I am a new MC18 for Windows user. I stream audio to my PS Audio PWD. I use JRemote as a controller and a laptop with an external USB hard drive for a music server. In general MC18 works great; however, I do run into a problem on a regular basis. Sometimes the next song from a playlist won't play. The progress bar moves forward but there is no sound. The resolution to this problem has required a different approach each time it has occurred. One, select another song (or even the same one) and it will play. This approach doesn't always work. Two, reset the upnp server. I can do this remotely from my iDevice. This always works and maintains my previously selected playlist.
This problem has cropped up under several different scenarios. One, just playing through a playlist of 16/44.1 songs. Playlist goes to the next song, then no audio. Two, adding songs to a playlist of different resolutions (i.e. 24/192 to 16/44.1). Three, just adding another 16/44.1 album to the playlist.
Sorry but I haven't pinpointed a consistent trigger for the problem. Above is the best info I can provide. My network is very stable. All the devices are hard wired using static IP addresses and Apple network (extreme and airport) devices. It was also suggested that I upsample everything to 24/192 (highest resolution compatible with PS Audio DAC). I doubt that is the problem since the problem does not occur only with sample rate changes. Also, it defeats the ascetic of the PS Audio Native X mode which does not alter incoming sample rates.
Thanks for your help, Dale
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Topic: MC 18/PS Audio DAC Problem (Read 1450 times)