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  1. I unplugged both the Left and Right DAC ends and swapped them (after which the buzzing moved from the Right to the Left speaker). Didn't swap them at the mono block amp ends... Do you think there might be a difference? Will try in the morning...
  2. Hi folks, I've now had PS Audio DirectStream DAC for about 4 months, and am enjoying it. However, I've recently noticed that in the absence of any music I can hear a constant soft buzzing from the right channel (speakers/headphones). There is absolutely nothing in the left channel. Only in the right side. 1. If I unplug my speaker cables from my monoblock amps the buzzing disappears: i.e., not in speakers 2. If I unplug the (XLR) interconnects between the DAC and my monoblock amps the buzzing disappears: i.e., not in the amps 3. If I unplug the USB connection between my Mac and the DS the buzzing DOES NOT disappear: i.e., not in Mac... In the DS! 4. If I swap the (XLR) interconnects between the right and the left connectors at the back of the DS the buzzing moves to the other side. So it looks like the buzzing is coming from the RIGHT XLR connector at the back of my DS. It's actually quite annoying as I can hear it up to 1 meter away from my right speaker, and can hear it quite distinctly in the right side of my headphones. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing this buzzing? Thanks very much for any advice! Art I am using a Mac Mini/Macbook, with Uptone JS-2 LPS, Regen, the DirectStream, Woo Audio WA234 Monoblock Amps, with a P10 Powerplant, and Nordost Valhalla2 power cables and XLR interconnects.
  3. Hi Alex, Thanks again for your efforts on the Regen! As you know I already placed my order a couple of days ago, but had a couple of questions - I sent you an email but I'm sure it's lost in the many others in your inbox! 1. Is the standard wall wart ok with 240V? 2. I had asked about adding the Regen-to-JS-2 cable to my order (I'd suggest you add this as a clickable option on your web page as I am sure every JS-2 owner will want one!). Art
  4. Is it available as a purchase option on the website?
  5. Hey Alex, I placed an order yesterday for the Regen. One question though - can the included power cable be used to connect to the JS-2? If not, can we buy it separately? Thanks! Art
  6. Hi folks, Like many of you, I keep switching from one music player application to another, in pursuit of the best sound/experience combination. Lately I've come back to the JRMC+JRemote combination, which (at this point in time, for me) seems to be the best one currently. Yes, HQPlayer possibly sounds the best, and maybe I haven't spent enough time fiddling with it, but its spartan user interface (and complex options) makes it too difficult to use (again, for me), and even more so over an iPad Parallels Access remote connection (I especially hate that the iPad keyboard comes up every time I do anything simple, like change tracks) even for simple use, let alone playlist setups. I love the Audirvana sound and its native Mac interface, but (and maybe I'm doing it wrong) I've never been able to figure out how to reliably set up playlists that survive library changes, and even at its best, trying to control Audirvana via the iPad (even with the great Parallels Access automatic full-screen function) is way too fiddly. And the Amarra interface is so ugly (reminds me of a 90's era WinAmp skin) I just can't bear to use it (yup perhaps I care too much about the aesthetics...). So, until Audirvana gets its iPad remote app (hopefully soon...), I'm (at least this week!) back to JRMC+JRemote. JRemote really is fantastic - I've tried the Linn Kinsky and other remote apps, but only JRemote feels like a non-beta, mature app. Also, the latest version of JRMC now has a great "Pono" (heh!) skin which gives it close to a true Mac native Yosemite app appearance (thank god!). So, so far, so good. Decent SQ from the Mac player. Decent iPad remote experience. However, the one viper in this acoustic Garden of Paradise that crops up again and again, is the tendency of JRMC to crash. Repeatedly. Whenever I try to change tracks too quickly. Essentially, if I start playing a track, and then, within 2-3 seconds I try playing another track, JRMC crashes to the desktop, with the usual OS X Crash Report window showing up. If not the first time, then the 2nd or 3rd time I do the rapid track change thingy. Yes, 100% reproducible. So, why not just avoid this silly behaviour, you say... Well, unfortunately for me my missus and house guests do sometimes use the system too, and it's not practicable to conduct pre-use training for everyone! Enter Lingon, by a (I think) Swedish developer called Peter Borg. https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/ With Lingon X 2.0 (there is also a crippled version, Lingon 3.0 on the Mac App Store, which I haven't tried due to bad reviews) I've been able to (extremely easily and quickly) get JRMC to automatically restart every time it crashes. JRemote is also pretty good in that it pretty much automatically re-establishes a connection with JRMC whenever this happens (although one sometimes needs to hit the refresh icon to fix some playlist errors). Kudos, to this Peter Borg fellow, for Lingon, and for keeping it really cheap ($5 to $10). However, the frequent JRMC crashes really bug me, notwithstanding the above band-aid fix. Is this "crash on rapid track changes" problem unique to my system, or does anyone else experience it? If so, I was curious if anybody had a suggestion as to how I can fix it? Many thanks in advance! Art
  7. I'm traveling and just realized I don't have the Tidal app on my Macbook. However, when I went to the website to download it I couldn't find the download link for is, just the ones of iOS, Android, etc. Anybody know if this is a glitch? Or is the app not available for download in France...?
  8. I would suggest Uber - there are plenty of X or Black cars operating there. Cheaper and better than cabs.
  9. Thanks Bob. Yes, I'm aware of the Album rating - that's not it. I'll look into your second suggestion when I get home - It's probably something in that vicinity I think, as I've noticed I am able to rate some songs without problems (e.g. songs from my DSD folder, vs my "regular" songs from my AIFF folder). I did check the File Sharing permissions in Mac OSX Server, to ensure that the User Account has "Read and Write" privileges for the network volume.
  10. Hi, I finally got my PS3 ripping system up and running over the weekend. Similar to your post, I have this interface error happening to me every so often, repeatable with certain discs (e.g. the Vangelis Blade Runner SACD). The musical actually gets ripped to my HD, but the interface gets stuck on the disc info page. Whenever this happens I just leave the disc in the machine for 2 hours (just to be safe) and then eject and reboot. Most other discs are fine.
  11. This looks like fun! Hopefully one day we'll have something similar over here in Asia!
  12. Hi Flávio, I'm finally back home and tried this fix. Sadly it doesn't work for me. Still lots of popping and crackling sounds with Audirvana if I use Dirac. To be honest I'm pretty unhappy that I paid over $600 for a piece of software that doesn't work, but thanks for your suggestions.
  13. +1 I believe it's currently the only one that can play DSD files on your iPad/iPhone without a DAC, by converting to PCM. If you have a portable DAC you can also choose to play DSD via DoP. Bottom line, if you plan to have both FLAC / ALAC / AIFF / DSD files on your devices, this is the only one that plays them all. It also allows you to create playlists on your device (oddly very few of the others do) and also has a graphic equalizer built-in with the ability to use equalizer templates created by others. Two negatives though: A. You have to pay for the hires music capability, and B. The GUI's "look and feel" is very outdated - prob from iOS 6, without even an iPad-specific version. Frankly though, for the sake of convenience these days I mostly just use TIDAL with the offline music function... Art
  14. Many thanks for the detailed review. I'm really enjoying the sound of my Mac Mini with JS-2, but to be frank I'm getting a tad annoyed with how "complicated" it is to simply play music - it's ok for me, but I really hate having to remind the missus to "make sure the sound output is set to the PS Audio in the Midi app!", or the finger gymnastics required on the iPad to control Audirvana/HQPlayer etc. The JRemote app is great, but it only works with JRMC, which sounds so poor next to the others... Maybe, as you point out, there is a role for an Aries here, for its simplicity! Out of curiosity, what do you think of the Aurender machines? Would you consider them instead of an Aries these days (based on what you know of them)?
  15. As there were some requests for more pictures of the installation process, I've just put up an album with a few more, with comments on each photo: Artifex's Album: Uptone Audio LPS and MMK Fan Control Installation in Mac Mini Late 2014
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