JCAT USB XE and AudioLinux/Euphony

[NanoSword]

 

On 1/27/2021 at 8:56 PM, Marcin_gps said:

There is no issue with Euphony and NET  or NET XE card.

 

The issue is only with Euphony & USB XE

 

What is the issue with usbx and euphony .   I am using usbx since long time without issue please clarify .

[mrkoven]

based on the euphony response earlier in thread jcat xe is not compatible due to asmedia controller? it is strange some say it works, some says does not work. 

[Marcin_gps]

Please see the reply from Željko, Euphony developer:

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No, we did not try to patch our current kernel. 

We are focusing our efforts on releasing a new Euphony major version with much recent kernel where we hope to find the necessary patches already included. We will use 5.10+ kernel which is fairly recent and hope that this will solve the problem.

 

When we have a stable enough beta of Euphony v4 we may try to contact someone who is willing to try it with USB XE.

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[NanoSword]

 

7 hours ago, Marcin_gps said:

Please see the reply from Željko, Euphony developer:

Regards, 

Marcin

I have to admit it's an amazing performance for XE and Euphony so far.It seems that there is a new level for the XE with  v4.

[Marcin_gps]

 

On 4/29/2021 at 11:33 PM, mrkoven said:

based on the euphony response earlier in thread jcat xe is not compatible due to asmedia controller? it is strange some say it works, some says does not work. 

I will ship Željko the USB XE card for testing and perhaps we will know better. 

 

Best regards,
Marcin 

[Marcin_gps]

Hi Guys, 

 

I sent a board of USB XE to Euphony developer and I have some good news to share:

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we preliminary checked how XE card works with our software. 

It looks that both current version (now in production) and future version (we develop) accept and work with current JCAT USB card XE

We would still make addtional checks if you perimt, before we send you card back. Let us know if this is ok with you.

With best regards,

Robert 

euphony-audio.com

Regards, 

Marcin

[Larry Man]

Has the issues with JCAT USB XE card conflicting with asmedia controller solved ? Any kind of patch can be smartly made ?

 

I have been trying to set up my newly acquired SMSL VMV D1se DAC with my JCAT USB XE for the last two days until i saw this post. I had no luck getting the asmedia usb 3.1 controller to recognize the DAC. But the DAC works very smoothly with motherboard's USB 3.1 controller though. The DAC has only 7-day return policy, i can't even test the unit with much more preferred JCAT USB XE now.

 

 

[Marcin_gps]

7 hours ago, Larry Man said:

Has the issues with JCAT USB XE card conflicting with asmedia controller solved ? Any kind of patch can be smartly made ?

 

I have been trying to set up my newly acquired SMSL VMV D1se DAC with my JCAT USB XE for the last two days until i saw this post. I had no luck getting the asmedia usb 3.1 controller to recognize the DAC. But the DAC works very smoothly with motherboard's USB 3.1 controller though. The DAC has only 7-day return policy, i can't even test the unit with much more preferred JCAT USB XE now.

 

 

Hi Larry, 

 

Can  you please check if USB memory stick is detected when inserted to USB card's port? If not then I'd check if 5V PSU connected to the card is OK. 

 

Regards,

Marcin

[Larry Man]

Hi Marcin,

 

I PM'd you and thanks for the advises. 

 

 

[wanshu]

I was able to make USB XE work with Euphony, motherboard is also Asus Crosshair Hero VII, Ryzen 7 3700X, Jcat USB XE to Matrix xspdif 2 hdmi to PS Audio dac. At first plug in it didn't work, then i left it overnight, next day it was working. weird. I was talking to zeljko about this trying to figure out what I did to make it work for me. 

[Marcin_gps]

Good to hear it worked :)

[jacky5555]

I have the same problem.

Tried hard but Jcat usb XE could not work with euphony.

my mainboard is Asus rog strix z590-e

[Marcin_gps]

@jacky5555

 

Please try updating BIOS. It may help.

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[87mpi]

My jcat usb XE works fine with Euphony on asrock z390 phantom gaming itx.  

These days I will also add the jcat net femto card

[nicks]

I have the same issue with what I believe is the original JCAT USB interface. Euphony recognises the connected DAC but no audio is output. Connect the DAC to the motherboard USB port and it works fine. I'm using an Intel DH77EB board and the JCAT card is powered from the motherboard. It works fine under Windows and with JPLAY. 

 

I'm curious to hear how Euphony compares to JPLAY and would rather do this comparison with the same hardware platform.

 

This thread seems to focus on the latest JCAT XE USB card. Is the original USB card known to have the same issue? 

 

Perhaps I'm the only one still using the original JCAT card! It's probably time I upgraded both the motherboard and to the JCAT XE USB. 

 

[Marcin_gps]

@nicks Can you please tell me which PSU are you using with the card?

 

Regards,

Marcin

 

[87mpi]

My jcat usb XE works fine with Euphony on Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master and Ryzen 9 3900x 

[jacky5555]

Update: my Jcat Usb XE only works with PCIe #3, and neither with #1 nor #2.

Mobo: asus Z590e.

[Marcin_gps]

This might be related to anyone who experiences compatibility issues:

 

[oneguy]

Sorry to resurrect this topic from the grave. I’m troubleshooting an issue with a JCAT USB XE and AudioLinux with Piero but waiting on him to be available to pick back up. Figured I’d put out a call out here for ideas on why the card is not being seen by AudioLinux. 
 

Tried two different PCIe ports

Verified the card is being fed 5.15v

I plug my mouse and into the USB XE and nothing happens. I run lsusb and lscpi and the card is not seen. Any ideas?

 

MB: Aorus z690 Master

AudioLinux: LXQt 5.3.0

HDPLEX 300W 5v output

[Marcin_gps]

7 minutes ago, oneguy said:

Sorry to resurrect this topic from the grave. I’m troubleshooting an issue with a JCAT USB XE and AudioLinux with Piero but waiting on him to be available to pick back up. Figured I’d put out a call out here for ideas on why the card is not being seen by AudioLinux. 
 

Tried two different PCIe ports

Verified the card is being fed 5.15v

I plug my mouse and into the USB XE and nothing happens. I run lsusb and lscpi and the card is not seen. Any ideas?

 

MB: Aorus z690 Master

AudioLinux: LXQt 5.3.0

HDPLEX 300W 5v output

I will get in touch with Piero. If he agrees, I will ship the USB XE. 

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

But, from what I see, you have the Z690 chipset. I would try upgrading the firmware on the card. However, you will need a motherboard with a chipset different than Z690/Z590. Please let me know if you can find a way to do it. You can PM me too if you'd like. 

 

Best regards,
Marcin 

[oneguy]

23 minutes ago, Marcin_gps said:

But, from what I see, you have the Z690 chipset. I would try upgrading the firmware on the card. However, you will need a motherboard with a chipset different than Z690/Z590. Please let me know if you can find a way to do it. You can PM me too if you'd like. 

 

Best regards,
Marcin 

PM sent. The only computer I have with PCIe slots is my music server. 

[StreamFidelity]

3 hours ago, Marcin_gps said:

But, from what I see, you have the Z690 chipset.

 

Is this a general problem with Z690 boards and JCAT CE cards? 

[Marcin_gps]

6 minutes ago, StreamFidelity said:

 

Is this a general problem with Z690 boards and JCAT CE cards? 

I am not sure if it's a general problem. There were few cases and updating firmware always fixed the issue. 

 

Regards, 

Marcin