ambre Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 13 hours ago, Miska said: It is very hard to say about a particular machine without trying the exact same machine. My old 2011 Mac Mini can only do DSD128 (HyperThreaded dual-core i5). A bit newer quad-coreI would expect those newer 4-core and 6-core models to do DSD512 with non-EC modulators and -2s filters. But obviously I cannot promise. Miska, thanks for quick reply. Anotherquestion do I need 16Gb or is 8Gb internal memory enough to run Hqp 4.xx.? Please share your results with I9 IMac i am curious 😊. Best Regards, Andreas Quote Ethernet::4x Bonn Silent Angel 8P, Afterdark Emperor Doublr Crown Masterclock and Cybershaft 75 Ohm,Mini Circuits convertor,Uptone EtherRegen with 75Ohm. SOTM Cat CAT 7. Audio: Auralic Vega G2.1, Cambridge Edge W, Kef Reference 3 speakers. Power: Farad super 3 (2x) , Keces P8 ( 2 Uptone LPS1.2 ) Afterdark 5V: Cables:Meicord Opal, SOTM Cat7 with filtering, Ghent Audio DC , Farad Level 2, Sharkwire speaker cable Link to comment
Miska Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 7 hours ago, ambre said: thanks for quick reply. Anotherquestion do I need 16Gb or is 8Gb internal memory enough to run Hqp 4.xx.? Please share your results with I9 IMac i am curious 😊. HQPlayer doesn't need much memory, so about 1 GB plus largest file you'd listed (for filesystem cache) is good amount of free memory. I ordered my iMac with 8 GB and then purchased 32 GB of Kingston RAM for it (175€), so now the total is 40 GB and easy to swap the original 8 GB to another 32 GB for 175€ if it feels necessary... It is working actually better than I expected, see screenshot earlier in this thread! A bit louder than I expected too, but not an issue for me. But definitely louder than my old iMac. When running the way shown in the screenshot it sounds like a hair dryer, but luckily doesn't go into to a vacuum cleaner mode... So you'd not want it in your listening room doing processing, but if you use a NAA and run it somewhere else - no problem. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
shadowlight Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 22 hours ago, Miska said: P.S. For those who wonder why I always play ABBA... It is one of the first in alphabetic order, and I have to listen these thousands of times, so I don't want to wear out any better music for such... Nope, I do not believe you. They are your favorite band 😁 motberg 1 Link to comment
ambre Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 7:28 PM, Miska said: HQPlayer doesn't need much memory, so about 1 GB plus largest file you'd listed (for filesystem cache) is good amount of free memory. I ordered my iMac with 8 GB and then purchased 32 GB. Thanks for quick reply. It’s pitty that the new Mac mini cannot be upgraded afterwards. Quote Ethernet::4x Bonn Silent Angel 8P, Afterdark Emperor Doublr Crown Masterclock and Cybershaft 75 Ohm,Mini Circuits convertor,Uptone EtherRegen with 75Ohm. SOTM Cat CAT 7. Audio: Auralic Vega G2.1, Cambridge Edge W, Kef Reference 3 speakers. Power: Farad super 3 (2x) , Keces P8 ( 2 Uptone LPS1.2 ) Afterdark 5V: Cables:Meicord Opal, SOTM Cat7 with filtering, Ghent Audio DC , Farad Level 2, Sharkwire speaker cable Link to comment
Miska Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 10 hours ago, ambre said: Thanks for quick reply. It’s pitty that the new Mac mini cannot be upgraded afterwards. Yes, Apple changed their strategy on that. And they charge ridiculous amounts for RAM (and SSD). Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
madman73 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hi all, hi @Miska. i want to upgrade my cpu, now i have an i3-2100t running on a https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3-rev-13/support#support-cpu. I'dont need DSD, my DAC is PCM only (BB1704k based), max 768Khz. Trying HQPlayer 4 Embedded, i can get XTR-MP filters upsampling from 44.1 to 768Khz, but i need to add convolution for 2ch only. Which cpu is more suitable among the compatible ones, wanting to keep a low TDP? Or is it better to use the top i7-3770k? Tnx. Link to comment
Bushikai Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 9/26/2019 at 12:34 PM, StreamFidelity said: Interesting! I assume that does not apply to PCM sources? At least I have no performance slump without CUDA. I'm using the convolution for stereo and have 384kHz files (generated with Acourate) deposited. Mostly I hear with convolution on / poly-sync-ext2 / ASDM7EC / 44.1 / 16/ 2 -> 12.288M (DSD 256 x 48) / 1 / 2. Great sound! Also with higher sources like PCM 192 / 24 there are no problems. Hello, what computer are you using? Link to comment
Bushikai Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Can a Mac mini quad core i7 16mgb. run Hqplayer 4 on DSD512. Thank you, Link to comment
Bushikai Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 10/10/2019 at 11:28 AM, Miska said: What type of Mac are you using? HQPlayer doesn't need much memory, so about 1 GB plus largest file you'd listed (for filesystem cache) is good amount of free memory. I ordered my iMac with 8 GB and then purchased 32 GB of Kingston RAM for it (175€), so now the total is 40 GB and easy to swap the original 8 GB to another 32 GB for 175€ if it feels necessary... It is working actually better than I expected, see screenshot earlier in this thread! A bit louder than I expected too, but not an issue for me. But definitely louder than my old iMac. When running the way shown in the screenshot it sounds like a hair dryer, but luckily doesn't go into to a vacuum cleaner mode... So you'd not want it in your listening room doing processing, but if you use a NAA and run it somewhere else - no problem. Link to comment
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