I gave up
I'm not touchin' that
I see that power of Amir threatens to overthrow God himself...
I gave up
I'm not touchin' that
Hi,
Since 2 weeks I own the Pro-Ject Pre Box S2. Thanks to the information I found here I know now how to handle the various settings. I use an iMac running Audirvana Plus 3 USB out. I modified the OSX High Sierra so that Audirvana can run up to DSD256 in direct mode. Preferred settings on S2: Distortion Compensate On / Fast Roll off. Between the iMac and the S2 I have an iFi USB power USB 2.0 which leads to a firmer bass and a good wide soundstage. Even with the iMac off the S2 stays on 24/7 thanks to the iFi USB power.
Yes, I could be wrong of course, but I believe Amir to be one of the good guys, do you ever post there?
Hi,
Since 2 weeks I own the Pro-Ject Pre Box S2. Thanks to the information I found here I know now how to handle the various settings. I use an iMac running Audirvana Plus 3 USB out. I modified the OSX High Sierra so that Audirvana can run up to DSD256 in direct mode. Preferred settings on S2: Distortion Compensate On / Fast Roll off. Between the iMac and the S2 I have an iFi USB power USB 2.0 which leads to a firmer bass and a good wide soundstage. Even with the iMac off the S2 stays on 24/7 thanks to the iFi USB power.
That's interesting I haven't yet played with the S2 settings I'll try your recommendations (remembering to press to confirm the settings as detailed above!)
Thanks for the files. s2 is now playing MQA via foobar2000. Updating to firmware revision v2.12 did the trick for me.OK I'll PM you a link to the update, but MQA local file playback problems are usually an issue with foobar2000 setup. See my note on the user manual in the same download folder.
By the way, out of curiosity, tried playing DSD1024 via foobar2000. It crashed foobar2000.OK I'll PM you a link to the update, but MQA local file playback problems are usually an issue with foobar2000 setup. See my note on the user manual in the same download folder.
Thanks for the files. s2 is now playing MQA via foobar2000. Updating to firmware revision v2.12 did the trick for me.
A few things that I observed:
1. Without ASIOProxy, foobar2000 volume control doesn't work. Volume is held at maximum. To control volume via foobar2000, I installed ASIOProxyInstall-0.9.4.exe.
2. With s2 connected via USB (Windows 10), computer screen will not automatically go on standby (turn off) when there is no keyboard or mouse activity (Power & sleep - Screen - When plugged in, turn off after setting).
Have you or anyone played DSD512 via foobar? I can only play DSD512 via the DSD Processor with output set to DSD256.
Many thanks again.
By the way, out of curiosity, tried playing DSD1024 via foobar2000. It crashed foobar2000.
I also have that problem, I think the DAC or my iFi nano iUSB3 keeps the computer from going idle. Not a big issue though, and I imagine some Windows USB settings could solve it.2. With s2 connected via USB (Windows 10), computer screen will not automatically go on standby (turn off) when there is no keyboard or mouse activity (Power & sleep - Screen - When plugged in, turn off after setting).
PS. I was thinking about this yesterday, what a time, how lucky we are. With all modern digital music downloads, streaming services, software like Roon, DAC we can just listen to almost every piece of music someone recorded all over the world. Amazing. All of this for a reasonable price. When I was young, in Poland the only way to get some "Western world" music was to listen to the radio and record onto the analog tape. Then after 1989 some dedicated shops appeared, so for premium price you ware able to order some music from US, and get it after few weeks of waiting. Then Amazon ordering. And now? Click and enjoy. Perfect time for music lovers!
Hear hear!Perfect time for music lovers!
It seems to me that John W is not so proud of this Dac, he doesn't post as often as with the Mdac, or is it because he's not working for the Project anymore?
Bought an S2 a few weeks ago essentially to run a Raspberry Pi. I also run TV through the Optical input.
First problem was that It wouldn't run two UBS's (the Pi and the hard drive attached to Pi) which I solved by using an adapter to power USB With a Teddy Pardo Power Supply.
Now I get something weird. Every now and again, when I've been listening to the pi, I get no sound when I switch back to optical for TV. If I leave it alone, after about 2 minutes, sound will suddenly come back.
Am I doing something wrong? is set up wrong? is S2 faulty?
I'm not convinced running the S2 and the Pi from a linear power supply is a good idea. The Pi seems to feed back noise that negates the benefit of the linear supply.
I found some more post on the Roon forum, so he's indeed proud of it.It seems to me that John W is not so proud of this Dac, he doesn't post as often as with the Mdac, or is it because he's not working for the Project anymore?
Does it support 192khz on the optical input?