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RE: USB DAC connection problem - further update

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fmak

In Reply to: RE: USB DAC connection problem - further update posted by eduardoo on February 14, 2012 at 18:35:50

Can you not try a different computer and if there is no success, ask your dealer for help?

The touble with Japanese firms is that they don't answer queries satisfactorilly.

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RE: USB DAC connection problem - further update - eduardoo 19:56:14 02/16/12 (2)
I tried the DAC on a very old Core Solo U1300 laptop with Win 7, and it managed to install and work in HS mode. However, that old computer was quite slow and when it's use of CPU reaches 100%, music stutters, particularly for high res, but that doesn't matter, because it at least proves that the DAC works in HS mode under Win 7. So, it is probably down to an unresolved compatibility problem with the computer that I wanted to use.
BTW, Esoteric's website points to a Microsoft hotfix that solves high CPU usage on Windows when connected to DAC. I downloaded that but it says that it cannot be installed on my old laptop when I tried to install it. On second thought, I think the problem with this hotfix might be that I downloaded it while on another computer and there seems to a few versions of this hotfix that is suited to particular systems. I might try again using the antique laptop in question. I would be happy enough if I can get this laptop to work with the Esoteric since it is there doing nothing anyway.

Edits: 02/16/12
- RE: USB DAC connection problem - further update - fmak 22:08:10 02/16/12 (1)
  Why not try another fast pc first?
  
  I have learnt to steer clear of equipment when I think that vendors will not provide proper support, and unfortunately Japanese and Korean manufacturers don't, even Accuphase. If one is outside the US, some of the charges by people like Krell are ridiculous, like �300 for flipping switches to change voltage on a CD player from 220V to 240V.
  - RE: USB DAC connection problem - further update - eduardoo 23:25:35 02/16/12 (0)
    Unfortunately, I don't have another faster PC around, except the desktop probably 15 feet away (well, maybe I can get a mighty long USB cable to try things out).
    
    Actually my ultimate intention was not to actually use that Windows tablet or the old laptop for audio. I was actually thinking about putting a small computer near the audio area as a source, and would like to try out if a Win7/Foobar based system would have a meaningful sound quality difference (for the better of course) as compared to the Squeezebox Duet which I am using or a Squeezebox Touch (which is said to be a step up as a digital transport compared to the Duet). I have sort of grown accustomed to the ergonomics of the Squeezebox controller and would only go the computer (with remote apps) route if the sound justifies it. As with most paranoid audiophiles, I am concerned that a computer may dump all kinds of noises into the system (I do listen to vinyl and CDs).

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