It is strongly advised to not use your system without a preamp (or the pre-amp at max volume for that matter) if you or your speakers won't be able to handle a situation that e.g. the file contains wrongly formatted data or otherwise - because of which cracks may emerge with an energy beyond imagination.
Edit : As it turns out now, 0.9u-2 is *not* good for Attended Playback ! (Error... (http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=410.0)).
Engine#3 only :
Added in this version :
- As the title says : Support for 96/24 official files on DACs that support 16 bits only but which support 96KHz samplerate.
Maybe not many people can use this feature, but I hope those who do enjoy it since it took 3 full days to get this going;
Here too Vista Exclusive Mode flaws because by normal means it doesn't allow for this.
Anyway, do not hesitate to play 96/24 over 96/16 because I really doubt you'll hear it, playing at 16 bits only.
- The Analysis function (DAC Test for "DAC is" in the Settings Area) is extended with some more tests of which I hope they unveil the Supporting |24| settings as not supported at all. Please keep in mind, Support for *and* |32| *and* |24| cannot exist to my belief. Also, so far I've never heard of |24| really being supported.
Please help and report back those who had the Analysis function report both |32| and |24| as Supported and if something has changed now for that matter. Thanks.
- Numerous messages have been changed / added to report better for rejected playback modes.
- At DoubleRate (or UpSample) (which works at 44.1 KHz and 16 bit files only for now) the time position cursor showed at the wrong position (and implied wrong play back commence when dragged). This is solved now.
- Support for native 96 KHz 16 bit files.
- Note that a 96KHz 16 bit files can be upgraded to 24 bits (or 32 bits) just the same as 44.1KHz files. Of course there's only logic to this when you have a native 96/16 file and a DAC that supports more than 16 bits.
- 88.2 KHz files are supported in theory just the same as 96KHz files (16 or 24 bit); also regarding the above topic. This all was *not* tested though.
- Sound Quality can have changed for any playback modes but for native (i.e. at 16 bit playback, though with - or without Digital Volume Control) 44.1/16 files.
- When the "DAC is" (Settings Area) is set to a 16 bit mode, Double (and UpSample) are disabled (unticked).
Warning-1 : By now it must be stated that all what has been incorporated for Engine#3 and playback modes, is *not* tested against Engine#1 and Engine#2. Quite some inconsistencies are to be expected (like being able to choose a 96/24 which just may error out on mentioned Engines).
Warning-2 : Since DTS pass-through never has been supported officially, but worked, *and* because many kind of official checks have been built in per this version while DTS pass-through still not is supported officially (or : explicitly), chances are high that currently things do not work anymore which worked before for this matter. Please report back on this, and I will try to restore things where needed.
Keep in mind : the bit rates shown at various places are *not* conform reality !