RME ADI-2 DAC Thread

[Forsaked]

Hi
Am using the normal tidal app from my laptop. Thanks

Tidal Desktop is broken in this regard, it only uses WASAPI but does not support frequency switching.
Something like Roon or Audirvana support Tidal accounts, but those are not cheap.
Audirvana costs 100€ per Version, but lifetime for it.
While Roon costs 100€ a year or 570€ for lifetime, but you get always the newest version.

 

[gugges]

I use Tidal on Mac and all you need to do is go to Tidal > Settings > Set the sound output to the ADI and make sure to select “Exclusive Mode”. Hope that works for you!

 

[gugges]

Tidal Desktop is broken in this regard, it only uses WASAPI but does not support frequency switching.

The RME ADI 2 actually does switch automatically for me on Tidal with the above setup in exclusive mode, either 88khz or 96khz depending on the quality of the MQA track. Can’t speak for the pro, or for Windows OS, but at least on Mac it should work fine

 

[kylebucksot]

having a blast impact injury, my left and right hearing levels are drastically different. is there an ability to boost or lower the left and right channel independently?

 

[Emmanuel Palmer]

I use Tidal on Mac and all you need to do is go to Tidal > Settings > Set the sound output to the ADI and make sure to select “Exclusive Mode”. Hope that works for you!

I use windows 10, I already have those settings correctly, with other dacs it switches automatically but with my rme it doesn't

 

[betula]

having a blast impact injury, my left and right hearing levels are drastically different. is there an ability to boost or lower the left and right channel independently?

There is an option to change channel balance.

 

[kylebucksot]

There is an option to change channel balance.

Great thank you!

 

[technobear]

I use windows 10, I already have those settings correctly, with other dacs it switches automatically but with my rme it doesn't

That is because you are playing sound through the Windows audio system. It will resample to whatever rate is set in the Sound Control Panel for the RME.

You need to use an app that supports WASAPI or ASIO to get automatic switching.

Edited to add it is not the RME that is switching. It is Windows. The RME just plays what it receives.

 

[CaptainFantastic]

Nice. So Matthias says the RME does swing enough power into the 600 and 650 (voltage?) to make them shine.



Jokingly, why the heck does he have a 6XX and not a 650, in Europe?

 

[Dogmatrix]

My theory on Senn synergy has to do with output impedance .
Back when the HD series , Beyer DT series and some AKG were designed the engineering standard for output impedance was 70 Ohms . Headphone amps as we know them now were very rare , most people used the output from an integrated amp or receiver . Amps and receivers of the day predominantly used a tap on the speaker output and a resistor for the headphone connection . Such a set up was convenient and low cost for the manufacturer but generally produced a high impedance output due to the necessary resistor . Fortunately headphone manufacturers were aware and tuned their headphones accordingly . Fast forward to today and dedicated headphone amps are common , the accepted standard for output impedance is less than 1 Ohm (not tube amps) . So it is no surprise to me that headphones from a bygone era may sound a little off and I see no fault on the part of RME .
Again , just my theory

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Hi
Am using the normal tidal app from my laptop. Thanks

Install the RME drivers. It is not explained very well and is sort of a pain in the ass compared to other device drivers since they don't give you a disk or any instructions.

Go to the website and download the firmware and USB drivers. When it works, the settings for the Windows sound device will have no effect.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Nice. So Matthias says the RME does swing enough power into the 600 and 650 (voltage?) to make them shine.



Jokingly, why the heck does he have a 6XX and not a 650, in Europe?

He's wrong.

If he tries them out of a V280/281 driven by his DAC he'll change his tune

 

[TANTALUMWATCHES]

He's wrong.

If he tries them out of a V280/281 driven by his DAC he'll change his tune

LOL HAHAHA

 

[Lolito]

That comparison is meaningless. Would you feel better spending 100 euros on an amp for a 1700 euro pair of headphones?

The point was not how much a good amp costs but rather how good the 600/650/6XX are that they scale with better and better amps.

The HD 600 may cost 360 euros but in many ways it is difficult to beat for 1500 euros. How much a headphone costs does not really correlate very well to how it sounds. These are one of the best examples.

Like I said, a good cheap amp is a Valhalla 2. Even better if you spend some money and upgrade the tubes.

what comparisson are you talking about? I made no comparison. Do you know how to read??? I said, I would use that amp as soon as anyone sends me one for free to my address, not gonna buy a 1700€ headphone amp, my full laptop costed me 900€ 4 years ago and has a headphone amp. Not gonna spend 2000€ on an amp, even if i pee lemonade if i own it.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

what comparisson are you talking about? I made no comparison.

You did. You're trying to say there's a magic ratio between how much you should spend on an amp given the price of headphones. To my knowledge nobody has ever published a specification for that.

Do you know how to read???

It kinda hard to talk to you sometimes, buddy

I said, I would use that amp as soon as anyone sends me one for free to my address, not gonna buy a 1700€ headphone amp, my full laptop costed me 900€ 4 years ago and has a headphone amp. Not gonna spend 2000€ on an amp, even if i pee lemonade if i own it.

That has no bearing on how much an amp should cost based on the price of headphones and contrary to our wishes, good stuff is most often more expensive than stuff which is not as good