macbook pro 2018 audirvana and dac sometimes skips--

[hykhleif]

Hi everyone I have macbook pro 2018 , and I am using audirivana and chord hugo 2, and previously chord qutest, and I noticed every now and then some interruption in the sound as if there is electrical static noise comes through, this last only 1 second, I tried changing headphone cables, and usb c to usb a adapters, but it there it happens randomly

 

does anyone have any idea why this happens

[Miska]

It is known problem related to their new T2 security chip...

 

http://cdm.link/2019/02/apple-2018-glitch/

 

It is not just the new MacBook Pro, but other new Macs that have the T2 security chip as well.

 

[matthias]

8 minutes ago, Miska said:

It is known problem related to their new T2 security chip...

 

http://cdm.link/2019/02/apple-2018-glitch/

 

It is not just the new MacBook Pro, but other new Macs that have the T2 security chip as well.

 

 

AFAIK, one of the least expensive solutions to get rid of is this one:

 

https://www.elgato.com/en/dock/thunderbolt-3-mini

 

Matt

[Miska]

I just have to wonder how this kind of major screw-up has slipped through Apple's quality control... I'm also finding it quite annoying that one needs to use more and more dongles with Apple devices. And this is not making things any better...

 

Thunderbolt is very nice interface for many things, although it is also a security hole in itself. For example USB is quite crappy interface for connecting external HDD's, but Thunderbolt is very efficient and fast for such.

[hykhleif]

i use both below

 

https://it.eetgroup.com/i/ST-CMBPS-Satechi-USB-C-PRO-Hub-4K-HDMI-85W

 

and 

 

https://store.stormfront.co.uk/satechi-type-c-multi-port-adapter-4k-with-ethernet-v2

 

and still those glitches happen

 

are the ones I use not good and only the one u posted will solve this issue

 

what a huge bummer it was a dam mistake to buy this macbook, can they not fix it via firmware updates does it mean it will be an always existing problem

[matthias]

16 minutes ago, hykhleif said:

i use both below

 

https://it.eetgroup.com/i/ST-CMBPS-Satechi-USB-C-PRO-Hub-4K-HDMI-85W

 

and 

 

https://store.stormfront.co.uk/satechi-type-c-multi-port-adapter-4k-with-ethernet-v2

 

and still those glitches happen

 

are the ones I use not good and only the one u posted will solve this issue

 

what a huge bummer it was a dam mistake to buy this macbook, can they not fix it via firmware updates does it mean it will be an always existing problem

 

AFAIK you need a Thunderbolt dock, not an USB-C dock.

 

Matt

[hykhleif]

so this means they can not fix that through software updates in the future

 

and does apple know about this issue and are they flat ignoring it, which is weird as so many audiophiles use macbook pros

[matthias]

1 hour ago, hykhleif said:

so this means they can not fix that through software updates in the future

 

and does apple know about this issue and are they flat ignoring it, which is weird as so many audiophiles use macbook pros

 

Apple do not care about audiophiles. 

 

Matt

[hykhleif]

no way this is slipping quietly most sound engineers use apple products I can not believe no one is making an issue about this

[hykhleif]

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/satechi-type-c-pro-hub-w-4k-hdmi-thunderbolt-3-space-grey-satechi/

 

i use this, sorry to ask again it says thunderbolt here, and the issue is still there

[Miska]

6 hours ago, matthias said:

Apple do not care about audiophiles. 

 

Well, you can read for example this from pro-audio side:

https://medium.com/@jonahwalton/25-year-macintosh-aficionado-and-fanboy-abandoning-ship-from-the-s-s-apple-eb1b08963e80

[matthias]

6 hours ago, hykhleif said:

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/satechi-type-c-pro-hub-w-4k-hdmi-thunderbolt-3-space-grey-satechi/

 

i use this, sorry to ask again it says thunderbolt here, and the issue is still there

 

Please have a look here:

 

Matt

[matthias]

10 minutes ago, Miska said:

 

Well, you can read for example this from pro-audio side:

https://medium.com/@jonahwalton/25-year-macintosh-aficionado-and-fanboy-abandoning-ship-from-the-s-s-apple-eb1b08963e80

 

Indeed, 

Apple died with Steve.

 

Matt

[asdf1000]

1 hour ago, Miska said:

 

Well, you can read for example this from pro-audio side:

https://medium.com/@jonahwalton/25-year-macintosh-aficionado-and-fanboy-abandoning-ship-from-the-s-s-apple-eb1b08963e80

 

Great read.

 

"It is glaringly apparent that the iPhone and the iPad are Apple’s focus."

 

This is obvious even from just Apple Music app.

 

The MacOS version is horrific compared to iOS versions, which is quite nice (if we use Spotify as the gold standard in terms of UI/UX). It's obvious they put more time/resources into iOS (and iOS devices).

 

Also his PC build would make for a really nice HQP machine 😁

 

Nice CPU and nice GPU. Even the motherboard he chose has the low noise "DAC-UP 2" ports (probably not useful for him as he uses Thunderbolt).

 

[matthias]

11 minutes ago, Em2016 said:

The MacOS version is horrific compared to iOS versions, which is quite nice (if we use Spotify as the gold standard in terms of UI/UX). It's obvious they put more time/resources into iOS (and iOS devices).

 

Yes, some time ago I read that Apple want to create one OS which runs both on their computers and mobile devices.

Any news on that?

 

Matt

[asdf1000]

25 minutes ago, matthias said:

 

Yes, some time ago I read that Apple want to create one OS which runs both on their computers and mobile devices.

Any news on that?

 

Matt

 

Yes this rumour recently gained a lot of steam with recent rumours about Apple shifting from Intel to ARM processors over the next couple of years.

 

The rumour is, it is part of a strategy for one OS, making it easier for app devs.

 

 

[asdf1000]

Lots of discussion here:

 

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/55735-big-apple-change/

 

[Miska]

9 hours ago, Em2016 said:

The rumour is, it is part of a strategy for one OS, making it easier for app devs.

 

"Easier", that would make it a hell... Easier for iOS devs to bring their apps to Mac. But total disaster for macOS application developers.

 

[hykhleif]

can i ask if this supposed to help in solving the problem, as i see its a thunderbolt hub, but  maybe i am mistaken

 

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/satechi-type-c-pro-hub-w-4k-hdmi-thunderbolt-3-space-grey-satechi/

 

if yes, well when i use it the problem exists