HQ Player

[Miska]

10 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said:

@Miska Look that the times are always the same when I paused a 2:32 track!

 

It should get updated with correct value when you unpause.

 

[MemoryPlayer]

2 hours ago, Miska said:

 

It should get updated with correct value when you unpause.

 

But they don't change, the correct remain track time value for the picture is 01:48!

[CJH]

Thought I'd try 4.14. Sounds better than 4.13.1, but new dropouts appeared on my W10 10850k machine. No problems with 24/96 to DSD256 GaussXL ASDM7 on 4.13.1 with 43% load, but now same has dropouts and 48/49% load with 4.14. Also, I use a Chrome Book for Client in the listening room which was fine with 4.13.1, now I uninstalled and loaded 4.14 and Client will not even open on that machine, so I also lost control. Where are you guys getting 4.14_2 and 4.14_3?

Guess I may need to go back to less good sounding 4.13. Since it has been uninstalled on both machines, where can I redownload 4.13.1?

CJH

 

[bogi]

9 minutes ago, CJH said:

Where are you guys getting 4.14_2 and 4.14_3?

Always the usual https://www.signalyst.com/consumer.html  Currently there is probably -3

[MemoryPlayer]

2 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said:

But they don't change, the correct remain track time value for the picture is 01:48!

@Miska The same is happening with Mac OS X Monterey!

[giordy60]

1 hour ago, CJH said:

Where are you guys getting 4.14_2 and 4.14_3?

https://www.signalyst.eu/bins/HQPlayer4Desktop-setup-4140-3.exe

 

https://www.signalyst.eu/bins/HQPlayer4Desktop-setup-4140-2.exe

 

 

here they are !

 

 

[Miska]

2 hours ago, CJH said:

Guess I may need to go back to less good sounding 4.13. Since it has been uninstalled on both machines, where can I redownload 4.13.1?

 

https://www.signalyst.com/bins/HQPlayer4Desktop-setup-4131.exe

 

Always keep installer of last known working version stored in a safe place. I keep only current - 1 version downloadable and remove older ones.

 

[fredg_31]

Hello Miska, 

 

First of all, thanks for this version, it works perfectly on my M1 8Gb Mac mini, even on DSD128 asdm7ecv2 and ext2.

 

As I’ve changed my system recently, I would know if you have some advices regarding a Meitner MA3 unit who upsample everything to DSD1024 internally.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

 

[Miska]

7 minutes ago, fredg_31 said:

As I’ve changed my system recently, I would know if you have some advices regarding a Meitner MA3 unit who upsample everything to DSD1024 internally.

 

I don't know, if it cannot receive DSD1024 data and play it bit-perfect, I'd likely send it highest rate DSD it supports.

 

[fredg_31]

22 minutes ago, Miska said:

 

I don't know, if it cannot receive DSD1024 data and play it bit-perfect, I'd likely send it highest rate DSD it supports.

 

I’m limited to dxd or dsd128 with usb, and internally the meitner converts everything to dsd1024. For you the best option would be dsd128?

[bogi]

Interesting and a bit curious finding for me is, that 44.1k to 5.6M or 48k to 6.1M is less demanding on CPU power than 88.2/96 or 176.4/192. I tried that with no convolution. I rather expected the opposite since I expected "less work" to upsample, when source fs is higher. Miska, if not big secret, could you please explain the principle in some easy language?

 

As result (with 4.14-2), I can run poly-sinc-gauss-xl with ASDM7ECv2 from 44.1k/48k, but not from higher PCM rates, where I am getting dropouts and Resource Monitor shows higher load (not so unexpected with my lower frequency CPU). Luckily there is possibility to setup 1x and Nx upsampling. Suitable for such a case.

[clang]

When I go to the main page at signalyst, I see only Desktop 4.14.0. The latest news was on Nov5 regarding Embedded 4.27.0. I have tried refreshing the page, even restarting the computer, all with the same result. Do I have a problem.?

[Miska]

4 hours ago, bogi said:

Interesting and a bit curious finding for me is, that 44.1k to 5.6M or 48k to 6.1M is less demanding on CPU power than 88.2/96 or 176.4/192. I tried that with no convolution. I rather expected the opposite since I expected "less work" to upsample, when source fs is higher. Miska, if not big secret, could you please explain the principle in some easy language?

 

For single stage filters it works more that way. But for two stage filters output rate of first stage increases as source rate increases which makes it heavier. When the ratio between input and output rates falls to 8x or less, the second stage falls off. Opposite of how DAC chips work with multi-stage filters (for obvious reasons).

 

[Miska]

8 minutes ago, clang said:

When I go to the main page at signalyst, I see only Desktop 4.14.0. The latest news was on Nov5 regarding Embedded 4.27.0. I have tried refreshing the page, even restarting the computer, all with the same result. Do I have a problem.?

 

Are you behind some proxy or similar? Although refresh should work.

 

[Miska]

5 hours ago, fredg_31 said:

I’m limited to dxd or dsd128 with usb, and internally the meitner converts everything to dsd1024. For you the best option would be dsd128?

 

You can try which one works better for you. For such DAC, to have exact recommendations I would need to have it on my test bench.

 

[bibo01]

30 minutes ago, Miska said:

Are you behind some proxy or similar? Although refresh should work.

Your revisions .2 and .3 have never been visible on your website.

[Mahler and Bach on Computer]

I have a generic question of SDM.  Which upsampling settings for 1x and nx demand the lowest CPU under modulator ASDM7EC?  
 

Thank you very much.

[clang]

 

"Are you behind some proxy or similar? Although refresh should work."

 

I'm not sure what that means. I've tried a different computer and my cell phone, all with the same result.

 

 

 

[Carlos269]

7 minutes ago, clang said:

 

"Are you behind some proxy or similar? Although refresh should work."

 

I'm not sure what that means. I've tried a different computer and my cell phone, all with the same result.

 

 

 

Both versions available here:

 

https://www.signalyst.eu/bins/HQPlayer4Desktop-setup-4140-3.exe

 

https://www.signalyst.eu/bins/HQPlayer4Desktop-setup-4140-2.exe

 

[MikePid]

I’m getting “broken pipe” errors occasionally when starting/restarting playing.  Then “push to FIFO” error.  HQP and NAA see the DAC. I need to reboot the NAA and power cycle the DAC to fix it. Restarting just HQP client or HQP NAA doesn’t fix it. New since 4.14. 

 

Mac mini M1 (Big Sur) > ultraRendu > NuPrime Evolution. 

[Miska]

37 minutes ago, bibo01 said:

Your revisions .2 and .3 have never been visible on your website.

 

You mean those test builds? -2 and the currently available download are the same. On purpose such test builds are not shown there. Purpose was to get some feedback on performance before deciding what is used for the official release.

 

[Miska]

27 minutes ago, Mahler and Bach on Computer said:

I have a generic question of SDM.  Which upsampling settings for 1x and nx demand the lowest CPU under modulator ASDM7EC? 

 

minringFIR and poly-sinc-mqa/mp3 are probably lightest.

 

[Mahler and Bach on Computer]

58 minutes ago, Miska said:

 

minringFIR and poly-sinc-mqa/mp3 are probably lightest.

 

@Miska,thank you very much for your prompt response and a great service for a wonderful product.  

[scintilla]

I did some vinyl listening using PCM 384/32 from the ADI-2 Pro into HQP today.  I needed 42 db of gain on the RIAA filter for usable volume as I also have a convolution filter in place that drastically reduces my overall volume to account for some bass shaping with a single-ended sub connection split with balanced on the mains.  But despite that, it really sounds marvelous running 128X 48 DSD into the Holo May.  This is a really good RIAA.

[clang]

Thank you , Carlos.

 

When I click on the download in the signalyst site, I get the 4.14.0-53_amd64.deb file. Is that the latest? It's much smaller than the .exe file.