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Update #2. Not so good. Re-installed windoze this morning.

I should have left well enough alone.

When I mucked around "organizing" IRQ's to get both USB HDD and USB DAC on their own seperate and unique IRQ's... I started getting dropouts again!

Screw it.

This morning I backed up my resource folders, service configuration, and foobar / eac settings files and wiped the b*tch.

Fresh install of windows xp. Probably service pack 3 or just SP2 for now.

I will try the windows usb driver with a completely untouched fresh install of windows - with no service configuration changes. Funny thing - I never got these dropouts when I first ran the receiver in USB mode months ago. They just started recently. SOMETHING must have changed.

I will then try the usb-audio.com driver which seems to be a reallly good driver (and is not to blame for the dropouts, I am pretty sure).

Let this be a lesson to die hard Windows XP fans. You can use PCI. You can use Firewire. You can even use USB. But if your USB solution is giving you dropouts... I'd get away from XP's usbaudio.sys and go with Vista.

Vista has been said to be a much better alternative to XP specifically for USB audio. Gordon said this too. I believe this wholeheartedly.

Since some USB devices seem to be more IRQ dependent than others, I would say XPs limited IRQ setting ability (especially with ACPI enabled processors) is a reason to stay clear.

The bright side?

I got a FRESH INSTALL OF WINDOWS waiting for me at home! :o)

That's always nice.

Cheers,
Presto

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