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« Reply #45 on: February 19, 2010, 03:06:36 pm » |
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Actually I like XMPLay better than Foobar if we talk about WASAPI path. But XX beats both. XMPlay and Foobar are more sharp and colder than XX therefore I myself consider XX as better. Also XX has better pronounced bass, I would say it is more intelligent than XM's or Foobar's.
In my opinion the XXHIGHEND almost sounds high end, all the other software-players don`t ! I totally agree with the fact, that the bass is much better pronounced and the high frequencies are so much smoother, though still very detailed and airy ! |
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« Reply #46 on: February 19, 2010, 03:12:41 pm » |
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You don't have to open files through cmp. Click "explore", install JRiver Media CEnter and set for external software -> cPlay. This is the best combo in terms of SQ and convenience, period. Hi Marcin  , we have been spoken already. How does the this work in practise though - is it fairly seamless or does it jump back & forth between JRiver & Cplay i.e can cplay run in the background & play the files while JRiver remains as the GUI? I've tried setting different external players in MP3Toys (my favoured GUI) but this is the way it operates! PS
I suggest you run DPC Latency checker at your machines and write it here. Mine shows constant 2-3 us.
On my stock laptop, I get something like 230us normally but a whopping 21,000 when WAN is active  |
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« Reply #47 on: February 20, 2010, 08:54:00 pm » |
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Well now IŽve really done it Infected my own thread I have installed WIN 7 Ultimate on my CPU instead of XP PRO and now XXhighend and M2TECH works a lot better no more sudden blue screens og reboots ! Now everything that is available in the demoversion seems to work flawlessly NICE  What would be the ultimate settings for the Engine3 / Win7 / M2TECH ?????? |
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« Reply #48 on: February 20, 2010, 09:21:30 pm » |
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Very nice, gonz, I want to install Win 7 but don't have the external disk space to backup my data before install |
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« Reply #49 on: February 20, 2010, 11:44:45 pm » |
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Hey gonz,
How about VISTA? Have you tried it there?
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« Reply #50 on: February 21, 2010, 02:27:12 am » |
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Hey gonz,
How about VISTA? Have you tried it there?
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« Reply #51 on: February 21, 2010, 10:39:01 pm » |
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Hey Gonz, any chance you've gotten into special mode with Hiface and 9y-6 (if its even possible)? Just wondering how it sounds.
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« Reply #52 on: February 21, 2010, 11:25:37 pm » |
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Hey Gonz, any chance you've gotten into special mode with Hiface and 9y-6 (if its even possible)? Just wondering how it sounds.
I don`t know if the special mode works in the demo version  But you`d better ask Peter ! |
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« Reply #53 on: February 22, 2010, 09:46:57 am » |
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The special mode works on engine 4, but not on engine 3 on my CPU !!
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« Reply #54 on: February 22, 2010, 10:10:48 am » |
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Special Mode is for Engine#4 only. The demo version *does* indeed matter; It will work, but because you lack the Core Appointment stuff you won't be able to tune it right (or not optimally the least).
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« Reply #55 on: February 22, 2010, 10:36:01 am » |
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Special Mode is for Engine#4 only. The demo version *does* indeed matter; It will work, but because you lack the Core Appointment stuff you won't be able to tune it right (or not optimally the least).
Peter
Thanks for the info  Obviously there`s a difference between the demo and the undemo , this is as it should be ! Peter what is your opinion about the sound quality using the M2TECH versus a firewire solution ?? |
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« Reply #56 on: February 22, 2010, 10:40:37 am » |
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Special Mode is for Engine#4 only. The demo version *does* indeed matter; It will work, but because you lack the Core Appointment stuff you won't be able to tune it right (or not optimally the least).
Peter
Does this mean that the special mode will not work with the M2TECH ?? |
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« Reply #57 on: February 22, 2010, 10:44:31 am » |
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Huh ? What makes you think this ?
Anyway, it works perfectly with the M2Tech/HiFace (I tried it).
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« Reply #58 on: February 22, 2010, 10:52:17 am » |
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Peter what is your opinion about the sound quality using the M2TECH versus a firewire solution ?? From what I have heard of it ... better. I used it to feed my Fireface800 via SPDIF, and I was quite surprised how good that sounded. Normally the Fireface is fed by Firewire, and I've always found that sounds "so-so". Notice that I have no real means of comparing to what I'm used to, because my own Phasure NOS1 uses a "better" connection  , meaning that feeding it with SPDIF would incur for two additional conversions compared to what I'm used to. That never is good. Nobody buying a HiFace will be sorry I think. But of course you first must have a need for it. Peter |
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« Reply #59 on: February 22, 2010, 11:36:10 am » |
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Peter what is your opinion about the sound quality using the M2TECH versus a firewire solution ?? From what I have heard of it ... better. I used it to feed my Fireface800 via SPDIF, and I was quite surprised how good that sounded. Normally the Fireface is fed by Firewire, and I've always found that sounds "so-so". Notice that I have no real means of comparing to what I'm used to, because my own Phasure NOS1 uses a "better" connection , meaning that feeding it with SPDIF would incur for two additional conversions compared to what I'm used to. That never is good. Nobody buying a HiFace will be sorry I think. But of course you first must have a need for it. Peter Ok IŽll be doing some testing the next couple of weeks ,comparing the M2TECH versus Firewire using a RME Fireface 400 as DAC !! Which engine should I use with the M2TECH for best sound quality ?? |
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