TG04
100+ Head-Fier
Just posted this plea for help on the Microsoft feedback:
Build 14986: this update wipes 3rd party drivers off the computer and I haven't been able to re-install since the system keeps zapping it! Wouldn't be so bad if Audio 2.0 were perfect but it isn't. The built-in sound card (Conexant 20671 SmartAudio HD) will not accept the new driver - I suppose it isn't 2.0 compliant - but reinstalling the factory driver was not a problem.
For music playback via the USB connector, I am using Chord Mojo which is capable of up 32-768 but this driver can "only" manage 32-384. Worse, there is some faint ticking noise, it is spurious and sort of like dust-on-the-needle if you can imagine that. Otherwise, PCM stereo works great, I even think the sound quality is an improvement over the manufacturer's driver.
Unfortunately, DSD only works if set up to first convert to PCM (32-352.8) but it will not play DSD/DFF/FLAC natively. So that kind of misses the point. It is, however, possible to "force" output to DoP 2.8 by selecting this option on the DSP panel. To me, this indicates that there's nothing wrong with my Chord Mojo or its setup. Selecting DSD on the Options panel doesn't work and as far as I can tell, there's no other way to activate DSD playback(?)
I am using J River Media Center as player. Foobar cannot be made to work with this driver at all with any format source file (at least I can't get it to go).
All feedback much appreciated.
Thank you,
TG
Build 14986: this update wipes 3rd party drivers off the computer and I haven't been able to re-install since the system keeps zapping it! Wouldn't be so bad if Audio 2.0 were perfect but it isn't. The built-in sound card (Conexant 20671 SmartAudio HD) will not accept the new driver - I suppose it isn't 2.0 compliant - but reinstalling the factory driver was not a problem.
For music playback via the USB connector, I am using Chord Mojo which is capable of up 32-768 but this driver can "only" manage 32-384. Worse, there is some faint ticking noise, it is spurious and sort of like dust-on-the-needle if you can imagine that. Otherwise, PCM stereo works great, I even think the sound quality is an improvement over the manufacturer's driver.
Unfortunately, DSD only works if set up to first convert to PCM (32-352.8) but it will not play DSD/DFF/FLAC natively. So that kind of misses the point. It is, however, possible to "force" output to DoP 2.8 by selecting this option on the DSP panel. To me, this indicates that there's nothing wrong with my Chord Mojo or its setup. Selecting DSD on the Options panel doesn't work and as far as I can tell, there's no other way to activate DSD playback(?)
I am using J River Media Center as player. Foobar cannot be made to work with this driver at all with any format source file (at least I can't get it to go).
All feedback much appreciated.
Thank you,
TG