bsinc Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Has anyone received their QB-9 upgraded unit yet? Link to comment
bsinc Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Thanks for the posting. I know Gary said they would take "about a week" when I scheduled, but he also said they didn't actually have the boards yet. Appreciate the information. Link to comment
bsinc Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 They've done mine and it was right on schedule. Waiting on UPS. Love to hear from someone who has gotten the update Link to comment
Popular Post bsinc Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2019 Well it is here! Nice "Twenty" badge added and it appears that A+ passes HDCD according to the front display. Too early to say anything about SQ other than it plays music and doesn't do anything bad. Let the break-in begin.😁 FelipeRolim, jma2, beetlemania and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
Popular Post bsinc Posted October 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2019 I am enthusiastically liking what I hear! When I bought the unit many years ago I liked it from the first note , despite not being run in yet. There are certain qualities that are immediately evident that were not possessed prior to the "twenty " upgrade. I dont see the SQ taking a turn for the worse, nor can I comprehensively say just how good it really is. My first take is that it is clearly better than my upgraded DSD unit. I am happy! That counts for alot😁 Ryan Berry and FelipeRolim 2 Link to comment
bsinc Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Ryan would be the one to answer your question definitively. I havent used any LH cables in awhile, however , when I did , I did not need the power leg connection. I am using mine on a Mac mini w/ an Audience usb. Did you try a different cable? The upgrade brochure says Ayre is using a proprietary code now, so perhaps it is a driver /initialization issue? I agree it would be strange if the QB-9 now requires power from the source. I will be curious to know how your dilemma is resolved. Link to comment
bsinc Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 What happens if you switch the USB power to off once the Ayre is recognized by your system? Link to comment
bsinc Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Well you tried.... I suggested a cable swap in case one was defective. Cant suggest much more than what you've tried. As I said I'm using a mac. I no longer have the split leg cables to experiment with. Link to comment
bsinc Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Oh, did you also try changing the switch settings on the QB-9? "POWER A" and POWER B" then there's the input speed switch? Nothing ventured nothing gained... Link to comment
Popular Post bsinc Posted November 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2019 Mine is 5 weeks + of running. I think it is a fantastic Dac. My player doesnt do native DSD so I cant comment. The one thing i have seen in this time that isnt "quite right " is occasionally the display doesnt turn off after changing sampling rates. I guess it should be addressed.... but if that's all it does improperly I am not inclined to send it off. The SQ is very good and the separation/ layering within a performance is outstanding. It didnt do THAT before🙂. Heard it in two different systems with different transports and the QB-9 Twenty clearly showed the differences so I may need to look at my front end. FelipeRolim and beetlemania 2 Link to comment
Popular Post bsinc Posted January 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2020 Have played my QB 9 Twenty all day, everyday now for almost 90 days. I don’t think 2-300 hrs gets it to where it is illustrative of the full capability of the unit. The owners manual for the original specified up to 500 hours. After two months I felt it was pretty much where it was going to be.... but I was wrong. After another month it continued to show subtle, incremental improvement. Not huge performance leaps but more refinement on the manifested qualities and a continuation of refinement in depth and high frequencies. As we get near the end of the fourth month it hasn’t changed much at all so I’ll call it “done”. It doesn’t surprise me with some new attribute anymore, but it delights me everyday with some sessions lasting 8 hrs. It takes longer than you might think to run it in. FelipeRolim, Ryan Berry and beetlemania 2 1 Link to comment
bsinc Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hello All, now that Aurender is offering native DSD on the N100 I am looking forward to experiencing more of the capabilities of the Qb-9 Twenty. To that end the newest software is installed on the Aurender. The following appears: Link to comment
bsinc Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Not unanticipated. Roll outs have bugs.The Aurender display indicates titles being played as pcm. I have no problem participating in possible solutions. Posting here because I know Ryan is active in this thread. I will also send service request to Aurender. Will keep the community updated. Link to comment
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