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« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2013, 05:34:35 pm » |
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Hi Nick,
What´s your xQ1 value?
Regards, Juan
Juan hi, I don't think my BIOS has an xQ1 setting so I'm not sure what to set on this one, try a few values and have a listen. Cheers Nick. Hi Nick, the xQ1 value I was asking for is the one in XXHighEnd, I don´t see it in your signature. Regards, Juan Juan hi, Q1 of 10 with SFS at 1.6mb. Gives a very dynamic sound. Cheers, Nick.
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C621 motherboard, Xeon 40 thread CPU.
w10 14393 RAM OS => XX V2.10 / adaptive mode / XX buffer 4096 / NOS USB driver v 1.02 buffer 16ms / Q1,2,3,4,5 = 10,-,1,1,1 / xQ1 =15 / unattended / SFS 0.69Mb / memory straight continuous / system clock 15.0ms / Threadprio RealTime / Playerprio Low / CPU scheme 3-5 / 16x Arc Prediction / Peak Extend off / Phase alignment off / Phase off / XTweaks : Balanced Load 35 / Nervous Rate 10 (or15) / Cool when Idle n/a / Provide Stable Power 0 / Utilize Cores always 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability On => Lush USB cable => modified NOS1 USB DAC => no pre amp => Orelo active horn loudspeakers with modified bass channel DSPs.
Music server: X99, Xeon 28 thread PC.
System power two 3kva balanced tranformers with dedicated earth spur.
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« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2013, 07:25:21 pm » |
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Thanks Nick, I understand that you have both Q1 and xQ1=10. With your Q settings the minimum SFS I can get is 14Mb.
Following your changes in the BIOS I found these as my best settings:
CPU Frequency: 1995MHz DRAM Frequency: 1066MHz
Best regards, Juan
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Nick
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« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2013, 11:20:11 pm » |
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Thanks Nick, I understand that you have both Q1 and xQ1=10. With your Q settings the minimum SFS I can get is 14Mb.
Following your changes in the BIOS I found these as my best settings:
CPU Frequency: 1995MHz DRAM Frequency: 1066MHz
Best regards, Juan
Juan hi, Regards SFS, 14mb does not seem very low for the power of your PC. I had a problem a couple of times where I could not get SFS below 4 without breaks in music. I had to go back to full OS then re minimise in XX for another reason after I did this SFS worked down to 1.5mb. It might be worth trying this to see if you can go lower. Regards, Nick.
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C621 motherboard, Xeon 40 thread CPU.
w10 14393 RAM OS => XX V2.10 / adaptive mode / XX buffer 4096 / NOS USB driver v 1.02 buffer 16ms / Q1,2,3,4,5 = 10,-,1,1,1 / xQ1 =15 / unattended / SFS 0.69Mb / memory straight continuous / system clock 15.0ms / Threadprio RealTime / Playerprio Low / CPU scheme 3-5 / 16x Arc Prediction / Peak Extend off / Phase alignment off / Phase off / XTweaks : Balanced Load 35 / Nervous Rate 10 (or15) / Cool when Idle n/a / Provide Stable Power 0 / Utilize Cores always 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability On => Lush USB cable => modified NOS1 USB DAC => no pre amp => Orelo active horn loudspeakers with modified bass channel DSPs.
Music server: X99, Xeon 28 thread PC.
System power two 3kva balanced tranformers with dedicated earth spur.
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juanpmar
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« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2013, 12:28:05 am » |
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Juan hi, Regards SFS, 14mb does not seem very low for the power of your PC. I had a problem a couple of times where I could not get SFS below 4 without breaks in music. I had to go back to full OS then re minimise in XX for another reason after I did this SFS worked down to 1.5mb. It might be worth trying this to see if you can go lower. Regards, Nick
Hi Nick, I only can go that low with this Q settings: Q1:10, Q2,Q3,Q4:0, Q5:2 and xQ1:1This is the reason why I asked you what was your xQ1 (Q1 Factor) setting. With Q1:10 and xQ1:10 for me was impossible to go lower than SFS:14Mb Now, with the new settings I can go as low as SFS:1,4Mb Would you please check again your xQ1 setting?, I thing that must be a misunderstanding about it. Tomorrow I´ll play music at normal volume level to see the SQ with this settings, now is too late here. Best regards, Juan
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Audio Pc: Processor i7 970: 3200MHz (reduced to 1668MHz), 6+6 cores/ RAM Corsair DDR3, 24Gb, 1333MHz/ Mb Asus X58 Sabertooth/ OS and XXHE in Peter's RAM-Disk / The CPU fan is the only one in the Audio Pc: NF-S12A (600rpm/6.7db)/ No graphic card/ Power supply: Seasonic SS-400FL2, fanless. Configuration and Updates in HOW I'VE BUILT MY NEW PC... http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=1673.0. This post is very old but maybe someone still find it useful XXHighEnd: 2.11a. Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM, music on LAN/ KS:Phasure NOS1 Out 4.0/ #4 Engine/ Adaptive Mode/ Q1=10, Q3,4,5=1, xQ1=15/ Dev.Buffer: 4096/ ClockRes: 15ms/ Straight Contiguous/ SFS: 0.69 (max 0,69)/ Not Invert/ Phase Alignment Off/ Allow format change/ Decode HDCD/ Playerprio: Low/ ThreadPrio: Real Time/ Scheme: Core 3-5/ UnAttended/ Not Switch during Playback Off/ Playback Drive none/ UnAttended/ Include Garbage Collect/ Copy to XX Drive by standard/ Always clear Proxy before Playback/ Stop Desktop Services/ Stop Remaining Services/ Stop All Services: Off/ Keep LAN Services: On - Persist: Off/ Use Remote Desktop/ Minimize OS/ XTweaks : Balanced Load 35/ Nervous Rate 10/ Cool when Idle -/ Provide Stable Power 0/ Utilize Cores always 1/ Time Performance Index: Optimal / Time Stability: Stable / Arc Prediction/ Number of cores in use: 12 (máx. 6-12) Music Server PC (W10) totally silent with OS (W10) in SSD and music inside in SSDs - RDC > Ethernet Gigabyte cable 3m > Audio Pc > 1m USB Lush cable directly from the USB3.0 in the motherboard > PHASURE NOS1a-75B-G3 (Driver v1.0.4) 16ms > Blaxius BNC interconnects > Genelec 1037B 3-Way Active speakers with BNC inputs
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« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2013, 05:25:56 pm » |
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Because the mounting holes of my computer case are at the top I turned the case upside down and turned the HD and DVD too. Thanks Georg. You turned me upside down too until I get a new case! Had a good "listen" last night. Best ever, one would think I mounted a turntable somewhere inside the PC. Is it the speed of DVI that makes such a difference? I will never use that sh*t VGA again. Without thinking about I connected the TV to the PC via the VGA interface. What a big mistake! When the monitor is connected via DVI the music is more analogue again and the locating phantastic. Many thanks for the reminder of the DVI interface Georg
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XXHE 2.10 - PC ASUS Sabertooth X99, passive Cooling / Seasonic P-400FL Platin / Core I7 6800K 6/12 cores scalable @1.2GHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 30/-/1/1/1/ Q1Factor = 10 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 15ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.69 (max 0.69) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ 2GB RAMDisk (IMDisk) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Stop Desktop, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = 35 / Nervous Rate = 10 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / *Arc Prediction Filtering (16x)* / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On (Settings currently not stable)
USB3 from MoBo -> 2m Belkin -> Intona (Standard) with external power supply -> Clairixia cable USB3 from MoBo -> 0,5m Belkin USB3 -> ALLDAQ ADQ-USB 3.0-ISO-PS with external power supply -> 2m Belkin USB2 cable
-> WaveIO to dddac1794 or to Soekris DAM1021 -> SMSL SU-8 ES9038 -> 2x Gainclone -> TQWT 9710M/01 + BMS 4524 Horn -> 2x Quad 405 rebuild as mono amps with Dada Electronics boards -> Quad ESL63 Pro -> 2x Anaview ALC0300-1300 -> Original Celestion SL6 in concrete housing -> 2x Neumann KH-120 -> Funk MTX Monitor -> AKG K701
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« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2013, 11:50:12 pm » |
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Many thanks for the reminder of the DVI interface ....to Nick!
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XX2.07/MB: ASRock Extreme 4M , i7-3930K @ 0.5GHz/ RAM-OS W10586/32 Gigs 1600 DDR3/ Clarixa usb cable /Q1,3,4,5 = *14*/1/1/*1* / *Q1Factor = 1* / Peak Extension: Off/Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *.5ms* / Straight Contiguous / SFS = *.02,/ Do Nothing With Cover Art / not Invert / *(Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Real Time / Scheme = 3-5 / UnAttended (Just Start) / *All* Services Off except LAN & RDC/ Persist off/No OSD / No Running Time / Minimize OS / Boost on/XTweaks : Balanced Load = *40* / Nervous Rate = 1/ Cool when Idle = NA / Provide Stable Power = 0 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Best/ Time Stability = On/ No Up-sampling/R-2R DAC
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« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2013, 07:38:28 am » |
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Yes, give credit where credit is due Georg
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XXHE 2.10 - PC ASUS Sabertooth X99, passive Cooling / Seasonic P-400FL Platin / Core I7 6800K 6/12 cores scalable @1.2GHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 30/-/1/1/1/ Q1Factor = 10 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 15ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.69 (max 0.69) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ 2GB RAMDisk (IMDisk) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Stop Desktop, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = 35 / Nervous Rate = 10 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / *Arc Prediction Filtering (16x)* / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On (Settings currently not stable)
USB3 from MoBo -> 2m Belkin -> Intona (Standard) with external power supply -> Clairixia cable USB3 from MoBo -> 0,5m Belkin USB3 -> ALLDAQ ADQ-USB 3.0-ISO-PS with external power supply -> 2m Belkin USB2 cable
-> WaveIO to dddac1794 or to Soekris DAM1021 -> SMSL SU-8 ES9038 -> 2x Gainclone -> TQWT 9710M/01 + BMS 4524 Horn -> 2x Quad 405 rebuild as mono amps with Dada Electronics boards -> Quad ESL63 Pro -> 2x Anaview ALC0300-1300 -> Original Celestion SL6 in concrete housing -> 2x Neumann KH-120 -> Funk MTX Monitor -> AKG K701
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« Reply #22 on: August 10, 2013, 04:37:40 pm » |
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What I'm wondering is has the use of DVI for video operation been known to help SQ or, Nick, did you just stumble into this discovery? Really, it has been one of the most significant tweaks I've ever experienced with my system. Have others tried this too? Perhaps Nick, Georg and I happened to drink from the same batch of cool aide? It's sort of weird that others have had nothing to say about this.
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XX2.07/MB: ASRock Extreme 4M , i7-3930K @ 0.5GHz/ RAM-OS W10586/32 Gigs 1600 DDR3/ Clarixa usb cable /Q1,3,4,5 = *14*/1/1/*1* / *Q1Factor = 1* / Peak Extension: Off/Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *.5ms* / Straight Contiguous / SFS = *.02,/ Do Nothing With Cover Art / not Invert / *(Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Real Time / Scheme = 3-5 / UnAttended (Just Start) / *All* Services Off except LAN & RDC/ Persist off/No OSD / No Running Time / Minimize OS / Boost on/XTweaks : Balanced Load = *40* / Nervous Rate = 1/ Cool when Idle = NA / Provide Stable Power = 0 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Best/ Time Stability = On/ No Up-sampling/R-2R DAC
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« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2013, 05:17:03 pm » |
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I've been using the DVI (and a fanless psu) from the very beginning. Coincidental ignorance I must admit, but it turned out right . Stanley
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September 2021: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM/ XXHE 2.11 / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/1 / Q1Factor = 4/ Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 10ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 10.13 (max 10,13)/ No Filter/ not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Peak Extend Off /Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback/ UnAttended / All Services Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : 62, 1, -, 1, 1/ Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = On / Custom Filtering Low (16x) / -> Lush^3 USB-cable 70cm (A: W-Y-R-G, B: W-G) > Phasure NOS1a 75B G3 DAC, Driver v1.0.4) (16ms)/ Output via Balanced Blaxius BNC Interlinks > Audio Analogue Maestro monoblock amplifier > speakers: Apogee Acoustics Scintilla (custom rebuild).
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