That did the trick.   I'm a Mac guy and thus don't know my way around Windows.   Thank you!

I was suspecting iFi Micro iDSD driver issues so I uninstalled it via the control panel.  Now, when I try to install it again the installer says it is already installed.  I'm guessing the uninstall from the control panel did not remove everything.  How can I install the driver fresh again?  Any...

  What?  The iDSD Micro powers active speakers just fine in preamp mode.  I do this every day with my unit.

  The very same thing happened to my blue cable after two days of use.

I agree that HQPlayer has superior up-/re-sampling capabilities but the lame UI and lack of library functionality coupled with the relatively high price tag makes it a tweakers tool only.  Jussi really needs to improve this product to make it more user friendly IMHO.

Mine too.  After first power-up and finding the right filter settings mine sounded great -- and still does.   I have not found one scrap of empirical evidence that solid-state devices improve with burn-in.  Devices with moving parts like speakers, headphones, and maybe even phono cartridges...

  Is your 5 meter USB cable listed as being 'active'?  If so, the active components (signal amplifier or repeater) built into the cable will use some or all of the available USB 3 power leaving very little or none to keep the Micro iDSD charged.   Or, is your 5 meter USB cable a Corning Fiber...

I have already sold two friends on the Micro iDSD.  I should get kick-backs from iFi.  ;-)

I agree that HQPlayer has the best resampling algorithms of all the current Mac music players but the UI is so lame I cannot recommend it or justify the cost.  Maybe if enough people complain Jussi will improve it.  ;-)

  You can upsample all PCM rates to DSD128 in Jriver as well.  It has a better user interface and Jremote.  And it's less expensive.

I use the Micro iDSD when I travel.  What I would like to see is an external power option so I could be listening to music on a long flight with an airplane power adapter keeping both the Micro and my phone fully charged.  Same for long road trips in the car.  As it is now you can either listen...

Philips Fidelio X 2 made Innerfidelity's Wall of Fame.   The X 1 does not.

  That is for Sample Rate Conversion (SRC), not for a USB audio driver.   :(

  There is no current fix, one we can implement today.   Besides, an ASIO driver for Mac only solves the issue on that platform.  It does not solve the DoP problem on iOS or android devices.  I use all three for music players with my Micro iDSD.  I'd much rather they found a fix for the DoP...

  If and only if iFi-audio produces a Mac ASIO driver for the Micro.  You keep making it sound like it is a given.  Did someone at iFi-audio tell you they will do this?

I too have the channel imbalance problem but it is only below the 9 o:clock position so it does not bother me much.  For headphone listening I can always select a lower power mode and for the RCA outputs I usually use it with a preamp in direct mode.   But I will certainly report this to...

See post #864 of this thread.

  OK, so this indicates that it is possible to bypass Core Audio and thus DoP, but this is not a current solution for the iFi Micro iDSD.  Not without more software work from them.   Also, I feel there is a bit of marketing drivel in the article.  Case in point, "One of my designer friends...

  Where did you find ASIO for Mac that works with these players?  At this point, I'm ready to try anything.  Do you have links?   Also, is there a solution for iOS devices?

  Music player apps for the Mac are forced to use DoP because Apple Core Audio and USB driver only supports PCM.  If Apple updates Core Audio and USB Driver to eliminate the need for DoP (hope, hope) we would not have this issue.  Further, if there was a way to bypass Core Audio and built-in...

  The rather loud pop I am hearing (and complaining about) is when the iFI Micro iDSD switches from PCM to DSD modes or changes DSD sample rates (ie. DSD64 to DSD128).  This is with three music player apps on the Mac, PureMusic, Audirvana+, and JMRC.  I just downloaded and installed JMRC 20...

Yes, unfortunately I don't have a Windows machine.  I'm hoping Apple will upgrade their USB software to eliminate the need for DoP on Macs and iDevices.  Anything that will get rid of this problem is welcome!

  It doesn't matter the root cause of the problem, if iFi wants to sell the Micro to people to put into their expensive stereo systems then they need to address the DoP pop problem.  I cannot recommend this product to my friends without mentioning this issue.  The first time I experienced the...

This is great news.  Personally, I don't care if I have to borrow a Windoze machine to do the update but having a Mac based update solution would be even better.   Thanks!

So you're saying I can buy HQPlayer for Mac and the problem will go away?  Do I need to buy something else as well?  The HQPlayer purchase webpage talks about needing a Signalyst Network Audio Adapter for use on a Mac but does not link to one.  Do I also need to buy something like USB Audio ASIO...