Comments on: An Inexpensive High-Resolution Music Server for PC (by Dave Keith) http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/ The Site of Northern California Audiophiles and Music Lovers Thu, 10 May 2012 13:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: craigs http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/comment-page-1/#comment-69 craigs Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:03:37 +0000 http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/#comment-69 Regarding: "3. I have sent off an e-mail to M-Audio tech support with two questions: * a: When obviously playing the high resolution files correctly, why does the “sample rate detected” section of the Hardware tab of the Control Panel on my computer only show 44100 Hz? * b: Which numbered analog outputs of the Firewire 410 correspond to RF, LF, CF, LS, RS, RSB, LSB, and LF speakers? It is obvious that 1 and 2 correspond to either LF or RF, but I haven’t figured out which is which." I have a M-Audio Firewir4e 410 and I believe that the analog outputs are not providing 5.1 surround sound. The only way you can feed CF, LS, RS and LF is to use the SPDIF output Regarding:

“3. I have sent off an e-mail to M-Audio tech support with two questions:

* a: When obviously playing the high resolution files correctly, why does the “sample rate detected” section of the Hardware tab of the Control Panel on my computer only show 44100 Hz?
* b: Which numbered analog outputs of the Firewire 410 correspond to RF, LF, CF, LS, RS, RSB, LSB, and LF speakers? It is obvious that 1 and 2 correspond to either LF or RF, but I haven’t figured out which is which.”

I have a M-Audio Firewir4e 410 and I believe that the analog outputs are not providing 5.1 surround sound. The only way you can feed CF, LS, RS and LF is to use the SPDIF output

]]> By: Bob http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Bob Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:10:20 +0000 http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/#comment-68 @Peter: Your second post is correct - set the freq in Audio Midi (or Weiss App, etc.) and play away. Note that while Leopard has an above-average sample-rate converter (SRC) built in, you will likely get best sonics by playing back at the original sampling freq. - Bob @Peter: Your second post is correct – set the freq in Audio Midi (or Weiss App, etc.) and play away.

Note that while Leopard has an above-average sample-rate converter (SRC) built in, you will likely get best sonics by playing back at the original sampling freq.

- Bob

]]> By: ptruce http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/comment-page-1/#comment-67 ptruce Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:30:28 +0000 http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/#comment-67 Correction to my previous comment: On a Mac, the resolution passed from iTunes to the DAC is controlled by Audio Midi. Thus if it is a 44.1 file and Audio Midi is set to 96, it is upsampled and the reverse is apparently true. Not sure how it works on Windows. Peter Correction to my previous comment: On a Mac, the resolution passed from iTunes to the DAC is controlled by Audio Midi. Thus if it is a 44.1 file and Audio Midi is set to 96, it is upsampled and the reverse is apparently true. Not sure how it works on Windows. Peter

]]> By: ptruce http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/comment-page-1/#comment-66 ptruce Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:36:43 +0000 http://baasnotes.com/blog/2009/02/14/an-inexpensive-high-resolution-music-server-for-pc-by-dave-keith/#comment-66 Hi! Are you playing your music through iTunes? As I understand iTunes, probably incorrectly, if you are playing both 44.1 and higher resolutions, you may have to quit and restart iTunes to get it to play the higher rez? This has always been confusing to me as it is difficult to figure out whether the system is actaully sending the higher rez to the dac without a display like in the Berkeley Dac. Anyone want to clear this up? Hi! Are you playing your music through iTunes? As I understand iTunes, probably incorrectly, if you are playing both 44.1 and higher resolutions, you may have to quit and restart iTunes to get it to play the higher rez?

This has always been confusing to me as it is difficult to figure out whether the system is actaully sending the higher rez to the dac without a display like in the Berkeley Dac.

Anyone want to clear this up?

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