He, he,

first things first.

XXH + MQA software decoder = best sound ever

Joachim

Joni Mitchell live with Amazing Jaco Pastorius

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045X8NLG?ie=UTF8&ref_=dm_rogue_digital

He, he

I fumble around a little bit.

So, XXH is setting the value  “EnableLUA” to 0 straight from the beginning, but do not change “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” values.

With “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” set back to 5,  a nice 3D soundstage is here, setting this value to 0, the soundstage is flat. No ambience.

So we better leave “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” as it is. Sorry for disturbance.

Joachim

Hi,

found this procedure on CA, and I hear differences.

1. Open regedit, select Yes if you’re requested run with Administrator rights
2. Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Policies\System”
3. Change the value of “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” and “EnableLUA” to 0
4. Reboot and your system will get native app performance back.

Joachim


EDIT: Strange, last night the values were 5 and 1 0, and I changed them to 0 / 0.

For comparison changed them back to 5 /0 this morning, rebooted and XXH forced a reboot again and the values are 0 / 0 now.

Hi,

Prior the digitization of the vinyls (I’m familiar with LP’s since I was twelve) they have been cleaned with an “ultrasonic unit” from Gläss.
Since the “LAST” application came on the market in the 80ies the LP’s were treated. The drawback of this treatment is that there are clicks coming up after a couple of years (clicks never heard before, and I used all LP’s not more than 2 times because they have been “Studer machine taped”).
The “ultrasonic cleaning” removes most of the clicks but not all and I used iZotope to ... . The Gläss cleaner was sent to repair to the manuf. and in the meantime the “Record Washer” came into action with very good results. Now nearly all the remaining clicks were removed and the LP’s are “nearly dead silent”. The SQ of the digitized LP’s improves with very nice highs and an analogue sound.

Comparing both digital files (CD rips + LP) the CD rips have more details. The cymbals are playing with the CD rips more in the front of the sound stage and are more emphasised. The sound of the LP rips has more density and more air between the instruments. The cymbals are more emerged within the sound with the LP “rips”.
               
Both SQs are great. If you want to go into details and serious listening the CD rips are your choice, and if you like an analogue sound the LP rip is your preference, especially when you are sitting an adjacent room (kitchen, library or “toilet”)

Most of the guys in the “Youtube videos” have really no experience with the vinyls. You can’t handle LP’s in such a rude manner. To dry a LP we shall use a soft cotton wool cloth and sweep the drops softly with one or two “rotations” away. Afterwards the groove shall be still moist. (same kind of wetness when the LP comes out of the ultrasonic cleaner – Mani knows the picture)

This well-prized record washer is a strong recommendation for the washing procedure prior to digitizing. Please use for best results the cleaning method mentioned in the first reply of this thread.

Joachim

He, he

I'm coming back later this day and you'll be surprised. I'm digitizing the cleaned LP's and ............ .

Joachim

Hi,

Vinyl cleaning with an astonishing result. (amazing sound afterwards)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHiGODezyzY

Procedure in contradiction to the video:

First cleaning (of a batch of appr. 10 records) 3 times with alternating rotations, let’s drip off the water, store the wet LP in the vertical against a wall or etc.

After appr. 10 minutes clean the wet LP again 6 times with alternating rotations each.

Lets drip off the water and dry both sides with a very thin cotton cloth (old undershirt, Egyptian cotton), no droplets of water shall be on the surfaces only (no more drying, the grove is still wet), and store the wet LP in the vertical until it’s dry.

I’m using the cleaning fluid intended for the Audio Desk machine (1 small bottle for 5 ltrs) with very good results.

Investment: appr. 100 €

Joachim

Hi,

this PC will be sent back tomorrow. The PC should have a passive cooling design with an additionall fan for extreme loads, but the fan was running all the time with a:
Utilization = 0%
Speed = 0,59 GHz
Maximum Speed = 1,6 GHz limited via the BIOS (off 3,6 GHz)

In the end the casing was a small heating radiator.

Joachim

Hi,

the new PC creates a lot of problems in addition. Music stutters during loading of music files. (Access of the HDD)

I will return the PC and think about the next step. So don't waste to much time with this problem.

Joachim

Hi,

W10 Base installed drivers only, no additional programs from my side.

Joachim

Hi Peter,

the RAM -OS files do not load into 16GB memory. See picture.

The motherboard is a
Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5
http://www.gigabyte.de/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4999#ov

any idea?
Thanx

Joachim

Hi,
had the same problem, and after the 3rd activation with the Phasure code XXH was activated.

Joachim

Found this:

http://www.acoustica.org.uk/t/earth.html

Hi,

maybe I'm wrong  I take another route via the "energy saving options", and the monitor goes into the sleeping mode, and then the screen is dead.

I'm not convinced with the route tablet - server PC - audio PC, because I made different experiences. Shutting down ALL network services at the audio PC creates the best SQ on my system.
Maybe the last comment is better to discuss in a different thread.

Joachim

Hi,

During music replay in an “unattended mode” XXH shuts the monitor down (sleeping mode), so no power ....... and that should not influence the SQ, to my understanding.

Joachim