I am finally considering adding the RAM-OS but I just noticed this post.

I use an onboard GPU (ASRock Z97M Pro4) and was wondering if it is still the case that the RAM-OS will not load unless there is a separate PCIe graphics card. 

Has anyone been able to get things up and running with in onboard GPU or do I need to get a graphics card?


Thanks,

David

Hi Michael and thanks for the suggestion. I'm giving it a try.

One thing-


Do  you have the stop W10 services checked? I always have trouble eventually if I try unattended with that checked.

I have no trouble playing unattended and keeping the remote connection with only Stop Desktop, Stop Remaining, Stop WASAP, Keep LAN and Use Remote checked.

Best,

David

Hi Peter,

If I check stop W10 services, all works as it did before when coming out of an unattended playback session with the desktop/taskbar eventually displayed.

If I uncheck W10, and come out of an unattended playback, XXHE starts but the start button and the desktop are empty. I can continue to load another album and enter unattended again. If I hit the stop button when XXHE is back from unattended, all the desktop and taskbar options reappear.

I quite like that this happens (with W10 unchecked) for simplicity sake and I was wondering if it was on purpose. If not,  is it  happening for anyone else?

Just an amazing job with this one! I cannot believe that you keep finding ways to improve the sound.

Best,

David

For what it's worth, these aren't new but I constantly go to them because I like the sound and the way they are mixed-

The Acid, both- https://tidal.com/browse/artist/5412740

Tirzah, Devotion- https://tidal.com/browse/album/92654764

Smerz, both albums- https://tidal.com/browse/artist/7576989

Hi Peter,

I'm still waiting for the soup recipe!  We have been baking a lot of bread though with all the mouths to feed here.

Thanks for bringing up K&D again. I bought the CDs for K&D Sessions in the late 90's when I was in Madrid and have those two disks as a soundtrack which brings me back to Spain every time.

I have not listen to Peach Orchestra's  "Reset" before but have it on now. Is it my imagination or does XXHE11 sound quite a bit better than 10 right from the start?

David

Hi Peter,

You may know this but since you didn't mention it, there is also The Peace Orchestra from  Peter Kruder - 

https://tidal.com/browse/artist/4005790

Thanks so much for the new  XXHE! I am looking forward to appreciating all your hard work! I hope you and your family are staying healthy and doing well.

Best,

David

Peter,

Even though I haven't purchased the Lush^2 yet, all these posts will be valuable to look though again once I have one.

Please keep up with your posts and observations on the changes in sound with each different configuration.

Best,

David

Hi Peter,

As a side note, I have always preferred the lower SFS settings so I am surprised that this one holds together for me. I also built a new amp recently and have been adjusting to its sound, so it could be a combination of things. Maybe also the heat. No soup here either.


Yes, this is correct. The early stop doesn't really bother me now since there are no problems with the rest of the playlist.

Best,

David

Hi Peter,

This may be a slight exaggeration but here is a quick description of  what is happening for me with the different SFS settings.  Since I listen in my studio and it is not  a nice acoustically set up room, my speakers cannot be placed at an equal distance from my usual listening position. With the SFS set a 5.19,  that doesn't matter, they are close enough. The voice is in the center and everything sounds pretty good and full but maybe a bit like listening with headphones as far as the soundstage is concerned.

With the higher SFS, I noticed  the voice pulls to the closer speaker and the instruments sound as if they are more present within the room. I've had to experiment with the speaker placement so I could get everything to fit back together but it feels like there is more clarity in each individual speaker and less which gets mixed up between them if that makes sense.  I am preferring the higher SFS now.



I constantly get the early stop if I play one track at a time. On the task manager, I noticed my CPU drops from 12% at .77 GHZ to 0% at about that 5 second mark before the track ending. Any idea why the CPU would just drop to 0% like that?

Best,

David

Hi Peter,

I've been listening to the new settings for  the past day or so and am enjoying them. When  I use unattended with the album art wallpaper, I find that the cover art will change to the next song before the current song stops playing. Maybe about 5 seconds before or so.
I have also noticed that sometimes the last song in a playlist may suddenly stop a couple of seconds before its' correct end.

My balanced load is at 43. Are these events that happen with only about 5 seconds left on a song related to that setting also? Or is it something else?

These issues don't  bother me now, but if I decide to keep this high SFS I may try to find a solution.

Best,

David

Update-

I removed the Gateway numbers in NormalOS like Zheng did and now everything seems to be working as it should with "persist" off.

Peter,

If I reboot the audio pc and  have "persist" unchecked in MinOS everything works as you suggest; the  cover displays and the connection works as it should in unattended. After that playlist ends and the UI returns, if I start another playlist in Unattended, the connection is lost right after the "wait for services to stop" is done and music plays. Once the music stops, I am able to reconnect.

My solution so far is to just leave persist checked and I don't have any trouble with the disconnects.

Do you know why this would work once after a reboot but after that, I would continually lose the connection? 

David

Peter,

Is it correct to assume that since you do not have "Persist" checked, you lose the ability to change the volume or use "next" track because the LAN drops the connection?

That's what happens to me if it is unchecked, so I always have it checked. I was wondering if that may not be your case for some reason.

David

Hi Peter,

I unchecked the "Stop W10 Services" and have not had this error occur yet.


Best,

David

Hi Peter,

I haven't made any changes to the services yet and was waiting for this to happen again.

Yes, Win32NT is listed instead of 14393.0