INTERACT FORUM

More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 18 for Windows => Topic started by: sla on December 01, 2012, 05:28:42 pm

Title: SACD and CD
Post by: sla on December 01, 2012, 05:28:42 pm
I have library of SACDs and CDs.
I am playing SACDs WASAPI even style -> DSD [over USB] to Mytek 192 DSD Dac. Great no problem.

But now when I try to play CD (44.1k) it will not play [JRiver display the message that I should switch to 44.1k], funny it plays 24bit 96k m4a files fine...

Any help/ideas how to achieve the playback?
Title: Re: SACD and CD
Post by: Matt on December 01, 2012, 08:41:25 pm
I have the same DAC on my desk at work, and have not had this issue.

You might try the ASIO driver (and so 'DSD' as the bitstreaming mode).
Title: Re: SACD and CD
Post by: sla on December 01, 2012, 09:01:32 pm
Here is the message I am getting:

"playback could not be started using format 44.1k, 16bit, 2 Ch

this format would be possible to play using 44.1k, 24bit, 2 Ch

would you like to have your DSP setting changed..."

or something like that. Mytek shows 44.1k on display, after that I can play DSD files no problem and also 24 bit 96k files too...

I will investigate... main thing if this should work then I need to check my setup [win 7]

Can you check what are your settings? so I can copy them exactly?
Title: Re: SACD and CD
Post by: Matt on December 01, 2012, 09:07:00 pm
You need to use 24-bit output if you use WASAPI (ASIO does this automatically).  It's in DSP Studio > Output Format.

More here:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Audio_Setup
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Audio_Bitdepth
Title: Re: SACD and CD
Post by: sla on December 02, 2012, 11:31:50 pm
ok. it works well now. Thank you. Now my setup is basically what I want.

Mytek works perfectly with JRiver but not in WinXP [I had dropouts in XP using Kernel Streaming], now since I am using Win 7 PRO no problems...