play). Does that still happen ? ... it should not.

Kind regards,
Peter

Thank you Colin.

FYI: About half of what this guy presents makes no sense. This is OK because the other half sufficiently does.
If you ask me, the guy presenting this came late to the show, and seriously does not understand basic concepts. He testified of this elsewhere but made this (extensive) YouTube anyway.

For net result, all coming from Tidal is down the drain now anyway, due to the conversion to fake MQA of all the albums there. Mind the "fake" because that exists too. Meanwhile it is hard to show the difference in advance (this guys seems not to know about it anyway), like for me / XXHighEnd the difference is hard to build in just the same (never mind I know about it).

Peter

PS: I have seen this 14 or so days ago. Also, this is in text available and what is in the video is literally read from that text. That text also links to the response in writing of MQA Ltd. I think you can find thathere. It is quite hilarious to read (their defense) and as usual it is able to create the same "mist" as always, leaving you behind with your own choice as always. What is a pity is that still and indeed the YouTube is for 50% correct only. I will leave you in the same middle with it (same that you never read from me on what side I actually am - haha).

Hahaha, let's see !
I am really curious, so keep us informed, OK ?

Thank you for sharing !
Peter