[sajunky]

though you could say the txs and mains wires are kept separate from the sensitive inputs and circuits

And there are many common mode chokes for each transformer.

Re: fuse, it is a standard size fuse indeed, a holder is different than a typical holder in Gustard. Strange that there is usually rating printed next on the PCB, here nothing.

 

[rockcity007]

OMG, do the problems ever stop! OK now when I go to play music via Roon to the R26, Roon is giving me a message saying Too many failures. Stopping playback”. Now, on the DAC's display it's saying, "EXT ERR" Any ideas?
I was just playing music last night and no changes have been made since then.
I spend more darn time trying to figure out how to play music than ever actually listening to it... very frustrating indeed!
Thanks for any help you can offer (again)

 

[BShaw]

OMG, do the problems ever stop! OK now when I go to play music via Roon to the R26, Roon is giving me a message saying Too many failures. Stopping playback”. Now, on the DAC's display it's saying, "EXT ERR" Any ideas?
I was just playing music last night and no changes have been made since then.
I spend more darn time trying to figure out how to play music than ever actually listening to it... very frustrating indeed!
Thanks for any help you can offer (again)

Have you tried to reboot roon and your core? Mine does this occasionaly (mac mini) and restarting it works every time.

 

[Jake2]

OMG, do the problems ever stop! OK now when I go to play music via Roon to the R26, Roon is giving me a message saying Too many failures. Stopping playback”. Now, on the DAC's display it's saying, "EXT ERR" Any ideas?
I was just playing music last night and no changes have been made since then.
I spend more darn time trying to figure out how to play music than ever actually listening to it... very frustrating indeed!
Thanks for any help you can offer (again)

Ext ERR is a simple fix - R26 is set to Ext Clock/10Mhz ON - just change it to OFF if you don't have an external clock connected. But shouldn't be affecting the Roon connection - not sure about the fix for that error sorry - but @BShaw's advice is good.

 

[rockcity007]

Have you tried to reboot roon and your core? Mine does this occasionaly (mac mini) and restarting it works every

I have a Nucleus, would that mean just turning it off on the back, waiting 10 seconds then turn it back on?

 

[rockcity007]

Ext ERR is a simple fix - R26 is set to Ext Clock/10Mhz ON - just change it to OFF if you don't have an external clock connected. But shouldn't be affecting the Roon connection - not sure about the fix for that error sorry - but @BShaw's advice is good.

Yes Jake, it was set to external clock, thanks. That's one down now just have to deal with the RUIN situation!

 

[BShaw]

I have a Nucleus, would that mean just turning it off on the back, waiting 10 seconds then turn it back on?

Yes that should do it, I don't know how you connect to the Nucleus, but with the mini I screen share from my macbook, and just close and reopen roon, that usually does it. I hope that works for you Rock.

 

[rockcity007]

Yes that should do it, I don't know how you connect to the Nucleus, but with the mini I screen share from my macbook, and just close and reopen roon, that usually does it. I hope that works for you Rock.

 

[BShaw]

Sorry to ask the obvious, but (ahem) those are often the places I don't look - are you sure the R26 is set to "LAN"? It's so easy to switch settings by mistake on this thing.
Also, you are showing the R26 as your zone in Roon? Sometimes it takes several minutes for the Gustard to be recognized.

 

[rockcity007]

OK, the Nucleus reboot worked, thanks! Then I was getting any music playing, so I rebooted my power amp and voila! MUSIC now. But really, all such a pain in the butt.

 

[rockcity007]

Sorry to ask the obvious, but (ahem) those are often the places I don't look - are you sure the R26 is set to "LAN"? It's so easy to switch settings by mistake on this thing.
Also, you are showing the R26 as your zone in Roon? Sometimes it takes several minutes for the Gustard to be recognized.

Ya, just like the external clock thing Jake mentioned, but I did have it set to USB (my LAN connection is down. Need time to re-flash the internal sd card to get that going again (I think/hope)

 

[comzee]

General question for the thread. When using HQP, do you like PCM or DSD more?
What filter combos are you favorite with R26?

 

[rockcity007]

General question for the thread. When using HQP, do you like PCM or DSD more?
What filter combos are you favorite with R26?

Now, that sounds like a question for @camrector !

 

[camrector]

General question for the thread. When using HQP, do you like PCM or DSD more?
What filter combos are you favorite with R26?

I’ve been educated here on HQP! Lol
Because I’m using an old 2012 MBP and Room Correction Fir Filters, I’ve been sticking to PCM. Even with maxed out upgrades the old MBP processor just can’t handle DSD plus filters.
I upsample to 384k, and bits set to 15. For most listening I like Poly Sinc hires with LNS15 dither. My second favorite or anytime I’m listening to Blue Coast Records is closed form m and NS9 dither.
Mac mini upgrade soon so I’ll be able to get into the DSD filters with room correction.

 

[reg66]

Complete noob with i2s connections. The r26 will be my 1st r2r dac, but further on down the line. Is the general consensus that i2s connection is best? If so, what's the best way for connecting my pc to i2s on the dac?

Options I have on pc are: ethernet, usb 2.0+3.0+3.1, optical out and also an old asus rog gtx 1080 with hdmi and display port outs, though I'm not sure of the wiring for direct hdmi to i2s from pc to dac. If my gpu is OK to use directly, would I need a hdmi with ethernet capability or does this not matter?

Any help would be most appreciated