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  1. Does anyone know if Amarra and airplay can work together ? I set up the Zeppelin in my bed room last Friday and stream music from my Mac in the living room. The airplay works well. The problem is when I want to play the music from the Mac to Amarra and Weiss Dac, I keep having drop offs. Now I am stuck and can only play music via airplay to my Zeppelin. Can anyone help ?
  2. Other than the comparison from Asia on the two gears, anyone has done some serious listening to the two ? It was questioned that the Medea used was an older version..<br /> <br /> Medea now has a firewire version too...... so I wonder how the two stand against each other ?<br /> <br /> I too think the DAC202 looks a bit industrial. I prefer the look of Medea much better but, I do not want to sacrifice the sound quality for it.<br /> <br /> Anyone has done the comparsion and could share with us ?<br />
  3. I use Macbook Pro + Amarra --> Minerva It takes care of the sample rate switching problem swiftly with no pop sound. I think the Amarra mini will give you a very good ROI. The 1st time I played the music after I installed it, all my freinds in the room heard the difference and gave it a thumb-up. I have not tried to hook it up with my Vista machine as I could not find the right Frirewire cable. But, I did try to connect the Vista machine with J.River/Foobar --> QB9. I had the pop noise. I think I used the lantency sofware to check it out . I disabled a few devices while playing and it worked. But, then I felt that it was too much of a hassale and switched to the Mac system completely.
  4. Hi, I have not. It's too technical for me. I am never good at those DIY type of tasks......Since the day I got it til now, it has opened up a lot but still not quite as I would like it to be. Will keep burning it in. Thanks for all your suggestions and advice. Lee
  5. Hi Claudius, I am in HK so I am using UK plug. Could u help to explain what is “checked” phase ? My set up is very simple and basic ( I am new to computer audio ) - I have window vista/J River -> QB-9 -> MF KW550 --> B&W 804. On cabling, I use Nordost Brahma PC & Thor, Heimdall RCA for interconnect. I am still using the Ayre USB cable as the one I purchased has not arrived yet. Over the weekend, I have been reading various posts and I have also read this morning Chris's review. I guess the key difference, to my ears, between the QB-9 and the CD player (also a MF - KW DM25) is that one is solid state and one has a bit of tube in it ( I use my tube out from the DM25). Yes…….for sure, my ears will have to make the call, not the review. QB-9 has successfully achieved its goal – make the computer audio as plug and play and producing relatively good sounds. I only wish it could be a better all-out- assault dac, even it means a higher price tag. Obviously, I can’t afford a dCS but I can afford a Weiss or an alpha. The only thing stops me from getting one of these two is the connection from my PC to the DAC. For us who are not DIY type of person, getting the sound card installed could be a major challenge. For now, I will wait for my USB cable and keep burning it in and see if I will start to fall in love with the Ayre house sound. I want to try Amarra too……..My JRiver starts to hang quite often now…… Lee
  6. Yes..... actually.. I start to think that maybe the reason too. Maybe the Ayre house sound is not my cup of tea. This is my 1st Ayre gear. I am using window vista and Jriver now. I tried foobar with ASIO. Foobar gives me slightly better sound ( very slightly) to my ears. But, I have heard that it has problems with some hi-rez file. That's while I stick with Jriver. I have bought a good USB cable already. I am waiting for the package to arrive. Before I spend more $ on the gear, I would like to see what the pro says. Lee
  7. Hi Chris, I am looking forward to the review too. I bought the QB-9 because of its ease of use. CAS is still far from plug and play (like a CD player). The QB-9 definitely makes it much easier for those who are new to CAS (like me). I have been breaking it in for almost 3 weeks now (very extensive in the 1st week, almost 24X7). It sounds much better than it was 3 weeks ago but I still prefer the sound quality of my CD player ( I find it less digital ) by a good extend. I have read the good words on the unit from Stereophile. I have also read another not so good one from a HK HiFi magazine which kind of matches my listening experience. I am at the cross road of should I continue to work on it to improve the sound quality or do something else with it.......... I look forward to your review and see if it will help me to decide what to do next. Lee
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    I am a new memeber. I just got my QB-9 and I am using window vista. I use J.River as the recommended by Ayre. I selected the QB-9 as output as per Ayre's instuction but the sound did not route to Ayre. I must select Ayre as default player in window to force the sound to route to Ayre. I alo installed ASIO but couldn't get JRiver to use it. Would any experience user help out ?
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