Hi,

the performance of W10 (build 10240) on the audio PC is very robust without any “hiccups” for three days until now. On this PC the only external  programs are  XXH 2.02 and the Primo ramdisc.
I had to shut down some drivers in the device manager. (a driver for the NOS1 and the NVIDIA card)
The PC is not connected to the internet.

I did not risk to “minimize” the OS (due to the  previous “happening” with a fresh W10 installation)  and shut down some services manually as tested with Vista/W7 (http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=548.0)  and proposals mentioned with the link in the post "W10 tweaks".

The SQ  of W10 is superior to that from W8. (more bass, more details, more timbre, again a stronger right/left speaker orientation/seperation)

As long as we are installing the audio/ram disc programs in W10 only, it runs very stable and we hear a great sound.

W10 is now my preferred audio OS.

Joachim

***I'm using W10 without "remote control, no tablet***

 http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/windows-10-tweaks.214172/

Thanks Colin,

read your remark at that time but didn't get the "curve" for my case.

Joachim

Hi,

the SQ under W10 (not minimzed) is superior to the W8 SQ due to the improved fine resolution, more details and improved timbre. The timbre of the brass instruments is amazing.

https://www.highresaudio.com/artist.php?abid=104230

W10 is worth a try when it is stable. Since the reinstall of W10/XXH 2.02 (on the laptop) all is running normal with XXH on a RAMdisc (with all W10 services in action)

W10 is running in the "flight modus" to avoid unwanted updates.

Joachim

P.S. Info to Peter, when I tried to minimize the W10 a note came up, that a creation of a restore point is not possible due to ..... (I forgot the reason) yesterday, and I proceeded with the minimizing and ended up with a black screen showing the mouse pointer only.

No problem, these are important things and so I can avoid orders from my wife for some household works.

Joachim

 

Do I need after the restore of the W10 installation a new activation code? It seems yes.

Joachim

Hi,

attention, a "Minimized Mode" is not possible, we will see a black screen, and I had to reinstall W10.

Joachim

Hi,

the shortest way to install W10 is to use an ISO CD, no updates to W8.1 are necessary prior.

For the activation of XXH we have to install another browers, because EDGE is not working with a low "User Account" setting.

The SQ, first impressions, more details, more bass. The soundstage with the laptop is as I'm sitting very near (5m) to the performers. (with the office PC the distance is 25m away with a "wall of sound" impression, which sounds very nice)

***There is no "WOW" effect as the others wrote about the SQ with the build 10074***

For a test I'm playing the Beady Belle song "Intermission Music", where she sings together with Jamie Cullum. It is very difficult to locate the position of the singers, until now they stood very near together and with W10 they are more seperated.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belvedere-Beady-Belle/dp/B0012K5PX4/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1438416155&sr=1-3&keywords=beady+belle

More to come.

Joachim

P.S. Note to Peter: XXH is activated (with the red letters)

 

back to W8.1 on the office PC within 10 minutes with all previous programs installed. (was a piece of cake!) W10 is not stable. (Peters note hit the ...... !)

Joachim

P.S. Will play music with the W10 laptop late today. There seems to be a problem with the activation, no red letters, but the "locked" settings can be changed/adjusted.

Oh, Oh,

problems are appearing with W10, Start button not in operation anymore, Outlook does not store files in the "txt" format, and, and ..... .

Joachim

 

W10 and XXH installed on the laptop and with some changes of the settings within the "unit manager" (Gerätemanager) XXH is running. Very different SQ to the PC (was wall of sound .
Primo Ramdisk program is working.
When XXH is activated I'll go back to my old settings and hear .... .

Joachim

Hi,

strange, on my office PC all programs (Office package, Audiogate, Kaspersky antivirus, Adobe Acrobat, Wimp etc.) are running quite well.
All programms have to be reinstalled, but this is nothing different to other Windows updates over the last years.

On the audio PC XXH and a RAM program shall be installed, nothing more, and I will test this on the laptop now. We will see.   

Joachim

What I'm hearing sounds great. SQ is very balanced, nothing "springs" out. More details, good bass and nice highs. W10 seems to be a step in the right direction.

Joachim

Office PC with W10 connected with NOS1. XXH 2.02 (in the test mode) is running without any "hickups". Sound is different, I have to listen more for an evaluation.

Joachim

Hi Alain,

we have to upgrade (with a hell of work) our W8.0 to 8.1 with ALL updates, and then a clean installation of W10 is an alternative. (keep or  not keep personal files) Via the German IT magazine (homepage) "CHIP" an ISO file of W10 to obtain is possible.
I believe, when we are disconnecting the internet connection after activating XXH W10 should run in the same routine as W8, but we have to see.

Joachim

P.S. What is going on with the upgrade from W7 to W10 I don't know,  but all updates have to be installed to.

Just thinking, when we have the ISO file CD we can test if the updates are mandatory.  The activation of W10 occurs automatically (in my case).