wingsounds13
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I doubt that a simple power cycle for reset is any worse for the femto clocks than for any other component in the Pulse. The thermal cycle of an extended power down is another issue. It seems to take the femto clocks half an hour to settle stabilize and perhaps several hours to fully settle down to optimum performance.
Sorry to hear that your infinity loses connection. This is not right. There are three likely factors working here: the Pulse, the cable and the computer. The computer and the cable are the easiest things to eliminate, assuming that you do not have another Pulse available for testing. Have you tried using a different cable? this is the easiest thing to do. My guess is that you are using the 2G cable that came with the infinity upgrade perk. If the 2G cable has some kind of matching issue between gour computer and the DAC, even the 1G cable might share the same issue, so I would not use it as the first choice for testing. I would try a good basic USB cable, such as Belden Gold or similar that anyone should have in their spares.
The second easiest item to test ismthe computer. Even if you have to take the DAC to another location, or a friend's house, try running it on another computer for several hours or days. Again, bring several USB cables, such as the 2G and the good quality printer cable. These things can be a nuisance to diagnose, but several different tests should help to narrow down the culprit.
It is also possible that the power supply is causing the problem. Perhaps a grounding issue, power or groud noise, or an intermittent glitch on the line.
Still, I like the computer as the most likely culprit, as they are mass produced with an absolute minimum of profit margin, and a flaky USB chip or even some other loosely related component could cause issues with specific other products, such as an audiophile DAC.
Of coarse, odds are good that I am suggesting tests that you have already done. If so, sorry to not have been more help for you, but perhaps someone else can benefit from learning this kind of testing procedure. The key is to change only one thing at a time, determine its effect and only then move on to the next step.
I hope that you eventually get it working (more) consistently.
J.P.
Sorry to hear that your infinity loses connection. This is not right. There are three likely factors working here: the Pulse, the cable and the computer. The computer and the cable are the easiest things to eliminate, assuming that you do not have another Pulse available for testing. Have you tried using a different cable? this is the easiest thing to do. My guess is that you are using the 2G cable that came with the infinity upgrade perk. If the 2G cable has some kind of matching issue between gour computer and the DAC, even the 1G cable might share the same issue, so I would not use it as the first choice for testing. I would try a good basic USB cable, such as Belden Gold or similar that anyone should have in their spares.
The second easiest item to test ismthe computer. Even if you have to take the DAC to another location, or a friend's house, try running it on another computer for several hours or days. Again, bring several USB cables, such as the 2G and the good quality printer cable. These things can be a nuisance to diagnose, but several different tests should help to narrow down the culprit.
It is also possible that the power supply is causing the problem. Perhaps a grounding issue, power or groud noise, or an intermittent glitch on the line.
Still, I like the computer as the most likely culprit, as they are mass produced with an absolute minimum of profit margin, and a flaky USB chip or even some other loosely related component could cause issues with specific other products, such as an audiophile DAC.
Of coarse, odds are good that I am suggesting tests that you have already done. If so, sorry to not have been more help for you, but perhaps someone else can benefit from learning this kind of testing procedure. The key is to change only one thing at a time, determine its effect and only then move on to the next step.
I hope that you eventually get it working (more) consistently.
J.P.
