Hi-Rez Highway

Huh? I have no idea what you're talking about [nt]

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Chris from Lafayette

In Reply to: RE: Apple has found out what is users want posted by Frihed89 on June 02, 2017 at 04:09:25

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RE: Huh? I have no idea what you're talking about [nt] - Frihed89 10:41:06 06/02/17 (9)
It was meant to be about I-this and that + MP3 vs. the Hi-Res world and the rise and fall of multiple formats.
- Ah! I see! - Chris from Lafayette 15:10:12 06/02/17 (8)
  I agree with you that most of Apple's customers couldn't care less about hi-rez - but I suspect that's true with the buyers of any PC or smart phone. OTOH, I've just been playing multi-channel DXD and quad DSD (DSF) files on my Mac Mini (with third-party SW of course) and I'm really bowled over with the results.
  - +1 I'm glad you asked for clarification.... - AbeCollins 17:22:47 06/02/17 (1)
    ...as his initial ramblings made no sense to me.
    
    "I agree with you that most of Apple's customers couldn't care less about hi-rez - but I suspect that's true with the buyers of any PC or smart phone."
    
    I'll take that even further. Most of the world's music listening population couldn't care less about hi-rez. ;-)
    - Or Jazz, Classical, Geezer Rock. ( probably more ) - oldmkvi 18:03:53 06/02/17 (0)
      Someone talking about MQA here was listening to Beyonce.
      Really?
      Miley Cyrus is my kind of "Artist." The Imaging on her Butt can be amazing!
      I need some Justin Bieber in DSD 100000000000000000.
      Just can't get enough detail otherwise.
      Every good thing has a small but dedicated following.
      It's foolish to expect more.
  - RE: (with third-party SW of course) - Ivan303 17:07:38 06/02/17 (5)
    Do tell!
    
    What are you using for DXD?
    
    Seems iTunes with the Bit Perfect plugin can play DXD (PCM) at 352.8kHz / 24bit however Bit Perfect will not play FLAC in iTunes.
    
    And I'm not sure how to convert 24/352.8 to something iTunes with Bit Perfect can play.
    
    I suspect VLC will do it but that's not my favorite music player.
    - I'm using HQ Player in combination with the exaSound drivers for my e38 DAC - Chris from Lafayette 21:32:04 06/02/17 (3)
      iTunes is not involved in the 24/352.8 DXD playback. This SW also allows for playback of quad DSD. No downsampling necessary.
      
      In contrast to my post a couple of weeks ago on Digital Drive (where I was having all sorts of problems initially - since worked out, except for a slight hum I'm still working on), I am now a happy camper with my purchase! ;-)
      
      As oldmkvi says below, HQ Player will also do downsampling if you need it.
      - RE: I'm using HQ Player in combination with the exaSound drivers for my e38 DAC - oldmkvi 22:07:54 06/02/17 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I'm using HQ Player in combination with the exaSound drivers for my e38 DAC posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 02, 2017 at 21:32:04
        
        Is one of your MC Amps Tube?
        Could be the source of hum.
        I'm glad you are liking your new setup!
        
        As far as I can tell, the hum seems to be coming from the DAC itself - Chris from Lafayette 00:09:00 06/03/17 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I'm using HQ Player in combination with the exaSound drivers for my e38 DAC posted by oldmkvi on June 02, 2017 at 22:07:54
        
        I still haven't had a phone conversation with George at exaSound support yet - only a couple of e-mail exchanges. He seems very confident he can steer me to fix whatever hum problem I have, and I haven't even tried all his e-mail suggestions yet.
        
        And, yes, one my amps (used for the center and the two rear channels) is a hybrid design.
        
        RE: As far as I can tell, the hum seems to be coming from the DAC itself - oldmkvi 06:18:42 06/03/17 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: As far as I can tell, the hum seems to be coming from the DAC itself posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 03, 2017 at 00:09:00
        
        The E22 had a Wall-Wart type DC Power Supply.
        If yours uses the same thing, maybe it's faulty.
        Mine was only 2-prong AIR, so Ground -Loop isn't likely.
        Not that I actually know...
    - HQ Player does Down-Sampling too. nt - oldmkvi 20:55:32 06/02/17 (0)
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