canadian_shaun

FYI I did try Marantz customer service a 3rd time, I did talk to a gentlemen that had a good attitude that took an interest to my issue and was going to do his best to help me out. I will report any findings he has if/when he calls be back.

Thanks, but as I stated in my earlier message, I did go into the MIDI set up and adjust those settings. I also tried it with and without Audivarna as that software will automatically adjust those settings as per the bitrate of the song you are currently playing via iTunes. Yes. The headphone out port works correctly. I also have tried my Audioquest Dragonfly USB DAC and everything seems to be working well with that configuration. Roger that. Unfortunately, I have noticed as well that Macintosh seems to be lowering their product standards over the last 5 years. I feel your pain. (Maybe because everything Apple builds (other than the Mac Pro) is done over seas, in low wage sweat shops? ) Hopefully with the release of Windows 10 (and the return of the classic start menu), Mac users that are frustrated with the Apple's 'be happy with what we give you' attitude, will have an option to go back to a decent operating system...this we could go on and on about, maybe on a different thread Back to getting my DAC working properly! When I referred to a 'Troll', I was referring to the 'guy' that will respond to any thread, any topic, with nothing positive to say to help with the problem or topic at hand. A 'know-it-all' or a 'Fanboy' that will just post cynical or sarcastic remarks because he has nothing better to do with his time. I appreciate you responding to this post, or anyone else that can contribute to this frustrating issue that I am having. I agree that it is frustrating to have to do firmware updates whenever you turn on a device, but in situations when the designer might of overlooked something that could be easily fixed, it would be nice to plug in my Ethernet cable and let it fix itself. Lol, agreed. Going to try an experiment later this afternoon with my MBP. I just installed Parallels with Windows 7, I will access the SA-11S3 through Windows Via iTunes AND Windows Media Player and report the results. Thanks again for your input, Shaun.

Yes, I came across that thread last night. Doesn't say anything related to the SA-11S3. Although the best advice I got was not to jump to the next OS release... You would think since Yosemite has been released for a while now that there would be updates.

please explain? Yes, same item shows up in my System Preferences, with and without the Marantz driver. I also played with MIDI setup as that will determine the bit rate that is being output through the USB. (Audivarna does this for you automatically when activated) AIFF (although i have tested MP3 and had the same issues) Just to confirm that the Marantz driver they supplied was the issue I did a fresh install on the MBP as Marantz does not offer a driver UN-install with their Mac OSx download... and Mac OSx is hopeless when you try to UN-install drivers. (took MBP to a Mac dealer and they told me I would have to do a re-install of OS to confirm the driver has been erased) I could not find anything thing else online that relates to my issue. Although I do not live on the computer, and from my couple of hours of looking I could not find anything, although i am sure some troll will pipe up and tell me wrong. Although I have not tried a USB stick, I have used an iPod connected to this port and everything works fine. I have also used my iPod with my Arcam doc via digital coaxial on the back of the unit and no issues. Correct. Too bad they do not offer the firmware upgrades. Cool, good idea. Appreciate all the help. Will update if I hear anything else.

Hello everyone, I am having issues with my Marantz SA-11S3. I am using the DAC in my SA11S3 to feed it via MacBook Pro with music files using Audirvana Plus. It worked under OS Mavericks. I did the upgrade to Yosemite, the latest Apple OS and there is only a few seconds of music playing correctly and then the music comes out all warbled, scratchy (timing is all messed up almost). Is it due to the driver used for the DAC provided by Marantz? And iTunes directly did not work either. I Know that Mac OSx should not need a driver so I have tried with or without, and had the same issues. I have also tried using it with or without Audivana. ...As well as trying it with a different laptop to confirm it was not the issue. But zero luck. I am using the USB-B port on the rear panel, which provides compatibility with a wide range of digital formats, including up to 192 kHz/24 bit digital audio, and is compatible with asynchronous data streams from a computer. Unfortunately Macintosh does not make it possible to easily return to a previous operating system. It's their way or the highway attitude. I have tried to contact Marantz directly but I cannot find anyone there that has any idea what the SA11S3 is, never mind help me with my issues. There has to be someone out there that has/had this similar issue? Thanks, Appreciate the help. SA-11S3 Info: Marantz CA | SA-11S3