I have not noticed anything unusual about the monitor in w7 or even when it does turn itself off.  The monitor that I use for the XXHE PC is shared with another computer, so more often than not I start the playlist playing and then switch the monitor to the other computer and then switch back when the music stops.

But I will take some notice in w7 next time.

Anthony

I will change my processor speed tomorrow and report back.

Yes, already using that.  At the moment I am using exactly the settings in your signature Peter and I am not game to change them for now because I think that it is still hibernation related.

Yes, it sounds similar just like a buffer under-run, but more like there are more gaps in the data than data making it through.  The static is prevalent and the music is just in the background.  And small pops too, not the big ones.

Ok.  I got the static to occur again.  It happens when the following things have happened:  restart the computer; playing a playlist and the music stops for the first time;  I touch nothing and wait for the music to start again; when it starts again it is all static and distortion; move the mouse and it comes good instantly.  Playback stops again after a few minutes but this time it stops with a slight blip of static.  I wait a few minutes and it comes back by itself all static again and I move the mouse and its sounds fine.  This is all with the display set to never turn off.

I will try now duplicate my actions to see if I can make it happen again.

EDIT:  I shut down the pc, started again, set the same playlist to play and sure enough a few minutes in the music stops.  I leave it and it restarts by itself and is playing without stop or static.

Sorry to drag up an old thread guys, but I am playing with w8 again after going to w7 for a while, and although I did have the 'stopping' problem earlier before I went to w7, it was easily solved by un-minimising and re-minising the o/s.  This does not work now.

I am using the same w8 installation as before but I am using a new version of XXHE (1.186d) to suit my 8-core processor.  Note that I also run 1.186d in w7 and have zero problems, so this is certainly a w8 issue.  I have gone through Coens suggestions above regarding the hibernation settings, but at no stage can I boot into w8 that does not have the stopping behaviour, so I cannot get Coens procedure to work for me. 

However, there is one observation that I have made that could be useful.  If I go into Control Panel>Power Options>Change Plan Settings and set "Turn off the display" to 1 minute, I get the stop after a few minutes of playback as usual, and I move the mouse or press a button and the music instantly starts again, but 1 minute later at exactly the time that the display is turned off the music stops again.  I have never observed this before and usually have the display set to never turn off, so this is a new behaviour for me.

Another thing that has happened a few times is that instead of the music completely stopping it gets badly distorted and sounds like good old AM radio static with a recognisable tune playing (the tune that should be playing, not something plucked from the radio waves).  This is a very weird sound but as soon as I touch the mouse or a button the sound comes good again.  Now, I do not know how to reliably duplicate this "static" because it has only happened three times, but once I do I will post back here the results.

When this stopping problem first showed up a couple of weeks ago I would just let the XXHE PC sit there and playback would automatically start again and would play for the entire day without issue even changing playlists, volumes et cetera, but as soon as I rebooted the problem would come back.  That is not the case any more.  I will change a couple of w8 power scheme settings and see if I can revert to that behaviour.

Regards,

Anthony

I agree about the cymbals Peter.  My thoughts were something to do with the accuracy of the microphone, especially in the highs, as well as the placement of the microphone.


It's probably just as important as the actual sound quality, but to me this album sounds like the musicians are having fun.  That's what stays with me after I have listened to it, that I have just heard a super relaxed jazz quartet that obviously play off each other and enjoy what they are doing.  You don't often get that in a studio album.  I think that is one of the first things that gets washed away when you start editing a performance.

Anthony

Peter, I was hoping you read the liner notes, they also give the specs of the recording microphones which were not great in the highs.

Mani, you would not be surprised to know that this HDTT crowd think that in general DSD has a slightly better sound than PCM, which may not be surprising considering how the get the PCM.  Still though, this album is one that I use when comparing good DSD dacs to the NOS1 and the NOS1 ain't been beat yet even with this little disadvantage:  dac quality still trumps music file format.


Anthony

Hi Peter,

I find this a very interesting subject and am sending you my go-to drum reference track to see what you think.  If I am understanding what you mean by "sticking sticks" then this track most certainly does not have any of that and although the kick-drum is not a feature of the track I think you may find it interesting.

It is a recording made by Paul Klipsch of the Joe Holland Jazz Quartet in 1955 and recently remastered from the original 15ips 2-track Master tapes.  Apparently it is one of the first stereo recordings produced so I am interested in your opinion Peter...if they got it right almost 60years ago then why don't they get it right now? 

Ok, I know the answer to that but I still like to ask the question.

Let me know what you think.

Regards,

Anthony

EDIT: For those interested I got the album from here.  It is track #11.

Yes Peter, I concur with Nick.  As someone who was a firm friend to a mad drummer for much of my childhood (as well as an avid fan) I have not yet met a system that can accurately and wholly reproduce a drum kit, including its presence chest rattles and all, so all I can say is WOW.

Can't wait to hear them!

Anthony

I liked the fishes too...especially when I tried to put a number of other emoticons to go with the fireworks above and they would not work...but Alain has a whole school of fish waving across the screen...I was so jealous.

A

You forgot the fanfare Peter...here you go...

   

Hi Alain,

It would be nice though...and it has to be possible...and it would be nice if it is Peter that finally achieves it?

I was just reading about a very fancy $50k dac with uber galvanic isolation at 38 linear regulators on-board and the guys that buy it are still playing with usb cables and different computers and software and transports.  Sigh...there has to be a better way.

Cheers,

Anthony

The April fools joke is making you guys think it is a joke.  Well done Peter...personally I can't wait.

Anthony

Coen, I would bet that if you had the light on for the DC Offsets on your NOS1 you would have noticed that they were jumping around (not fixed) when the pops were happening.  I had a similar thing happen when testing my cable loom configurations (remember the flouro light sending things crazy?) and in the end I would mute the amplifiers and just look at the DC Offsets to see if my ground connections between the PC and NOS1 had been disturbed during the testing. 

I concur that it is not a nice sound, but I think that it is related to the USB lock between the computer and NOS1, although I may be wrong.

Anthony