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The DAC PCB arrived in the mail yesterday. I got the chance to install the new board today. Fairly simple procedure...it works perfectly now.

Yes, Alex at Burson contacted me and said "It sounds like the receiver chip on the DAC PCB has failed." He's sending me a new DAC PCB. Thanks Alex!

The hardware settings checked out. The V-Link is locked and the 192 light is on. Pure Music is playing the 192 file...the Burson justs mutes the sound.

Hello. I hooked up my new V- Link 192 to my DAC, only to find that my Burson won't "accept" 176.4 or 192 samples. I checked all the software/hardware configurations and tried both Mac and PC. The Burson is spec'd at 24/192 at the spdif port. Has anybody had issues like this? Ken

This is a good place to start: http://www.blackviper.com/2007/04/10/black-vipers-windows-vista-super-tweaks/

https://sites.google.com/site/computeraudioorg/

http://www.drhifi.net.au/Hi-Fi/Digital%20Is%20Digital/1.htm

I would say the easiest solution would be to use a bluetooth mouse if your computer has the capability...in my case I suspect a budget motherboard/chipset problem. (Toshiba A350)

Yesterday I was going to compare the sound of my Windows 7/J.River laptop to my Mac Mini/Pure Music. I plugged in my Burson HA-160D to my laptop usb port, then not thinking much of it, I plugged in a wireless usb mouse on the opposite side. Immediately, the input relay in the Burson had a "panic attack". I quickly unplugged it, hoping I did not destroy it! I noticed while I was doing this, the driver for the mouse was installing. I've never encountered this problem before...plugged and unplugged USB devices all the time. Obviously USB audio is more sensitive! I should have known better, as I've followed a few discussions on USB and shared buses but, I figured a external USB hard drive would be more of a "threat" than a mouse...

Panda Cloud Antivirus is very low on system resources...and it's free like Microsoft's. I use it on my Windows 7 laptop. http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/

Hello. Ive tried a lot of different configurations with software and computers...I have found ripped music to be slightly inferior to the original cd as well. I'm using a Benchmark Dac 1 USB, Toshiba Laptop with JRiver and a Mac Mini with Pure Music. Then, I tried playing the original cd on a budget Pioneer dvd player, routing the spdif out to the Benchmark. Slightly smoother, fuller sound once again. I'm quite puzzled by this, because I seem to be doing all the right things here...( using db poweramp for ripping, tweaking the o/s etc.)

Hello. I'm relatively new to the computer audio game. Right now I'm using the Benchmark DAC-1 USB with a new Mac Mini. I've tried Pure Music "trial" on my system and like the results, even tho they were mostly subtle. Pure Music would cost me 140 Canadian. Now I've reading about the M2Tech Hi-Face. This would cost me 160 Canadian... Which would be the better investment?? (for now).

I'm keeping it simple here, due to my newbie status. I've been using a mac mini and a toshiba laptop and a Benchmark Dac 1 USB. All listening was done with AKG K 701 headphones. I've found the mac/pure music combo to be more "organic" sounding especially with USB. The soundstage expands somewhat with pure music compared to itunes alone. On the other hand, I find the windows/jriver combo to sound more "clinical" either with usb or optical connections. What are your experiences with these combinations? I was just wondering if I'm on the right track or going mental doing these comparisons!