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Firewire - the non-standard standard?
crazydac replied to gbclark's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
I share your disappointment... When I started with a good DAC - a Weiss DAC2 - my first impressions were horrible! Then I understood that there were some points to take in account. First: the play software - I tried a few before setling with J. River 15. Second: the driver - I tried Asio4all but then found out that KS was much cleaner and uninstalled the Asio4all. Third: try to install the drivers that are supplied by your DAC manufacturer. I was absolutely astonished how my PC turned to be a very pleasant and hi quality music player after I did all the above simple tunning. Just do not giveup! My Firewire card is the cheapest of the store and is working very fine! Still today I have no idea whether it is or not "the" supposed to be TI chip! Good luck! -
I have now built a second system for my office with a cheaper DAC – a Musical Fidelity M1 (450 euros) – and a hiFace EVO USB S/PDIF converter (370 euros). I am using it with J. River 15 in a normal working PC. I already had an amplifier - a Primaluna Prologue One - and small monitor speakers Proac Tablette Reference Eight Signature, where I used to listen to CD’s. The total – DAC + converter – was about 850 euro including shipping, and can only say that the result is spectacular! I have another system at home, with a very expensive firewire DAC, higher level amplifier and Martin Logan Vantage hybrid speakers, and must admit that the difference in sound between both systems does not justify the price difference…
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Just been able to have my setup working with an extraordinary sound: J River 15, working in KS, 24b, 192K upsampling,to the Weiss DAC2. No longer using the Asio4all and it is much better now! Great sound with a lot of stage, detail, deep and sweet. Voice is incredibly clean and present, tried a download from the Society of Sound HI Res musics 24b FLAC from Juliana Raye. Now I am convinced!
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Thanks, Asio seems to be the best output mode. But still am not able to upsample higher than 44.1 Will look deeper in the forum
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You might also check MM-1 from B&W, which have an excellent reputation and an internal DAC. http://www.bowers-wilkins.com
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In fact I am using Asio/Asio4All. I had CPlay installed for a couple of months, running 24/192 and just downloaded J River 15 yesterday to try before purchasing. It recognized the Weiss DAC2 automatically through the firewire and started smoothly without any problems. However, as I mentioned the quality of sound is not comparable. This is why I thought I am surely missing some parameters when using J River 15 and asked for help. I am not a computer expert, just somebody who loves music! So I have no pre-concepts on your software, just wish to learn how can I have it running correctly with audiophile quality, even more because I like the way it displays the albums in 3D on my screen! Is there a simple tutorial to install it correctly where I can learn? Thanks
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Hi This is my first post in this Forum and I apologize if I am off topic. I have both J River 15 and CPlay installed in my PC music server (a dedicated computer, running Windows7 currently without any modifications to bios or software whatsoever). I have a Weiss DAC2 connected to the computer through firewire. The point is that CPlay sounds much better than J River in all parameters! I am certainly missing something here, to believe in the comments of all the experts! Can somebody help and explain what am I missing? Many thanks in advance -Clearaudio, Revox A700, Primaluna Dialogue Two, Primaluna Prologue Eight, Martin Logan Vantage, Nordost cables.