XXHE RAM OS disk as of 2016.01.22
Audio Player: ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer/3.1, i7-5960X 8-cores, 32GB 12CL 2400MHz DDR4 RAM, Win10 Pro (?? version), 120GB SSD, music files over LAN, ASUS GT210 Silent Graphics card, USB 3.0 sounded more open/depth than 3.1
Music Server/prev player: Asus Z87-Pro M.B., i7-4770K CPU; 32GB, 2133MHz RAM; 120GB SSD for programs; 512GB SSD for music files; 3 TB 7200rpm HD backup; RamDisk a: XXHE (3Gb) and b:\ playback (12Gb); Win10 Pro 10586.36,
XXHE 2.03a; arc predict; Min OS,;attended or unattended; Device: KS Amanero Streaming; KS Mode: Adaptive; Device Buffer: 4096; tweaks - 65/1/0/1/1, Q1:14, Q3,4,5: 1; SFS 2 to 5; Straight Contiguous; Garbage Collect (sometimes can select); Clear Proxy; DAC is 32bits 384KHz; Cores 1-3; Player Prio:low; Thread Prio:RealTime; Clock Resolution:15ms; Stop Services (desktop, remaining, WASAPI and WIN10); Use Remote Desktop; Don't Keep LAN, PAN or WiFi; OSD Text; Show as Wall Paper Separate Music Server and Audio PC. Remote Desktop Connection on Music Server to Audio PC.
Equipment: Dual DAC using Amanero USB (384KHz) with isolated buffer (ISO7640FM), two Twisted Pear Audio's Buffalo III SE DAC, preamp using same TPA IVY used for DAC I-V; Douglas Self Trimodal Class A 20W amp; Klipschorns (modified slightly); balanced power transformers: one for amp and one for low level equip; Alt. Speaker: ScanSpeak (2) 10" Revelator, (2) Illuminator 4", (1) Beryllium Dome Tweeter, tuned ports
Room Treatment: 6, 4 x 24 x 48 inch panels -- amazing improvement in definition |