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ReClock chitchat

yes, I know that PDF...great stuff!

I also love "Win32PrioritySeparation", drastic I tell you :D
 
-> omg just running a version of that two batch system via -process.exe (killing bloatware & win UI/system set on low priority in background, player put forward and real time during playback, restore afterwards) as described towards the end of that .pdf for foo[L]bar, but I'm running it on SqueezeSlave instead, hah.. I was aware about this tutorial, but always did it manually, batch system is much more efficient, but it takes some time to set it up properly.

SQ improved greatly (in terms fluidness), and few more hacks/tweaks to go :bowdown:

PS what is funny though is that everything is shut down,
but that little audiophilic bugger volumouse (on screen GUI and commands) is still operational => multi-lol

PS2 what I found out is that antivirus seems non-cooperative with process.exe forcing upon him priorities, suspend etc. I know this is to be expected (antivirus ought to be bulletproof), but in practical terms it means either living with him, eventhough on standby at normal priority during playback or complete uninstall, so this is not optimal. Clearly a dedicated machine, which could be tweaked to the WinOS supression extreme (and with no prior antivirus install) is needed, also because of the more hard-core tweaks in the pipeline..
 
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hehe, looks like you've opened Pandora's box :D

anyway, I like the very forward and clear sound of Reclock/KS for movies...and the analog sound of uLilith+ASIO4ALL for music(Reclock's too bright and less euphonic IMHO), so I'm quite set so far :agree:
 
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So, what are the first impressions from Musiland 02 - I assume that this new precision clock mode update can be downloaded for it as well, right?
 
Selling just one hour old equipment, that's a bold act of dedicated audiophilism, so why didn't your rather sell/switch the headphones for higher ohmpt?

Btw. life can sometime suck indeed, as of last night my mplayer is no longer decoding-transcoding those oggflac streams for SqueezeSlave, nobody knows why, eh, so no more CD quality radio for me, grr.. It went titsup even before the hardcore tweaks with win UI/system, mysterioso..
 
you know what..I think I'm gonna run Dogbert's drivers in optical S/PDIF to this thing: http://www.tcelectronic.com/bmc-2.asp

I've read many reviews where ppl said that the headamp is mind blowing.

it can be had for USD350 shipped...HLLY won't be getting my money :p
 
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Hm, for this price the specs sound interesting, 3x digital inputs, dB level monitoring, jitter supression thingy taken from their high end products, big volume knob, ext. power, .. but as they put it one review, this is basically one big volume box.

What's that reclocking business on these inputs, the extreme right button is labeled "x2", does it mean 2x 44.1 (88.2kHz) and 2x 48 (96kHz) capability? If that's correct, fine you have got reclocking in a standalone box (but your are stuck with it), on the other hand the pc/htpc software and hardware can/will evolve over time..

Now, the question remains, how good in jitter terms is your digital audio chain, those CMI chip/PCI cards are good, but perhaps you can feed that box with something better in the future. SPDIF sucks, I'd prefer something with I2S input, at least theoretical option.
 
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it's just a visual indicator...44.1/48 or 88.2/96 input, no resampling as far as I can tell!

well coax is much better jitter-wise than optical, but my headphones are very sensitive and pick up groundloop hum and interferences like there's no tomorrow.

they also have a cheaper firewire version apparently: http://www.tcelectronic.com/desktopkonnekt6features.asp

I would prolly not use the headphones out, but feed it to a Burson HA-160 anyway 8)
 
ok, change of plans! I've read some RMAA measurements for the TC Konnekt 6, and they stink!

I'm getting these two(brand new) for 150 EUR shipped:

http://www.audiophileproducts.com/spitfire
http://www.audiophileproducts.com/supplier

I will roll the stock LM4562NA LPF opamp for two AD797BR 8)

and if that sucks, I'll sell it w/ a profit on head-fi and get a V-DAC...that also has a rollable LM4562, so it'll also get the AD797 treatment.

life's so simple sometimes :agree:
 
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here's a more or less final english resource file for uLilith...the GUI is still in enjlish, but now the menus make a lot more sense.

PS: it's a bummer that no windows volume control works in S/PDIF, but you can set hotkeys in uLilith, even if it's in the tasktray only...so I can assign it to the Griffin, so handy :)

I wish I could assign the same hotkeys for Reclock volume...but you cannot set hotkeys for ffdshow and Reclock doesn't support volume control, so I guess I'm SOL..

PPS: this card might be the perfect transport: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120531662189

it's got 2 discrete clocks for 44.1/48 like the M2Tech Hiface, bitmatched KS/WASAPI, forbids SRC, very stable and it does PCM24...most cards don't and only do PCM16/PCM32

PPPS: this one looks nice too, but no KS on XP...ASIO4ALL works, though: http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-to-Spdif-Toslink-and-I2S-Converter-for-DAC_W0QQitemZ290395921828
 

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OK, I've ordered the Musiland 01 USD second hand for a very good price :agree:

It outputs ever so slightly out of tune sample rates(prolly inaudible to the human ear :confused:) but I've got a hard time justifying the $150 for the Hiface...besides its drivers look pretty wonky, M2tech are working on their next "Evo" interface and don't seem to give a damn about the Hiface anymore :mad:

I'll use this adapter to plug the Musiland directly onto my DAC...no cable!

RCA2Mx2.jpg
 
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hehe, I see Patrick82 says that RCA adaptors "beat all the reference interconnects in the whole world": http://www.exeres.org/audio.htm

got to be onto something using this to plug the 01USD straight into my DAC :D
 
$29 for pair??? And shipping was...? They should be platinum. And of course its as better as shorter.
 
Another off topic subject (that's what this thread is about !)

Did anyone notice the new option in the 256 nvidia drivers line ? "content type reported to the display" in the Adjust*Desktop*Color*Settings page. Couldn't find anything online about what it does but from what I could see by playing with it, Nvidia finally added a 0-255 / 16-235 switch.

Anyone has more info on that ?
 
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