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Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Galleries in the same hdd as OS/XX but in other partition
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on: September 21, 2012, 08:14:18 pm
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Iīm not sure if this was already posted but just in case. Could be a good idea to put the Galleries in the same hdd where the OS/XX is but in other partition?. Now I have the OS and XXHighEnd in a Velociraptor, I made a 100Gb partition in this hdd that now is empty. This hdd is quite fast as is required for the Galleries, I tried it and I canīt tell differences in SQ than when I put the Galleries in an USB 3.0 stick. I donīt know however if there is any technical reason that could affect the SQ. I imagine that the fewer devices connected to the mb the best for sound quality.
Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: Playback drive drive
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on: September 18, 2012, 10:01:44 pm
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Iīm looking for the "perfect" hdd for Playback Drive. So far Iīm looking for an external hdd because I want to test different connections. These are the minimal specifications the hdd must have in my opinion: - USB 3.0 - External power supply There are other specifications Iīd like to investigate, to see the influence on SQ, like: - rpm speed - the size of the cache - other connections besides USB 3.0, like eSata. On this regard I think that the Freecom Quattro could be a good candidate, mostly because it is a very silent drive and with eSata and USB 3.0 (besides FireWire). The problem, if it is a problem, is that it has only 8Mb cache size and that the speed is 5.200rpm. It is an expensive drive but the 1tb size is cheaper and enough for Playback Drive: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freecom-2TB-Quattro-FireWire-External/dp/B004Z610M2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347991616&sr=8-2Iīd like to know some opinion about what could be the importance of the cache size in the Playback Drive. About the rpm speed Iīm almost sure from my experience with other hdds that it is not the main issue. Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Some settings to play with in 09z-07
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on: September 14, 2012, 01:21:13 am
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These are the settings Iīve been lately playing with, once that Iīve fixed the other important settings.
- 4ms or 8ms USB Buffer Size in the Phasure NOS Control Panel. 4ms: more upfront but with a sense of "like the real sound". 8ms: smoother, more relaxed and deeper soundstage.
- 2,0 or 60 SFS. 2,0: cleaner, clearer, a little more dry 60: bigger, darker.
- 5ms or 15ms Clock Resolution 5ms: more dry, smaller 15: richer, more harmonics
- Monitor/keyboard/mouse connected or disconnected It seems that with it disconnected the sound is smoother, but not sure.
If I had to choose some settings that Iīd use to tune the sound depending on the album Iīm listening they would be, above all, the USB Buffer Size and the SFS, and the values Iīd choose would be one of the two mentioned in each section.
Regards, Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: Playback drive drive
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on: September 12, 2012, 11:07:22 pm
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In my system, the sound of music ripped directly to the OS drive (3tb, 7200 rpm, UEFI interface, true SATA III cable) is better than everything I've tried as a playback drive.... you may read that there is no difference between a true SATA III cable and a SATA II cable. Perhaps regarding speed that's true; regarding sound it's not--the SATA III cable, here on my system, makes a very big difference.
Could you tell me please whatīs the brand name/model of your 3tb 7200rpm drive and the SATA III cable?. A link to the products (Amazon or any other place) will be appreciated. Best regards, Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: Playback drive drive
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on: September 11, 2012, 08:07:52 pm
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[from "Playback Drive (for advanced PC usage !)]:
"The Playback drive is to be considered as a general playback source to which all goes - and ends up in the very same way. BUT : It will still be your Playback Drive itself which determines the sound."
As has been stated by some other ones here, the use of one or another medium as Playback Drive changes the sound, some of us use an old Sata II or a Sata III hdd (7.200rpm, 5.600rpm or 3.600rpm), USB flash drives or SSDs, etc. What makes me think that this is an important issue is the fact that it leaves out of control a very influential part of the sound system. On the other hand, what could we do?. The only solution I can imagine is to try different mediums as Playback Drive and put here our findings. We shouldnīt underestimate the importance of this feature, as Mani said. So, I urge to you all to share your experiences.
This is mine:
I used, so far, four Playback Drive mediums, all of them connected to an USB 3.0 motherboard port through an USB 3.0 powered hub:
- USB 3.0 flash drive: not bad SQ but the sound is in the cool side. I wouldnīt recommend it
- USB3 external hdd, usb powered. Better SQ than the usb flash drive, clear sound, but also a little in the cool side. Can be a good choice. Maybe if this hdd would be external powered the sound would be other...
- Internal WD Green, 5.200rpm. The sound seems darker than the other ones. I donīt like it.
- External powered USB2.0 hdd, 7.200rpm, buffer 8Mb (Seagate/LaCie Porsche). The best sound so far, very clear and big sound stage a little on the warm side.
Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: No more cracks, ticks, plops
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on: September 01, 2012, 12:00:21 am
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Hey Praphan, good luck with your flying tour the next week, donīt forget to post the pictures of your simulator, I was also an aficionado although since I have XX I have plenty of entertainment and not much time to fly, but you know what?, although I have another great sound here, sometimes I miss the sound of the propeller planes. Juan Hi Juan, Great to learn that we have two common hobbies. I did post photo of my simulator. Please click this link. http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=2186.msg22422#msg22422Cheers! Praphan Hey Praphan, I missed your Flight Simulator pictures, it is impressive!. Mine was much more simple. After playing with that simulator flying with the real Cessna will be a childīs game...and you still have some free time to use XXHighEnd?. Peter and you must have some secret to make days with more than 24 hours Best regards, Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: No more cracks, ticks, plops
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on: August 31, 2012, 11:21:41 pm
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Hi Juan,
I updated the drivers with the help of Driver Max but the clicks at start, 10/15 secs into the first track & a loud cick around the 4/5th track still continues.
Best regards,
Arvind
Hi Arvind, Well, for me worked, and it looks that it also worked for stefanobilliani. I guess that it all depends on each oneīs hardware/software. You can always try 0.9z-7-2 that was specifically made to avoid those cracks. Best regards, Juan
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