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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    I took the leap and did the 3.11 update. Am I the only one who doesn't know their own username and password for the CX? Any assistance appreciated. : )
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Yes, it is mysterious. I guess it goes without saying that the UI is a disaster.. but even a baseline-usable UI would clarify what settings are out of the loop when a bypass like SDM Direct is selected. Sigh. I will wrestle with it. Playing Direct from HQP is my next step... I guess I'm going...
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Is anyone successfully playing DSD256 native files via CX / EX w Roon Core / HQP? I have HQP set as a non-oversampling renderer, including SDM Direct. When I try to play DSD256 files, Roon remote (on my laptop) loses connection with Roon Core on the CX, and the CX stops responding for a minute...
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    Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Yes, a friend with a DAVE and others swear by the MS. I was upscaling with HQP to PCM 384, but really only enjoyed the TT2 when HQP upscaling to DSD128. Anyway different strokes / folks. My DAC is back and I'm happy. 😀
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    Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Hey all. Big fan, first time caller. TLDR: Do you need to open up the TT2 (like you do with the DAVE when adding a Sean Jacobs DC3/4) to get the full benefit from an upgraded ext LPSU? Or is plugging in a DC3, or Ferrum Hypsos or whatever, to the back power inlet already the 'Full Banana'...
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Thanks.. I tried both and while there are variations in the per-thread usage number, neither resulted in sustainable DSD256 playback. (see below) I don't understand 'Auto-rate family' -- assuming Auto rate family = true, SDM Bit rate = Auto and SDM Rate Limit = 6,144,000, does HQP upsample...
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Interesting stuff. I am currently playing with HQP settings with a Chord TT2, which is certainly designed with upsampling in mind, and in a fairly ruthlessly-revealing current setup (particularly with some new AQ Wind XLRs) appears to 'need' it. However it is responding very nicely to upsampling...
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    So bear with me, gents (is this really an all-male forum?), I've just gotten HQP working for the first time on CX / EX. I've compared to Roon > Roon Ready and Roon > SqueezePlayer. Where are all these Squeeze plug-ins and settings? Is this in Squeeze Server? I'll reserve my impressions of Roon...
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Did you try power cycling the box? I had to do a full power down to get to stage 3.
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Hmm, finished the 3.1 upgrade on CX and EX, everything seemed to go fine, but upon launching Roon, I couldn't find the Core, was prompted to unauthorize another running instance, and now it looks like I'm setting up Roon from scratch. Did I screw something up?
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Yes, agreed this is the best of both worlds, I'm all over this as soon as 3.1 drops.
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Roon has I think inspired a number of less-ambitious alternatives: Innuos seems one of the better polished entries, dCS have their, Auralic has something.. watch this space. Roon isn't standing still either.
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Thanks for the updates. And yes, this is a big to-do for us but it is absolutely nonsensical to expect any OS to continue for years and years without 'overhaul' upgrades like this. I hope they are able to get the beta testing done largely by them and not by us. : D But anyway, I (vaguely)...
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    CX, EX, K, S, Oladra, Antipodes, Owners Unite

    Congratulations. Immediate Additional Upgrades are either a sign of weakness or strength in a product, clearly here the latter. I have never heard any Gustard product sadly. And the TT2 is no slouch. Have you heard a Sean Jacobs DC4-powered DAVE?
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