Peter,

The RME card is not 'fixed' and DDS is not activated.  Currently the only way I can make things work is to physicaly change the word clock output ( 96K for 96K FLAC files and 44.1K for most other files. ) The screen shot you sent is similar to mine except I do show 96K or 44.1K depending on the selected word clock setting. 

Don

Peter,

Problem solved. The word clock was setting the RME to 96K. As soon as I reset the clock to 44.1 all was well.  It creates a bit a paine to change the word clock setting with a change of file but it works!

Again , thanks for the guidance. 

Don

Peter,

Many thanks for your quick responce to my issues.  BTW, my DAD is a 96K unit. I am thinking of upgrading the cards so your input as to the advantages would be welcome.  Things are now functioning well as long as I use 24/96 FLAC as a source.  I can not play anything less such as the majority of my WAV 16/44.1 files.  If I try to do this I get a message that my DAC cannot handle the file as presented.  I have tried to upsample the file but continue to get a similar message. Any thoughts?

Again , thanks for your help.

Don

I am new to XXHE .  I am using Vista driving the RME HDSPe MADI card. In turn I use my MADI output to drive a Digital Audio Denmark  DAD AX24 DAC. The entire system is word clocked using an Antelope clock with an outboard Rubidium atomic reference.  Things work great with my current player JRiver MC12(latest).  I have installed XXHE and found things to work but only using engine #1 and selecting the MADI 1&2 driver from the dropdown. So far so good!  If I try to use Engine #3 XXHE defaults to primary sound driver only.  This obviously knocks out my MADI driver and I have no output.  Is there a work around to allow me to use my current hardware and have Engine #3 active and usable?  If I use the only working combination as noted above, I only see 16 bits when using a 24 source. Suggestions and ideas would be appreciated. BTW, a great sounding result even with the 16 bit restriction I currently have.