[fenixdown110]

I think I'm going to go with the Musiland 01 USD instead.

 

[athenaesword]

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Originally Posted by FauDrei /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have the RE-1 and it still helps. I would say yes - you would still benefit.

does the re1 have usb input? cus i'm just about the purchase a dac1 pre that has usb and i'm thinking if i should spdif with the hiface instead of usb on the dac1pre

 

[Sieg9198]

The support for DS(which allows you to have sound in youtube) in Win7 will be available eventually anyway. So for those who can wait, I would suggest to wait for the new driver to come out.

 

[FauDrei]

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Originally Posted by athenaesword /img/forum/go_quote.gif does the re1 have usb input? cus i'm just about the purchase a dac1 pre that has usb and i'm thinking if i should spdif with the hiface instead of usb on the dac1pre

No. RE-1 does not have USB input.

As I read, DAC1 PRE USB input does 24/96 "no drivers required". It should be OK. Still, I think, hiFace (or perhaps even Musilands toys) would fare better.

$1,6K for a USB DAC and pre? It might be just me - I do not fancy the Benchmark's fatiguing brightness, but I wonder could you be satisfied with something like this? It uses dual differential DAC chips that you can find in Cambridge Audio's top of the line CD player...

 

[doctorcilantro]

I have a Musiland coming to play with in my vinyl archiving setup, but I just bought a HiFace from TweekGeek yesterday (for my office rig), and today it has shipped.

I like cutting out another cable out of the loop with the HiFace, and will run BNC direct to my DAC.

DC

 

[somestranger26]

I knew the Windows 7 (x64) drivers were fairly new and needed some work but wow this is ridiculous. Not only does it not work with DirectSound, it won't work with WASAPI either. It only shows up using ASIO/KS but I've tried both with Foobar2000 and ASIO (ASIO4ALL driver) with J River Media Center and Winamp and it crashes all of them. Not just any crash either, I can't even end the process; I have to restart my computer... manually because the hung process(es) cause shutdown to hang.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by somestranger26 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I knew the Windows 7 (x64) drivers were fairly new and needed some work but wow this is ridiculous. Not only does it not work with DirectSound, it won't work with WASAPI either. It only shows up using ASIO/KS but I've tried both with Foobar2000 and ASIO (ASIO4ALL driver) with J River Media Center and Winamp and it crashes all of them. Not just any crash either, I can't even end the process; I have to restart my computer... manually because the hung process(es) cause shutdown to hang.

In Vista and W7 it officially supports only KS. It might change with new drivers as they dropped a word of adding support for WASAPI/DS. Why are you trying to use ASIO4ALL with foobar2000, use KS?

 

[somestranger26]

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT /img/forum/go_quote.gif In Vista and W7 it officially supports only KS. It might change with new drivers as they dropped a word of adding support for WASAPI/DS. Why are you trying to use ASIO4ALL with foobar2000, use KS?

First off, ASIO4All is nothing but a wrapper for Kernel Streaming and it works PERFECTLY FINE ON 32 BIT.

Second, I already used KS with Foobar2000 and it caused epic crashes like every other piece of software I tried. Read my post. Quote:

Originally Posted by Somestranger26 It only shows up using ASIO/KS but I've tried both with Foobar2000

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by somestranger26 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I already used KS with Foobar2000 and it caused epic crashes like every other piece of software I tried.

Wrapper or not, they seem to work differently for m2tech, ASIO4ALL crackles a lot on Vista. Some have had some success with it on XP.
I haven't heard of any issues with KS on foobar2000 though, but if you are saying any piece of software crashes on your computer, there might be something really wrong with it. Have you tried it on other lap or comp? If you continue having issues, contact m2tech support, showing your anger here would not help.

 

[momomo6789]

works fine for me in win7 64 ult with ks in foobar

 

[FauDrei]

Quote:

Originally Posted by somestranger26 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I knew the Windows 7 (x64) drivers were fairly new and needed some work but wow this is ridiculous. Not only does it not work with DirectSound, it won't work with WASAPI either. It only shows up using ASIO/KS but I've tried both with Foobar2000 and ASIO (ASIO4ALL driver) with J River Media Center and Winamp and it crashes all of them. Not just any crash either, I can't even end the process; I have to restart my computer... manually because the hung process(es) cause shutdown to hang.

When this happen next time - try unplugging hiFace and see what happens. You just might regain the control of your computer.

 

[somestranger26]

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Originally Posted by FauDrei /img/forum/go_quote.gif When this happen next time - try unplugging hiFace and see what happens. You just might regain the control of your computer.

Fresh Windows 7 install with no previous audio drivers installed. I've tried reinstalling drivers, unplugging and plugging the Hiface back in, etc. and still issues. It works with zero problems on my laptop running 32 bit except I do not use my laptop for music.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by somestranger26 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Fresh Windows 7 install with no previous audio drivers installed. I've tried reinstalling drivers, unplugging and plugging the Hiface back in, etc. and still issues. It works with zero problems on my laptop running 32 bit except I do not use my laptop for music.

May I ask obvious, did you use Setup64.exe, as it works fine for me on Vista 64bit?

 

[somestranger26]

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT /img/forum/go_quote.gif May I ask obvious, did you use Setup64.exe, as it works fine for me on Vista 64bit?

Of course I did. And just to be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN it's not an issue with Windows, I just reinstalled and am having the same issue. I play something in Foobar with KS enabled to the hiface, my DAC locks it but nothing plays, Foobar crashes tragically. I'm definitely contacting m2tech about this now.

 

[doctorcilantro]

Did you try compatibility mode? For Vista or maybe XP SP3?

Probably won't matter since you are getting it to actually commence the install process, but just an idea....

DC

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Originally Posted by somestranger26 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Of course I did. And just to be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN it's not an issue with Windows, I just reinstalled and am having the same issue. I play something in Foobar with KS enabled to the hiface, my DAC locks it but nothing plays, Foobar crashes tragically. I'm definitely contacting m2tech about this now.