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« Reply #60 on: June 27, 2013, 07:38:46 am »
Hi Guys,

Started XXHE & Playback drive on IMDisk. There is improvement in the musical qualities of the sound, however its still not as good as 0.9z-7-5.

Q1 setting of 14 sounds better than 30 with IMDisk.

Peter, a question on the filing system of the IMDisk drives, is NTFS ok?

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Arvind
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« Reply #61 on: June 27, 2013, 09:00:12 am »
Hi Arvind,

I have to agree with you, again!  Wink

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Clarixa set + Intona (or Lush 1m), Phasure NOS1a-75B G3 USB (buf 16 ms)-> Blaxius ->SE EL95 (0,8W triode) + cheap link to Abaqus 300W plateamps> Bastanis cable-> Bastanis Sagarmatha Duo ("DIY").

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« Reply #62 on: June 27, 2013, 10:09:31 am »
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Peter, a question on the filing system of the IMDisk drives, is NTFS ok?

Arvind, I use exFAT. I don't know whether that matters. I just use it.

Btw, my Q1 is 14 and xQ1 is 10. Maybe you forgot to tell about xQ1, because I have in my mind that I told you my settings because you aksed. Happy But maybe it was someone else.

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For the Stealth III LPS PC :
W10-14393.0 - July 17, 2021 (2.11)
XXHighEnd Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 14/28 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 14/28 cores in BIOS and set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~660MHz, 48GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13*  (max 10.13) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off (!) / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *62* / Nervous Rate = *1* / Cool when Idle = n.a / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / Custom Filtering *Low* (16x) / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On -> USB3 from MoBo -> Lush^3
A: W-Y-R-G, B: *W-G* USB 1m00 -> Phisolator 24/768 Phasure NOS1a/G3 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (16ms) -> B'ASS Current Amplifier -> Blaxius*^2.5* A:B-G, B:B-G Interlink -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers. ET^2 Ethernet from Mach III to Music Server PC (RDC Control).
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*XXHighEnd PC -> I7 3930k with Hyperthreading On (12 cores)* @~500MHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 10586.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/1/1/1 / Q1Factor = 1 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 1ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.10  (max 60) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / All Services Off / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD On / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *43* / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = *Optimal* / Time Stability = *Stable* / Custom Filter *Low* 705600 / -> USB3 *from MoBo* -> Clairixa USB 15cm -> Intona Isolator -> Clairixa USB 1m80 -> 24/768 Phasure NOS1a 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (4ms) -> Blaxius BNC interlink *-> B'ASS Current Amplifier /w Level4 -> Blaxius Interlink* -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers.
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« Reply #63 on: June 27, 2013, 11:18:17 am »
Quote from: arvind on June 27, 2013, 07:38:46 am
There is improvement in the musical qualities of the sound, however its still not as good as 0.9z-7-5.
Regards,

Arvind

XXH is very complicated with all the different settings possible. It is very easy to loose focus of the "right SQ" and therefore a reference system is mandatory. The SQ of  0.9z-7-5 was very irritating and I connected a CD player (Studer A730) to my system again. Release 0.9z-7-5 sounds with my settings dull and muffled, no sparkling of the cymbals etc.

The SQ of 0.9z-9b with W8 is meets my preferences at best.

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« Reply #64 on: June 27, 2013, 11:31:58 am »
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Peter, a question on the filing system of the IMDisk drives, is NTFS ok?

Arvind, I use exFAT. I don't know whether that matters. I just use it.

Btw, my Q1 is 14 and xQ1 is 10. Maybe you forgot to tell about xQ1, because I have in my mind that I told you my settings because you aksed. Happy But maybe it was someone else.

Regards,
Peter

Hi Peter,

Since default filing system is NTFS, I just left it that way. Probably does not matter.

xQ1 is 10 in my case too. Rest is same as my sig.

Regards,

Arvind
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