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Title: Hi Res Playing too slow in W8 Post by: boleary on February 17, 2015, 03:48:43 am So all weekend I've been listening to XX on W8 with the settings below. The sound has been great but both 24/96 ans 24/192 files play too slowly. When I reboot in W7 they play fine. What to do?
Title: Re: Hi Res Playing too slow in W8 Post by: manisandher on February 17, 2015, 07:59:18 am Hey Brian, I think you need a new NOS1a driver for use with W8. I'm sure Peter will oblige once he sees this.
Mani. Title: Re: Hi Res Playing too slow in W8 Post by: PeterSt on February 17, 2015, 08:14:00 am Nah ... Brian, you need to use 1.186-i. Also on W8.
;) Peter Title: Re: Hi Res Playing too slow in W8 Post by: boleary on February 17, 2015, 02:05:55 pm Thanks guys. It had been so long since I used W8 I forgot that I never installed 1.186-i. I have to say I am now firmly in the W8 camp. Since upgrading to theNOS1a I've been continually making changes to my room/system: out went the APEXI capacitor card and the Renesis usb PCIe card, both of which significantly contributed to my previous NOS1 sound. I've also removed three 2x4 foot, 6lb per square inch, fiberglass boards I had in the room, though I still have other room treatments. As great as the sound was when I first got the NOS1a back, there was something about the sound that was a bit too soft or rounded that started driving me a bit crazy. Getting rid of all the things I mentioned made a huge difference; the sound again became lively and exciting but then another problem emerged: a subtle sense of HF distortion or raggedness I'd never heard before in W7. So Saturday I switched to W8 and had a bit of a WOW moment. No harshness and no midrange bloat, which was always what I heard with W8 and the NOS1. Once again a very happy camper. :) However, I must relisten to Mozart Symphonies by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, A Linn records 24/96 download. The sound was fantastic though I listened to the whole thing, symphonies 38-41, without realizing it was playing a tad too slow!
Title: Re: Hi Res Playing too slow in W8 Post by: PeterSt on February 17, 2015, 02:15:38 pm Quote without realizing it was playing a tad too slow! But always good to kill 10% more of the time ! Title: Re: Hi Res Playing too slow in W8 Post by: PeterSt on February 17, 2015, 02:27:58 pm btw :
Quote or raggedness I'd never heard before Exactly (I say). |