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  1. Not sure if you have found or are still looking for solutions, my lead might help you. A year ago, the chap on the discussion thread below had even replaced the hard disk with a 1TB SSD on a HAP-Z1ES, with pictures, written steps and screen displays. The unit should still be alive today...and perhaps sold to another audiophile enthusiast. Sony hap z1 ES You might have to register an account first to access the thread. I think the principle should be the same...as long as you are using a storage device with the same SATA data interface as the factory hard disk.
  2. It may be a long shot...but did you try the ground lift switch?
  3. Happy New Year! (back from holidays and back to reality I hope). Have you or anyone fully tested the DacMagic Plus yet? I have a DacMagic and a M2Tech HiFace. I am keen to know if the DacMagic Plus is a big jump from the previous model. I have read on other forums that there's much improvement with the new Analog Devices ADSP21261 DSP over the TI DSP.
  4. Hi, A quick question, I am just wondering if I played 24-bit/192kHz hi-res tracks using Foobar2000 on Win7, sent to M2TECH hiFace at 24-bit/192kHz and S/PDIF out to DacMagic (sampled maximum at 24-bit/96kHz), would I be losing 1/2 the data signals now that the slices per second is reduced by 1/2...even though the bit depth is the same? And without having to compress the tracks from 192 down to 96 before playback.
  5. Hi hddoc, I am still learning so bear with me. If M2Tech has drivers to process sampling rate above 24-bit/192kHz out from MAC, that'll be splendid. However, I thought that, thereafter, it all depends on what your DAC can take as incoming sampling rate. And by the way, I got the M2Tech hiFace last Friday...love it.
  6. A quick comment on power supply unit. If you bought the DacMagic the last couple of months, the power supply should be the improved version. If not, I think CA is replacing the PSU for free. Please check link: http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/content.php?COID=197 By the way, if anyone is interested, I received feedback from CA that they have no plans to update the chip set or do any firmware upgrade (not sure if that's even possible) on the current DacMagic model. The 16-bit/44.1 kHz incoming sampling rate through USB will stay. Next model perhaps? I am otherwise quite happy linking different components through this unit. Lately, I happen to have the latest Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro to test via USB to TOSLINK out of laptop to the DacMagic. 24-bit/96kHz is achievable. I will take the advice of the brothers/sisters of Computer Audiophile and go get a M2TECH hiFace today for my further pursuance and experiment. Have fun.
  7. Have you tried checking the Sound setup on Win7's Control Panel? Look for "C-Media USB Headphone Set" and see what's the sampling rate...There should only be 44.1 or 48 kHz for options.
  8. Thanks to bottlerocket and sq225917 and again, earlier to flatmap and blueixus...you guys helped put the pieces together. I guessed I am old-school trying to breakout. It all started with a mouldy and peeling Dire Straits CD...and thought its time I started a project to archive the 1200+ CDs collected over 20 yearsfor futureproofing. Therefore, the DACMagic kind of fit my purpose. However, when I demo other USB DACs at the audiophile mall, I looked at this with a whole new perspective. I am sure Wavelength, Empirical, Bel Canto and M2 are on the bleeding edge. Anyone tried any other cheaper USB->S/PDIF converter? E.g. from China, Taiwan or Hong Kong?...Or these products simply cannot make it?
  9. Thanks to both flatmap and blueixus. This helps! Happy New Year.
  10. Hi, I am new to the world of computer audiophile. I have got questions on USB sampling rate. After reading some of the forum postings, I need some clarifications to wrap it all up...please humour me. 1. USB out - sampling of more than 16-bit/44.1kHz cannot be achieved? Is this true? 2. Is it because Windows and Mac OS X do not support USB Audio Class 2? 3. Unless a proprietary driver is written for the DAC? True? 4. I have a Cambride Audio DACMagic. If the above were all true, can anyone other than CA tell me why its USB connection is restricted to 44.1kHz sampling rate? 5. What happens when I playback a 24-bit/96kHz hi-res audio track? Am I losing a lot of signal/data from this track during playback? 6. My DACMagic takes a maximum incoming sampling rate of 96 kHz. If I go through say a M2TECH hiFace (which could technically achieve 192kHz) on my laptop, I would be able to reach 24-bit/96 kHz?
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