tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post5181384498880158172..comments2024-03-28T13:45:12.227-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: MEASUREMENTS: Windows 10 Creators Update USB Audio Class 2 Driver. (And a request of Neil Young / XStream.)Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-26956393181936712202017-12-24T13:16:40.772-08:002017-12-24T13:16:40.772-08:00;;My UD-501 has stopped playing DSDs in Foobar wit...;;My UD-501 has stopped playing DSDs in Foobar with the In_SACD + WASAPI combo. Was having problems with 16/44 using WASAPI, probably due to network buffering problems from the NAS, but updated Foobar to 1.4b1 and the latest SACD plugin as part of troubleshooting: now PCM works fine at all bitrates,including through the SACD plugin in PCM mode, but DSD mode is still very poppy/glitchy, even if Voracious P. Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524280526229367256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-59825032867918675182017-08-10T10:27:00.098-07:002017-08-10T10:27:00.098-07:00Did a fresh install of Windows creators update and...Did a fresh install of Windows creators update and and was not able to use wasapi exclusive mode anymore in ROON. Too bad because ROON would not stream anything but 16/44 in shared mode. <br /><br />In exclusive mode Music coming from my server stopped after about four seconds. Solution was to install the oem driver (CM6631A_WIN10-1.01) for the Emotiva Stealth DC-1. Everything as it used to be. jherberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975386992753641543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-1734465306741112862017-08-04T15:04:53.015-07:002017-08-04T15:04:53.015-07:00I'm using XMPlay with WASAPI.I'm using XMPlay with WASAPI.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012485871983607615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-88470842352839030812017-08-04T14:49:42.421-07:002017-08-04T14:49:42.421-07:00I have a HRT Music Streamer HD DAC that I used wit...I have a HRT Music Streamer HD DAC that I used with its own proprietary USB Audio 2.0 driver in Windows 10. Last week the Windows 10 Creators Update installed its built-in driver (10.0.15063.502) and it plays 24-192 files perfectly. I emailed HRT to let them know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012485871983607615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-75919197576475110862017-06-07T10:53:41.228-07:002017-06-07T10:53:41.228-07:00Very good stuff, quite complete. Thanks for sharin...Very good stuff, quite complete. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boletofatura.com/2017/02/extrato-cartao-riachuelo-mastercard.html" rel="nofollow">Clique Aqui</a>Patyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011416998038371339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-48085876377490918732017-06-06T08:19:28.213-07:002017-06-06T08:19:28.213-07:00Well... some USB DACs work with the Microsoft USB ...Well... some USB DACs work with the Microsoft USB Class 2.0 drivers but others don't even when they have the same brand USB interface such as XMOS. At least, when using foobar2000 and corresponding plugins.<br /><br />For example: the Nuprime uDSD works fine, including DSD (DoP). The ifi Nano iDSD, however, only seems to work with 16bit/44.1KHz sources. Both have the XMOS USB interface and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-79552850981612925552017-06-03T03:24:04.913-07:002017-06-03T03:24:04.913-07:00Everybody catching up?
Getting very excited here ...Everybody catching up?<br /><br />Getting very excited here in the UK now.<br />The BBC are conducting a FLAC streaming trial which will extend into this year's PROM season.<br /><a href="https://goldenslot.gclub-casino.com/" rel="nofollow">goldenslot</a><br /> <a href="http://gtzlt.com" rel="nofollow">gclub</a><br /> <a href="https://www.gclub-casino.com/baccarat/" rel="nofollow">บาคาร่า</SADLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154588832536084804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-55771280448046543072017-05-04T07:59:03.750-07:002017-05-04T07:59:03.750-07:00Thank Audio, interesting piece on the UD-503. The ...Thank Audio, interesting piece on the UD-503. The new AKM chips have been on the front lines in competing with the ESS products for sure!<br /><br />Interesting to hear about the philosophy. Not sure if all such philosophy makes a big difference nor whether we can truly probe the mind of electricity and think about "the point of view of electricity" in too complex a way :-).<br /><br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-46409710398418879222017-05-04T07:17:38.765-07:002017-05-04T07:17:38.765-07:00Hi Jack. Sure, would love to put the Red through i...Hi Jack. Sure, would love to put the Red through its paces.<br /><br />I'm here in Vancouver, Canada. Why don't you PM me on Computer Audiophile, Steve Hoffman Forum, or Squeezebox Forum. We can chat privately about this.<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-50599995708570826322017-05-04T07:15:19.785-07:002017-05-04T07:15:19.785-07:00Thanks John, didn't know BBC was doing this. V...Thanks John, didn't know BBC was doing this. Very nice. They seem to be pushing the bounds of streaming these days with HLG HDR video as well:<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/projects/high-dynamic-range<br /><br />Yup, would be fantastic to have more FLAC internet streaming!Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-48538308342953807432017-05-04T07:11:16.333-07:002017-05-04T07:11:16.333-07:00Thanks John! Nice work. Will have to give it a go ...Thanks John! Nice work. Will have to give it a go at some point.<br /><br />BTW, JRiver works out-of-the-box all the way to DSD256 with the Windows UAC2 driver on an Oppo Sonica DAC. DSD512 available through ASIO native only.Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-77545563999639923812017-05-04T00:48:43.643-07:002017-05-04T00:48:43.643-07:00Interesting discussion with Teac... http://www.abs...Interesting discussion with Teac... http://www.absolutesound.com.sg/news-updates/why-did-teac-use-the-ak4490-dac-in-the-ud-503/Audio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13005462395633151864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-64729272050932204902017-05-03T09:38:18.024-07:002017-05-03T09:38:18.024-07:00The BBC Flac stream in its full glory can also be ...The BBC Flac stream in its full glory can also be heard outside of the UK.Willemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421405679737892329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-23353872080423313452017-05-03T03:09:51.250-07:002017-05-03T03:09:51.250-07:00@Archimago
Can I send you a Dragonfly Red for mea...@Archimago<br /><br />Can I send you a Dragonfly Red for measurements at some point?<br /><br />What country are you in?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221366674095893139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-75196618102418515492017-05-02T07:23:26.608-07:002017-05-02T07:23:26.608-07:00Thank you, John! All I needed was the WASAPI drive...Thank you, John! All I needed was the WASAPI driver. I installed that and selected DSD: WASAPI (push) : Digital Audio Interface (TEAC USB Audio Device) and the 2.8 MHz LED lit right up.grumpybbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094819400381442939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-52492740861711344752017-05-02T02:33:29.789-07:002017-05-02T02:33:29.789-07:00Everybody catching up?
Getting very excited here ...Everybody catching up?<br /><br />Getting very excited here in the UK now.<br />The BBC are conducting a FLAC streaming trial which will extend into this year's PROM season.<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2017/04/radio-3-high-quality-flac-dash<br /><br />Fingers crossed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526588459003084258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-64019012077675610442017-05-02T02:25:10.796-07:002017-05-02T02:25:10.796-07:00The settings I gave grumpybb for DSD playback usin...The settings I gave grumpybb for DSD playback using Foobar are those I've just configured on a LINX 1010B tablet running the Windows 10 Creators Update.<br />Unless you have a heap of configuration invested in your Foobar installation I suggest you wipe it and try the DSD route without ASIO.<br />Alternatively (I haven't tried this - I prefer the Ripley method for fixing problems) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526588459003084258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-7310072230069652162017-05-02T02:09:54.536-07:002017-05-02T02:09:54.536-07:00Install the SACD plugin ...
... from sourceforge t...Install the SACD plugin ...<br />... from sourceforge this time https://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/foo_input_sacd/<br />Make sure to obtain the latest version.<br />If you look at the readme file you will see, somewhat opaquely:<br /> <br />04/29/16:<br /> Version 0.9.7 - DoP for ASIO/WASAPI/DS, direct DSD for ASIO removed.<br /><br />This version introduced a critical change - Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526588459003084258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-10943781885615053792017-05-02T02:06:24.488-07:002017-05-02T02:06:24.488-07:00@Archimago, I have the same DAC as yourself, TEAC ...@Archimago, I have the same DAC as yourself, TEAC UD-501. <br /><br />I have not been able to get the TEAC driver working on my PC after the creator's update, I can only assume it is not compatible. As you can imagine this is frustrating, because I can no longer run the DAC in ASIO mode. For the time being all I can do is use the Windows UAC2 driver in WASAPI mode.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775354072630387226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-54733934385911700092017-05-02T01:46:20.154-07:002017-05-02T01:46:20.154-07:00Install the WASAPI plugin ...
... from http://www....Install the WASAPI plugin ...<br />... from http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_wasapi<br />This is the best way to play all high resolution files, including DSD.<br />Once installed go to the Foobar menu item Preferences/Playback/Output<br />and select the Device. In your case it will be something like:<br />WASAPI (event): Speakers (UD-301 Audio)<br />You will see lots of new Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526588459003084258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-22912065442692942892017-05-02T01:35:10.425-07:002017-05-02T01:35:10.425-07:00Install a class 2 USB driver ...
... USB is 'p...Install a class 2 USB driver ...<br />... USB is 'plug and play' in Windows terms, so when you plug, your DAC vendor may have programmed his driver to install automatically. So there may be nothing to do here. Microsoft provided this instruction when announcing UAB class 2<br />https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/matthew_van_eerde/2016/09/15/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526588459003084258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-41116167233430330402017-05-02T01:26:13.813-07:002017-05-02T01:26:13.813-07:00I have DSD working to an AUDIOLAB M-DAC+ using FOO...I have DSD working to an AUDIOLAB M-DAC+ using FOOBAR alone:<br />1. install a class 2 USB driver<br />2. install the WASAPI plugin<br />3. install the SACD component<br />OK, so there are a few settings to sort out too ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526588459003084258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-4660348280036146302017-05-01T17:41:13.345-07:002017-05-01T17:41:13.345-07:00If you find a way, I'd love to know. For some ...If you find a way, I'd love to know. For some reason the TEAC USB driver sometimes has fits with my PC. The best I can describe it is sounding like a DAT machine with the head out of alignment; all sorts of digital distortion. Sometimes all it takes is a page refresh or a quick cycle of the inputs. Other times I have to change default sound device back and forth to get it to go away.grumpybbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094819400381442939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-44769619756949608442017-05-01T17:18:39.323-07:002017-05-01T17:18:39.323-07:00Good question Grumby... Other than getting foo_dsd...Good question Grumby... Other than getting foo_dsd_asio working back in the day with foobar to send over DoP, I have not bothered with DSD in foobar in years.<br /><br />Anyone?<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-16143227112957747762017-05-01T13:37:17.215-07:002017-05-01T13:37:17.215-07:00Any idea how to make Foobar work with this driver ...Any idea how to make Foobar work with this driver for dsd? I've got a UD-301 and without the TEAC driver I can't get it to play native dsd.grumpybbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094819400381442939noreply@blogger.com