Hi Peter,

Maybe its time if you started a new topic on the ideal configuration of a PC to get the best SQ from XXHE. I'm sure this question would be in the mind of many of us in the forum & also for newcomers. I for one am looking at replacing my existing Laptop but I don't have a clear idea of what I should be looking for.

Arvind

Since the last 2 hours I have been listening with XX on RAMdisk; my impression of the SQ is that the top end has significantly improved, especially the cymbals. Overall sound is a bit laid back(less aggressive) which is good in my setup & less fatiguing to the ears.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I rebooted & suddenly XX is playing from Ramdisk, I dont know what happened but it works fine. Just for your info the Tick sound is still there.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

All my settings are the same as XXHE on C Drive. Sound device is also selected correctly; still no sound through Ramdisk.

Arvind

Hi Guys,

I copied & pasted 0.9z-1 to Ramdisk, but I am not getting any sound. There are no error reports. When I go back to XXHE on my conventional C Drive it plays normally. Can anyone help me in what I have done wrong?

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Sorry for the late reply as I was travelling. Ok now i tried 4 albums with DAP & anti Imaging & the results are identical in all 4 albums.

America/Greatest Hits & Bad Company/Straight Shooter dont give the tick sound where as Alice in Chains/Jar of Flies & Barclay James Harvest/Eyes of the Universe gave a tick sound.

I think we should wait for 9z-3 to see if this corrects.

Arvind

Hi Ivo,

I have over the years tried various analog interconnects & I find that the Audience AU 24 is very neutral, fairly priced & has performed better in my system as compared to some of the very big brands like Purist Audio/Kimber/Synergistic Research/Siltech etc,etc.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Sorry to disappoint you but even after disabling the normal device the tick sound is still there.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I wanted to clarify one point when I mentioned Engine 3, I should also mention that the using 9z-1 the tick sound occurs both with engine 3 & 4.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Yes Engine 3. Wall paper is off. It means 8 times out out 10.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

9y-4 & 9y-1d both dont give the tick sound while starting playback or while playing next track, playing Dire Straits/Brothers In Arms, while 9z-1 continues to give the tick sound, however with 9z-1 the frequency of tick sound has significantly reduced after I changed the buffer size from 128 to 1024 & Q1 from 4 to 1. Previously if the tick sound was 8/10 it is now 3/10.

Hope this helps.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I will try out these versions over the next weekend or earlier, if I can manage. Meanwhile you could try Dire Straits/Brothers In Arms.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

I have the Empirical Audio/Off-Ramp & the tick is from both channels.

Arvind

Thanks Adrian, I will try it out over the weekend.

Arvind

Hi Peter,

Since I wasnt sure how to go about doing the registration & consequently unregistration, I just havent delved into it. But I intend to get some help & try out 0.9z-2 again. Hopefully soon.

Arvind