Dr Tone
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I've contacted McIntosh with regards to their broken ASIO driver. Native DSD will cause a major popping sound on transport stop. This happens in all the software I've tried. This is clearly a driver problem and seems to be quite common in the Native DSD DAC world or at least for companies who's DAC driver are really an after thought.
I'm really hoping McIntosh is a little more invested in the DAC technology in the C47, C52, C2600, D1100 and Wadia DI322 and will actually address the issue. Fingers crossed.
So far the recommendations of running JRiver but do a double pause instead of stop isn't acceptable as when an album or track ends on it's own it's still a hard stop and will induce a possible speaker damaging pop if the volume is too loud. No owner should be forced to use only one type of software and/or run to their computer before an album ends to hit double pause.
The other recommendation is not do Native DSD256 as the files are really too large anyway. If these preamps really aren't DSD256 capable or not capable of doing it cleanly and properly don't advertise them as such.
I hope other owners will contact McIntosh and voice their concern as I feel my email requests have fallen on deaf ears.
I know almost all owners probably don't care about DSD256 but the upsampling with Jussi's HQPlayer is truelly exceptional and can really achieve the Analog sound we all strive for without having the break the bank on a top end DAC.
I'm really hoping McIntosh is a little more invested in the DAC technology in the C47, C52, C2600, D1100 and Wadia DI322 and will actually address the issue. Fingers crossed.
So far the recommendations of running JRiver but do a double pause instead of stop isn't acceptable as when an album or track ends on it's own it's still a hard stop and will induce a possible speaker damaging pop if the volume is too loud. No owner should be forced to use only one type of software and/or run to their computer before an album ends to hit double pause.
The other recommendation is not do Native DSD256 as the files are really too large anyway. If these preamps really aren't DSD256 capable or not capable of doing it cleanly and properly don't advertise them as such.
I hope other owners will contact McIntosh and voice their concern as I feel my email requests have fallen on deaf ears.
I know almost all owners probably don't care about DSD256 but the upsampling with Jussi's HQPlayer is truelly exceptional and can really achieve the Analog sound we all strive for without having the break the bank on a top end DAC.