I have an issue using the SMSL SD-1955+ DAC with Win XP on an Acer Aspire One (AO751). I am trying to use this as a music server and i use WINAMP 5.63 as my audio player. I use the USB 2.0 port on the laptop to connect to the USB input on SD-1955+. It only seems to be a problem with this laptop. Regardless, of Winamp configuration or laptop audio configuration (and believe me i have tried all the usual fixes and tweaks), i get "snap, crackle and pop" replay until Winamp keels over and locks up, usually within a few minutes. The only solution is to kill Winamp process in Task Manager and restart Winamp. I say its only a problem on the Acer One because i have 2 other laptops
1) Acer Aspire 5742 Win 7 OS
2) Samsung NC10 Win XP SP3
and the Winamp/SD-1955+ works perfectly on these platforms every time! Typical, i have to get it working on the Acer One because that was what i purchased for the job!
I did some research into possible solutions and ended up trying the ASIO4ALL ver 2.10 WINAMP plug-in driver instead of the default Nullsoft DIRECTSOUND driver. Lo and behold, a big improvement - the playback was much more robust (no WINAMP crashes) but playback still gets interrupted, stutters and is not really useable. I have tried all the usual buffer settings in ASIO Control Panel but no resolution. Is it time to cut my losses, ditch the Acer Aspire One and get a Win 7 laptop that has much better i.e. more up-to-date USB sound support and drivers?
1) Acer Aspire 5742 Win 7 OS
2) Samsung NC10 Win XP SP3
and the Winamp/SD-1955+ works perfectly on these platforms every time! Typical, i have to get it working on the Acer One because that was what i purchased for the job!
I did some research into possible solutions and ended up trying the ASIO4ALL ver 2.10 WINAMP plug-in driver instead of the default Nullsoft DIRECTSOUND driver. Lo and behold, a big improvement - the playback was much more robust (no WINAMP crashes) but playback still gets interrupted, stutters and is not really useable. I have tried all the usual buffer settings in ASIO Control Panel but no resolution. Is it time to cut my losses, ditch the Acer Aspire One and get a Win 7 laptop that has much better i.e. more up-to-date USB sound support and drivers?