Well, there's always the next "best thing". Check this out:
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Halide-Design-Bridge-Review

Me too! I've never been able to successfully add tracks to an already playing list. Would be great to have that option.

So I assume your output device selection  in XX is "Speakers/Headphones" since you are using the mobo sound device? This automatically selects engine 3 (wasapi) here. If so, have you tried ticking 32 bits in the dac settings? Just wondering.

Thanks Danny. Look forward to hearing your impressions of the mod.

Anyone here had a chance to listen to a JKeny modded Hiface? How's it sound? Any replies greatly appreciated.

Well, to use double or quad arc prediction of XX your sound card has to be able to output a sample rate of 88.2 (double redbook of 44.1) or 176.4 (quad of redbook). Since your card has an S/PDIF coax output you need to find out if it can handle thoses output sample rates. If so, then I would think that's what you would want to try first and, of course, purchase a dac that accepts those sample rates as well.

Keep it up GerardA and you might just convince my to give up my laptop....something Peter has been unsuccessful at getting me to do!

Good review of the Hiface in 6moons: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/m2tech/hiface.html

The first day I tried the Hiface I repeatedly got the "Device allocated but cannot Play" error with everything I tried to do. Initially, I had to restart the computer every time to get xx to work again. The next day I switched from scheme 3 to scheme 1 and everything worked. Scheme three works for Peter and Mani (See:  http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=1161.0) so I would definitely try changing the core appointments to see if you can find one that works for you.

In the "Thoughts On Sound Quality"  thread I posted the following under 9y-8:


So far, I'm still preferring Adaptive but its a close call!

Oops, you are, of course, correct; at 5 a.m., keeping the facts straight is sometimes like herding cats. So, theoretically, should one of the settings I posted above sound better than the others? Again, its still too early here to turn up the volume.

Just wondering, though, I do understand that, in my case, knowing "just enough" sometimes proves to be dangerious. 
 

Am a little confused here.....nothing new really. Did more testing this morning and "achieved" the following regarding Device Buffer size, Core appointment schemes and Q1 value of 1,, which was the setting for each of the schemes below:

Scheme   Buffer Setting

1. No Appmt           2048
2. Scheme 1           4096
3. Scheme 2           2048
4. Scheme 3           4096
5. Scheme 4           2048

In establishing these values I used the exact procedure described in the tool tip. Today is the first day I can get a Q1 value of 1 without "too many buffer errors" occurring.  Now others, Peter and Mani, set Q1 to 1 with a buffer size of 1024. Tool tip and release notes make it clear that you must establish the correct device buffer for Adaptive Mode to work properly. How can the same device, the Hiface, have a different buffer size depending on the Scheme chosen or depending on the type of processor in the particular computer? It's early here so I can't really test for sound quality between these settings. Just wondering. 

Gotta save my nickels and dimes for that Dac.......

Thanks Mani. I've got a cable on order. Not being in a position to audition them, I am willing to defer to an Audiodidact  .

Regarding yours and Peter's settings, I can't duplicate them. 1024/1 induces too may buffer errors. Also, I can't use core appointment scheme #3; #1 works for me. Don't know why this is so. What rationale did you use in settling on 1024/1? Just wondering.

Adaptive or Special Mode? Boy would I like to have more problems like this; they're both fantastic. I do think, for the moment, I'm tending more toward adaptive, where it seems one is several steps closer to the stage. Adaptive is a cleaner, less "warm" sound but I seem to hear more of the detail and richness of Eva's voice in Fields of Gold. And the cleaner sound is not harsh, just more "present". Two days ago, using my M-Audio Audiophile usb for usb/spdif conversion, I know I would have found adaptive mode too harsh or too digital sounding. Not so today. I highly recommend the Hiface if you are on a budget.