[urbino]

Those of you feeding your m920 from a PC --
 
Do you have problems with the m920 not wanting to "wake up" after the computer has been silent for a while?  If I go an hour or two without doing anything that feeds it a signal, then hit play on a YouTube video or flac file, etc., it doesn't pass the signal on to my headphones (or active monitors).  To get it to wake up, I have to do something on the PC that generates a system sound, such as going to the Sound control panel and sending a test signal to each channel.
 
Anybody else?

 

[brewweasel]

  Those of you feeding your m920 from a PC --
 
Do you have problems with the m920 not wanting to "wake up" after the computer has been silent for a while?  If I go an hour or two without doing anything that feeds it a signal, then hit play on a YouTube video or flac file, etc., it doesn't pass the signal on to my headphones (or active monitors).  To get it to wake up, I have to do something on the PC that generates a system sound, such as going to the Sound control panel and sending a test signal to each channel.
 
Anybody else?

I'm on a Mac and don't have that problem... It sounds more like an issue with the PC, vs the m920 itself.  Are you running in USB1 or USB2 mode?

 

[urbino]

  I'm on a Mac and don't have that problem... It sounds more like an issue with the PC, vs the m920 itself.  Are you running in USB1 or USB2 mode?

 
USB2.  I don't have the same problem with the HA-1.  OTOH, that wasn't plug-n-play to set up.

 

[brewweasel]

   
USB2.  I don't have the same problem with the HA-1.  OTOH, that wasn't plug-n-play to set up.

I believe the USB2 mode actually requires a driver... You can download it off of Grace Design's website...
 
http://www.gracedesign.com/products/m920/m920.htm
 
The link is at the bottom of the "Quick Reference block" on the right side of the page.
 
I would give that a try and see how it works for you

 

[urbino]

  I believe the USB2 mode actually requires a driver... You can download it off of Grace Design's website...
 
http://www.gracedesign.com/products/m920/m920.htm
 
The link is at the bottom of the "Quick Reference block" on the right side of the page.
 
I would give that a try and see how it works for you

 
Well that was a learning experience.  The driver wouldn't install because it couldn't detect the device.  I thought the m920 defaulted to USB2, but it doesn't.  It's been running in USB1 the whole time.  So I switched that and, sure enough, the driver installed just fine.
 
Whether this fixes the original problem, we'll have to see, but at the very least it's a step forward on a different front.  Thanks.

 

[brewweasel]

Cool... Curious to know if that fixes the issue.  Keep us updated  The USB 2 feature is required for higher bitrates.

 

[urbino]

  Cool... Curious to know if that fixes the issue.  Keep us updated  The USB 2 feature is required for higher bitrates.

 
The answer is no, it didn't. 

 

[brewweasel]

   
The answer is no, it didn't. 

That sucks.  Sorry I'm out of ideas, do you have another PC you could try it in? 

 

[urbino]

  That sucks.  Sorry I'm out of ideas, do you have another PC you could try it in? 

 
Not really.  I could probably take it to the office and try it there.

 

[ViperGeek]

  Those of you feeding your m920 from a PC --
 
Do you have problems with the m920 not wanting to "wake up" after the computer has been silent for a while?  If I go an hour or two without doing anything that feeds it a signal, then hit play on a YouTube video or flac file, etc., it doesn't pass the signal on to my headphones (or active monitors).  To get it to wake up, I have to do something on the PC that generates a system sound, such as going to the Sound control panel and sending a test signal to each channel.
 
Anybody else?

 
Another possibility is that your PC (especially laptops) might be suspending your USB host controller during extended inactivity.  From Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change plan settings -> Change advanced power settings
 

 
Good luck!
 
- Dave

 

[urbino]

^ I'm on a desktop pc, but I changed the setting, anyway.  We'll see if it makes a difference.  Thanks.

 

[boatheelmusic]

Now just up at Massdrop:
 
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/grace-design-m920

 

[crossfire]

I was about to jump on a a bstock one this week. Thank god this came up... I am curious how they get the drop down to 1400.

 

[boatheelmusic]

They are shipped directly from Grace with full warranty.....

 

[variable]

Awesome! Yep, just came up, so perfect... https://www.massdrop.com/buy/grace-design-m920