HQPlayer4 EC modulator tips and techniques

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3 hours ago, Miska said:

 

I would go for the 9900KS as long as stocks last...

 

Thanks for being specific. If I might ask, do you have specific RAM that you would recommend for use in the Gigabyte Aorus and Designare MBs that have been discussed? I recall seeing you recommend CAS and speed, but I cannot find it.

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17 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

Just a follow up to my last.

 

The Topping D50s is impressive for the price.  Can sustain ASDM7EC using poly-sinc-ext2 with Redbook input material.  When I switch to something in the 48kHz domain (48, 96, 192), I get some stuttering.  I'm thinking this is because additional, non-integer work needs to be done there.

 

Just because I could, I tried some DSD512 encoding.  Even with Redbook input material, could not use any EC shaper without stuttering.  This was not unexpected.  When I get my new i9/9900K system built, I'll try this again.

 

 

I do not think anyone has achieved 512 with EC.

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3 hours ago, StreamFidelity said:

 

That's why a fanless Audio PC is a good thing. This can also be done well with an Intel i9-9900K. 😉

My i9 9900ks is nearly silent using a Noctura cooler, but as Jussi stated, an NAA with the server in another room is the easiest way to accomplish this.