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When you uninstall it should give you the option to keep or delete your config files. Just make sure you keep them (or back them up before deleting) then re-install.

I don't use iTunes match. In fact I'm using an older version of iTunes that doesn't even have that. And I'm on Mac so no WMP here either.

This might be a clue and since my machine usually changes the PMBMF files, it may have something to do with file permissions on those created by Pure Music. My process usually includes throwing the dsf files and the PMBMF files into a tagger to get all the tags correct and matching and I think I'd see an error somewhere if it could not save to the file. Nevertheless, this is something worth a closer look. Jacques doesn't mention dsd and says his are renamed and moved (mine are not moved). I suspect now we're not talking about the same problem. That sounds a bit like iTunes managing new files.

Like I said before, people don't believe me when I explain the issue. While I appreciate any help with the problem, it irritates me that you've spent so much time explaining why it must be operator error. I understand what a database does and how it works and that iTunes is nothing more than a pretty database. Just to be clear, here is a concise example of what happens. Since you use the example Kind of Blue: 1. I use select all to highlight all tracks from the album Kind of Blue 2. I edit the metadata of all the tracks simultaneously, entering the album name "Kind of Blue [MFSL]" and click save so that all tracks surely include identical album info 3. I select artist Miles Davis in Column Browser 4. I select "Kind of Blue [MFSL]" in album section of Column Browser 5. I click to play first track. 6. Itunes begins to play first track but as it does, the album data of that track changes to "Kind of Blue", a second album "Kind of Blue" is added in the Column Browser which contains one track, the one I just began playing. The focus in the column browser changes to the newly created title so tracks 2-5 are removed from the playlist window leaving just one track. To continue playing the complete album you have to select both albums in column browser or stop and repair the track data. It happens when I click to play a track. I have never seen it happen when saving metadata. It has happened before my eyes many dozens of times.

It's non-obvious and I've been trying to figure it out for a couple of years. I've never found enough people experiencing the problem to create the quorum of craniums needed solve the issue. Seems if our experience is similar, it tends to rule out Pure Music as the cause because you're not using that (according to your signature, can you confirm?). I also own Amarra but it most often happens with DSD files when I'm using Pure Music. Leads back to iTunes as the likely culprit. I am interested to know what version of iTunes you are using. I'm a couple versions behind because I prefer the interface on the older version better than the new. I have wondered if an update would cure the issue.

I have no answer but I chose to reply because I see everyone questioning Jacques as if he's crazy. I've seen this behavior and asked a few about it and they all think I'm crazy. In my case it most often happens with Pure Music PMBMF files. It usually but not always happens as I hit play on the first track of an album. I'll see the album name of that track suddenly change and the track will split from the rest of the album because it's tag no longer matches the others exactly. It's maddening and I have no idea why it happens. I am constantly finding them in my library and repairing.

Because so little/few software/DACs will decode this dying/dead format on the fly, it is my opinion that converting the files to 20 bit is the best and most future proof solution. It was also my opinion that dbPoweramp is the best/easiest converter and so I've done the process of which asked about. You can use the dbPoweramp batch converter to automatically go through your entire library looking for HDCD encoded files. It will not take long if you don't make any other file changes because it will only convert the encoded files. You can also select the location to create the new files, including a folder hierarchy. So, in my case for example, I let it scan for HDCD files, tell it to output to a new folder called HDCD and to create subfolders with folder and filenames matching the original file. When complete you have all the new 20 bit files in your HDCD folder, with subfolders that match the originals so that, if you wish, you can easily locate and delete or replace the originals with the new files.

Thanks for the responses. A long delay in my reply because I thought I was signed up for alerts but I suppose not. I'm drawn to the simplicity of creating some RAID volumes and continuing to use Time Machine and a little disappointed that I didn't think of that myself. However me thinks I've outgrown that as it would mean a single drive failure would destroy both volumes and both volumes must be mounted to play. No taking one drive to another location or playing one while working on the other on another machine. I'll have to research CCC. My questions are about how much attention is required or can you mostly setup and forget.

For some time I've had a 3TB external firewire drive for music storage and a 3TB usb drive for backup using Time Machine. I've outgrown the music drive so I purchased a second of each mentioned previously. I was hoping to leave all my PCM on one firewire drive, move all my DSD to the new firewire drive, daisy chain those and then backup each to it's own separate USB drive. Problem is that I can't see how to tie each backup drive to an individual storage drive. Time Machine has been free, simple and seems to work thus far. Do I need to purchase some new backup software to accommodate this setup with two backup drives? Basically I just want to have a clone of each of my music storage drives.

Thanks for the suggestions. All my settings are correct but I have no tick box for integer mode.

Based on the few responses, I suspect not many have tried this setup so I spent some time working on it over the weekend. I wasted a lot of time trying to load Windows Server 2012 but seems my Macbook may be one generation too old to support this. I settled for Windows 7 Pro in Boot Camp loading nothing except Boot Camp drivers, a necessary ASIO driver and JRiver. I did no optimizing other than shutting off the bluetooth and wireless. I'm afraid to give my detailed listening impressions because it will elicit responses and discussion of a type that is of no interest to me, but I generally agree with sjohnson's impressions. JRiver performs flawlessly and for that reason, I want to switch. A few minutes of tweaking the options had my DAC properly handshaking all formats up to 2x DSD. It switches tracks of different sample rates quickly. No hiccups or sudden bad noises. No pauses. Perfect gapless play. It recognizes native DSD files without the need for pointer files... I could go on. I want badly to switch. Unfortunately based on listening I don't think I can do that yet. I'm going to continue testing over the next few weeks. I suppose easiest to try is the OSX trial of JRiver, then maybe JPlay and researching other Windows/JRiver tweaks. Maybe Windows Server 2008 would get me part of the way there? Or maybe JRiver just shines on a native Windows machine and I just need to bite that bullet. I'll probably leave that for last without some good probability it would get me to the promised land. So many variables...

Thank you Mike. Have you done any comparisons of JRiver in Bootcamp vs Amarra, Pure Music or JRiver in a native Windows machine? It's a more unusual setup, why did you end up there?

Thank you for the responses. As I said in my initial question, I know a lot of people like JRiver for Windows but not so much on OS. I already have a Mac setup and don't have an extra Windows computer sitting around or want to buy another Windows machine for this. Therefore my question is specific to anyone who might have tried JRiver in Bootcamp.

I'm wondering if those that have tried Jriver on a Mac running Windows could give me any feedback? I've tried almost all the playback software packages on OSX. I have my favorites that sound quite good, but I'm tiring of software switching to accommodate different file types as well as the glitches. Jriver seems to work more reliably and handles almost any file type. People seem to really like the sound on Windows but not on Mac. Based on above, I'm wondering about running Jriver on a Mac running Windows in Boot Camp. Any technical issues? More importantly, does sound quality match that of running on native Windows hardware? I would be pleased to hear from other's with experience.

I found that an old ipod touch that used to work just fine as a remote became sluggish as my digital collection grew. Seems it may have just been too slow a processor to handle the larger collection because a newer model works just fine.