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  1. If anyone from SOtM is reading this thread. I think I have found the problem and solution according to this link: http://www.spinics.net/lists/alsa-devel/msg57771.html This is exactly what I am having with SMS200 and my DAC. (When start playing DSD track, there is a pop/click sound every time ) Hope the developers at SOtM will incorporate the fix and make it an even better player..
  2. I have received my SMS200, initial sounds quite good, better than mac mini. I have one issue though, dsf file has click sound at album beginning. This is for LMS mode and Roon mood. If I use Jriver/DLNA mode, it clicks at beginning of each track, and I can see the rate on DAC (chord dave) changing/flashing from PCM176.4 to DSD64 once every track changes. Anyone experience this? With Mac Mini and JRiver, same DAC same DSF files, no such problem. BTW, no problem for FLAC files on SMS200
  3. I'd like to try Daphile, I am jriver user, is there a way to make Daphile a DLNA renderer?
  4. Anyone have bought it recently? Is it still back ordered? I have ordered like 2 days ago, no shipping info so far, but Sonore's ordering page says delivery on March 6...
  5. I am researching Aurender now, currently using Mac mini and jriver, and I'd like to explorer something new that has better SQ and at least equal user experience (or maybe even better) than jriver. I don't use roon and no Tidal. 1, I only use USB DAC, no spdif or BNC is needed, and my music is in NAS anyway so no larger hard drives is needed, so I gusee N100 is good enough for me? Is N10 better in SQ than N100 via USB? 2, I have more than half of my music not tagged well, and I have no time to deal with tagging at least for now, so folder playing is very important for me. In jriver, I do folder view only, and sort tracks by jriver works very well, cover art is in the same folder as flacs named folder.jpg. So does Aurender software will do the same or similar that I can browser and play my music only by folders/subfolders? 3, some of my files are whole disc flac/cue, generated by eac, I guess ape/cue or flac/cue is ok with Aurender? Thank you very much for you inputs.
  6. I have order ifi micro, and will see if it improves my mac mini->USB DAC performance. Just found a internal pic I think should share it here .
  7. I am evaluating the Aries or maybe Mini, I got several questions and hope a get some help here: 1, Does Aries always need a DLNA server? I have Synology NAS, can Aries directly read my shared folder from NAS? 2, I got some SACD ISOs, my impression is that the Aries CPU isn't powerful enough, so I can do DFS only not SACD ISO, right? Just need confirm this. 3, Does the software come with Aries support folder view? I mean I need to browse music by directory structure, I hate album views it's difficult to find anything. Thank you very much.
  8. Several years ago, due to this problem, I have to output whole IOS to a single DSF file into Sony Z1ES, so it's trackless; And for PC playing, I am using jriver importing with ISOs directly. It's been a while so far... Recently, I need revisit this again am thinking split the tracks to individual DFS files, so I can use something like micoRendu or maybe Aries, so I can finally remove PC/Mac from audio chain. I wonder what's the status of said_extract now? The pop/click problem has been resolved? And how is seamless playing with DFSs? Or maybe some other tools I can use? The most important thing is of course I need DSD stream to be intact, no conversion involved. Thanks a lot.
  9. I have been using jriver and think I will try audirvana and see if it's batter SQ. How do I enable folder view in audirvana? The album view seems has some problem, if I have an album with 10 tracks(flac tagged), tagged album title the same however it has 10 different performers, in album view it shows 10 albums, each album got 1 track... Is it a bug or where do I setup it right? Thanks.
  10. Ted, thank you very much for your posts. I have bought JRiver Mac, also the Remote iOS App, file/folder view works beautifully. Now only one issue left to figure out, is wake up on LAN. It could be my Wifi AP, which using custom DD-WRT firmware, need more experiment. Playing SACD ISOs directly is so easy and enjoyable, I wonder why no other DLNA media servers does it.
  11. "Fortunately", firewire does work, after invested into an Apple thunderbolt to firewire 800 adaptor, and 9p->6p firewire cable, almost $100, it's "flawless" again on El Captain... Lesson learned again, after Antelope false statement of upgrading to DSD, and then this USB driver crap... Wonder what next DAC to look at.
  12. Well, I just tried Windows, no dropout at all. So the problem is definitely new Macbook, or the os or the driver. I have no way to use El Captain, on 10.11.4, USB driver will not install, it says not supported, if I force install, it failed at the end of installation. So I have to use Yosemite. Maybe get a thunderbolt/firewire adaptor...
  13. I have Mytek works find with my old MacMini, playing DSD fine using Audirvana 1/2 years ago. I remember it was fine no any issue. Later, my Mac Mini was dead, so I stop using any PC and move on to Sony Z1ES to play DSD files. Recently, I have this streaming bug again, and would like to try JRiver so I can streaming SACD ISO from NAS. I know use Macbook Pro new model, which is more powerful than my older Mac Mini. To my surprise, Mytek DAC made lots of audio dropouts now...upgraded firmware to 1.8.3, instead of JRiver, I tried Audirvana too which worked well, also got lots of dropout. I have no idea what's going on, new OS is the problem? Or the DAC is going to die? Any one got any tricks to try? Thanks a lot.
  14. Thank you ted! lot of information...I just went ahead and bought JRemote, will try later. Now I need fix mytek audio dropout issue....it's not jriver problem, even in Audirvana it does drop/clicks too.
  15. I have downloaded JRiver trail for Mac, looks like it works very well for SCAD ISOs. I haven't decided yet if I should buy the license, one thing is I still don't like the idea of audio PC. Another thing, I want research is, JRemote. If I ever decide to use JRiver as player, a decent remote APP is a must, like how I am using LMS remote. But, I found one important feature is missing in JRemote, there is no folder view! I never play my music by using album view since I organize my music by my own splits into folders. Can someone confirm if there is folder view or browse /play by folders in JRemote iOS? (I read a mini review for JRemote android APP, the reviewer says no folder view....) Thanks a lot!
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