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  1. Just listened to it. It's a great album, and the HD Tracks version sounds awesome. Very happy with it.
  2. Thanks. I tried searching the forum on "Blakely" and "Moanin" but got no hits. Maybe I was searching the wrong category or something. In any event, I downloaded the 24/96 version from HD Tracks this morning. Looking forward to listening to it when I get home from work tonight.
  3. Has anyone listened to the HD Tracks download of this album, or the DSD download from Acoustic Sounds? If so, any thoughts on sound quality? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one or the other. Thanks.
  4. Thanks. I'll go the flash drive route. Looking forward to hearing this album!
  5. It's a 105. I've used the flash drive approach before, but my problem yesterday was that I was trying to stream the DSD from my computer in the same way I'm streaming FLACs (using JRiver). I now understand that the Oppo doesn't support that kind of playback. So that's why I couldn't get them to play. It's just a function of me not completely understanding the Oppo or the various file formats yet. Thanks for the info, and I'll use the flash drive for DSDs going forward.
  6. Tried that. Or at least I think I did. I first changed the Output encoding to DSD in DoP format. Cued up the Coltrane, but got an error message saying something went wrong with playback. Then I changed the output encoding back to normal, and changed bitstream to DSD. Again, error message.
  7. Thanks. I was trying to stream it from my MacBook Pro using JRiver. I guess I'll try playing it off of a USB and see if that works.
  8. I just bought a copy of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in DSD format. The files that actually downloaded, however, show .dsf file extensions. And I can't get them to play in my Oppo. Is .dsf something different than DSD?
  9. Thanks. It's working now. It was user error on my part, rather than anything to do with JRiver. I'm starting to get the hang of it now.
  10. Does this version of Audirvana (or any version of Audirvana) support ripping FLACs from cd's? Sorry if this is off-topic of if it has already been covered somewhere.
  11. Have you had any issues with files skipping when you play them off the USB drive? That was the first solution I tried with the Oppo-105, but roughly 3-4 times per album, the sound would just drop mid-song for 1-2 seconds. I tried it with 3 different albums, all downloaded from HDTracks, and all of which had played just fine through my Olive. Maybe I'm not using the right kind of USB disk drive. But nothing drives me more insane than skipping.
  12. Thanks. I'll give that a try. Earlier today I downloaded a trial version of JRiver, and after several hours trying to get sound to come out of my speakers, I'm tearing my hair out in frustration. There don't seem to be any Mac-specific set-up instructions that I can find. Maybe, if I spend enough time scouring the forums, I'll eventually figure out how to use JRiver. More likely I'll just ditch it in favor of some other program more geared toward Mac users.
  13. Thanks, Tranz. I'll download the trial versions and muck around with them a bit. Thanks also for the observations on the Oppo. So far I've been happy with the sound quality, though I've primarily used it to listen to cd's and stream internet radio. I haven't really gotten into my digital library yet. I have had some of the same firmware issues that you described -- including white noise or "popping" through the speakers -- though Oppo tech support assures me a fix is in the works.
  14. Thanks much for the info. I think I'll test streaming from my laptop for awhile, then perhaps move on to a MacMini for the greater storage. If I was going to stream from a MacBook Pro, would JRiver work? Or would Audirvana be better? Or is it just a matter of personal preference? Thanks again
  15. Hello everyone, This is my first post. For the past several years I've used an Olive to store and play my digital music. I eventually became tired of the constant software glitches and the need to continually restart the device. Then the cd player broke, and I could no longer load any new music. (This was all within a couple of years of buying the thing.) That was the last straw, and now I'm the owner of a brand new Oppo-105. I'd like to set up a device to store and play my digital music through the Oppo. I also like to stream digital radio. Now that I'm weighing the various options, I'm beginning to appreciate the Olive's simplicity. The number of choices is bewildering, and although I've spent a few days reading posts on this forum, many of them are over my head at this point in my learning curve. I'll start with a very basic question: MacMini (or other computer) connected to USB vs. NAS streaming wirelessly? Is there any benefit in sound quality for one over the other? If I do go the Mac Mini route, it will likely sit in my A/V rack next to the Oppo. Is that going to be an issue for sound quality? I realize this subject may have been debated or addressed elsewhere on the forum, but if anyone has gone through this same decision process and can share their insights with me, or even point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. Many thanks
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