Peter,

I'm trying to roll back to the previous version, but the xx.ahk script is still pointing to the new folder.  How do I change that back?

Dan

Sorry to be dense but I'm not sure how to upgrade to the new version.  I read I should cut and paste new files from the zip file.  Do I paste them into XXHighEnd-09-04.  Is that all I have to do?  Do I then change the name of the folder to reflect the new version?  Will the XX file still know where to go?

Thanks for your help.

Peter,

Just to be clear, I don't have a horse in this race. I have no business ties with Tim.  I like him, and I respect him, but I've seen him only three or four times since I met him about five months ago.  What I heard in his system was impressive - in my recollection, the best I've ever heard. It would be interesting to see, if possible, how much of the Pyramix sound comes from their hardware versus their software.  No choice but to use their drivers, but I would hope one would be able to use another application, like XXHE, with their card.  I'd rather not be locked into one vendor for everything.  Also, my admittedly limited experience with a full-blown DAW, Solitude, is that it has way too much functionality for  simple music playback.  It's hard to imagine sitting my friends in front of the console and allowing them to select the next album.  I would guess that Pyramix is similar.  (I only listened at Tim's.  I didn't get my hands on it.)  And of course there's the cost.  I don't believe there's anything official about the $12k number a CA reader through out there, but it's bound to be appreciably costlier than my current Lynx card and XXHE.  At what price, Hi-fi?  Like I said previously, I'm anxious to A/B Pyramix vs. XXHE/Lynx/Berkeley in my system.  If the Pyramix solution sounds better, I'll have to decide if it's enough better to justify the price and to live with a potentially awkward interface.  The bar is pretty high: I'm very happy with the sound of XXHE, and I look forward to hearing Engine 4 on my Windows 7 system.  The UI could still use a bit of work though.   

Dan

Mani,

Yes, it was Tim's system, and it really did sound terrific. Realize, though, that it was through a Pacific Microsonics Model 2.  I'm anxious to hear how it sounds with my Berkeley Alpha when Tim gets back from CES.

Dan

I'm considering back-revving Windows from Windows 7 to Vista based on the reports of superior SQ with XXHE.  Before I decide to do that, can someone tell me how XP stacks up for XXHE?  I hear pretty regularly that XP is still the preferred platform for other computer-music components.  It seems to me that XXHE is pretty unique in its preference for Vista.  I'd rather kill two birds with one stone if I go to the trouble.  Thanks for your help.

I heard it recently in a friend's system (Pacific Microsonics Model Two) and it beat the pants off of my Lynx AES16.  However, the Mykerions comes with its own playback software which includes a ton of mixing functionality and therefore looks way too complicated for simple playback.  Has anyone used this card running XXHE?