Chaintech AV-710 Setup Thread, Including True 44.1kHz Wolfson Output in XP

[htbyron]

I'm getting strange characters in my Envy24 Audio Deck controller -- gibberish!

Here's a screenshot/crop:

Any idea what's causing this or how to fix it?

(I'm guessing reinstall the driver, which I will try shortly. But I thought I should check here to see if anyone has seen anything like this.)

 

[infinitesymphony]

I have seen that, once before... Not sure about the cause, but a driver uninstall/reinstall did the trick.

 

[htbyron]

Yep, that seemed to fix it. Thanks for all your help here!

 

[htbyron]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif For material higher than 48 kHz, you'll need to switch to the 2CH Hi-Sample Rate mode in the Audio Deck--this will enable the 96 kHz and 192 kHz sampling rates. Then, when you're done, switch back to regular 2CH mode using the method in the first post.

Is the AV-710 limited only to those sample rates? I was considering picking up a FLAC recording from Linn Records at 88.2kHz (24-bit). Will this play through the AV-710? Will it be resampled? Any advice?

 

[infinitesymphony]

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Originally Posted by htbyron /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is the AV-710 limited only to those sample rates? I was considering picking up a FLAC recording from Linn Records at 88.2kHz (24-bit). Will this play through the AV-710? Will it be resampled? Any advice?

Good question. My guess is that the AV-710 will resample 88.2 kHz to 96 kHz and 176.4 kHz to 192 kHz. In this case, you'll either want to use a high quality audio editing program to resample, or perform real-time resampling with a resampler plug-in in your playback program. Letting the card do its own resampling is probably the worst choice, since the drivers' algorithms are usually built for speed and not quality.

 

[htbyron]

Thanks. I can try resampling in foobar.

 

[MontyPythizzle]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have seen that, once before... Not sure about the cause, but a driver uninstall/reinstall did the trick.

Ya it does that **** to me all the time, uninstall/reinstall does the trick.

 

[Chingyul]

I tried installing my AV710 recently. The system doesn't detect the new hardware (ASUS M2N Deluxe). I tried the card in a different system and the card cause that system not to boot up at all.
Faulty card? I'm out of the warrenty period at NCIX so looks like I probably have to pick up a new one? Anyone else have this problem?

 

[MontyPythizzle]

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Originally Posted by Chingyul /img/forum/go_quote.gif I tried installing my AV710 recently. The system doesn't detect the new hardware (ASUS M2N Deluxe). I tried the card in a different system and the card cause that system not to boot up at all. Faulty card? I'm out of the warrenty period at NCIX so looks like I probably have to pick up a new one? Anyone else have this problem?

One time I had an AV710 with a weird problem, when it would play music it would blue screen with a problem with one of the Envy drivers, even reformatting my computer and trying different drivers the card would still blue screen. I just ended up throwing it out and buying a new one. I shouldn't have but I couldn't stand the crap it gave me. Hell, they were only 25 shipped.

 

[midnite8791]

is it common with kernel streaming in foobar that whenever a sound will come from elsewhere, such as playing a youtube video for the music to stop?

 

[edguetzow]

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Originally Posted by midnite8791 /img/forum/go_quote.gif is it common with kernel streaming in foobar that whenever a sound will come from elsewhere, such as playing a youtube video for the music to stop?

Yes. But you can set up your system to use another card or your built-in onboard audio to play the system sounds and not interrupt your foobar kernal streaming.

You would have the 710 play music only (via cans or speakers) or kernel stream (via foobar) to an external device like speakers, a DAC, your cans, your receiver, etc. You could then have another pair of speakers hooked up to your onboard audio to play the sounds not played through foobar and the 710.

I believe it has been posted before in this or another thread. I did it myself in XP and have forgotten exactly what I did to achieve it!

It involved going to Control Panel, selecting Sounds & Audio Devices and making sure that the default sound devices are the onboard audio that your system provides (like Realtek AC97 Audio for example).

I am sure someone online can provide better directions.

It is do-able, however!

 

[Chingyul]

Yeah, I was gonna buy a new one........but they seem to be discontinued.

 

[midnite8791]

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Originally Posted by edguetzow /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes. But you can set up your system to use another card or your built-in onboard audio to play the system sounds and not interrupt your foobar kernal streaming. You would have the 710 play music only (via cans or speakers) or kernel stream (via foobar) to an external device like speakers, a DAC, your cans, your receiver, etc. You could then have another pair of speakers hooked up to your onboard audio to play the sounds not played through foobar and the 710. I believe it has been posted before in this or another thread. I did it myself in XP and have forgotten exactly what I did to achieve it! It involved going to Control Panel, selecting Sounds & Audio Devices and making sure that the default sound devices are the onboard audio that your system provides (like Realtek AC97 Audio for example). I am sure someone online can provide better directions. It is do-able, however!

It really isnt that big of a deal, I was just curious if it was normal but thanks for the advice!

 

[infinitesymphony]

Yep, interruption of KS is normal--one source at a time. As edguetzow said, you can make onboard sound the default playback device in the Sounds and Audio Devices section of the Control Panel (Audio tab) and then setup Foobar or other programs to use the AV-710. Or, you could disable Windows sounds (Sounds tab) and the sounds of other programs if they allow it.

 

[santiclaws]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif Done! If you plan on using the Kernel Streaming plug-in in Foobar, remember to enable the Resampler plug-in and set it to 96 khz.

Sorry for the stupid question, but how do I enable it?

EDIT: NM, figured it out.