Just wanted to share a bit of experience:
I been using WaveIO with simple 7805 linear regulator PSU for quite some time before i decided to try good stabilized PSU (Placid HD from Twisted Pear in my case) and i must say i was impressed by the difference. The main area of improvement is smoother, less "grainy" sound with better transparency and soundstage and simply more pleasant to listen to.
Also, did anyone use WaveIO with dedicated PCIe USB cards? They cost like 10-20$, have external power and are easy to mod.
I found that most of effects associated with USB ports or why OS, drivers, software etc sound different is how noisy USB and environment it's in. How this could possibly affect externally powered WaveIO is beyond me though, but it does. Dedicated USB, especially well modded one really improve things on "general purpose" PCs like mine
Lorien, keep up the good work!
I been using WaveIO with simple 7805 linear regulator PSU for quite some time before i decided to try good stabilized PSU (Placid HD from Twisted Pear in my case) and i must say i was impressed by the difference. The main area of improvement is smoother, less "grainy" sound with better transparency and soundstage and simply more pleasant to listen to.
Also, did anyone use WaveIO with dedicated PCIe USB cards? They cost like 10-20$, have external power and are easy to mod.
I found that most of effects associated with USB ports or why OS, drivers, software etc sound different is how noisy USB and environment it's in. How this could possibly affect externally powered WaveIO is beyond me though, but it does. Dedicated USB, especially well modded one really improve things on "general purpose" PCs like mine
Lorien, keep up the good work!
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i went overkill with not one but three WaveIO, and my best implementation use this supply:
ULN PS2 Ultra Low Noise Dual Positive Power Supply | eBay
ULN PS2 Ultra Low Noise Dual Positive Power Supply | eBay
wave lo board help
Hi folks , im trying to use the wave lo board as a usb to spdif converter
but im having problems , ive tried a seperate 5v supply , and ive tried it powered via the usb cable , but it still dont work ,im using windows seven
ive tried both spdif connections square pad hot wire and other connection earth
if i go to control panel and select sound i can see it playing but sound dont
come out my dac just lots of clicking , anyone can help cheers phil.
Hi folks , im trying to use the wave lo board as a usb to spdif converter
but im having problems , ive tried a seperate 5v supply , and ive tried it powered via the usb cable , but it still dont work ,im using windows seven
ive tried both spdif connections square pad hot wire and other connection earth
if i go to control panel and select sound i can see it playing but sound dont
come out my dac just lots of clicking , anyone can help cheers phil.
audio note dac sig 2.1
sorry bu I don't know what you mean about a solid yellow line
I have downloaded the drivers but they don't say what operating system they are for
sorry bu I don't know what you mean about a solid yellow line
I have downloaded the drivers but they don't say what operating system they are for
Analog Device 1865N 18-bit, 44.1/48/96KHz compatible
so set your windows 7 at 16 bit 96000 hz
so set your windows 7 at 16 bit 96000 hz
Yes if I get the usb cable from the laptop and plug it into the wave lo board
no spdif connections there is a green power light and if I move the jumper it
lights up when I give it 5v from a separate power supply, music is playing on my laptop speakers but when I plug in the usb to the wave lo board the
speakers go off on the laptop and in control panel sound it is showing that it
is playing but when I connect it from spdif to dac no sound just clicking from j11 and no sound from j10 its like its having problems locking onto the
signal ,
I have a fan music usb to spdif converter and that works fine £20
drivers 2.23 and 2.24 and v2.26.0).zip which is right for windows 7 I think its v 2.26.0
cheers phil.
no spdif connections there is a green power light and if I move the jumper it
lights up when I give it 5v from a separate power supply, music is playing on my laptop speakers but when I plug in the usb to the wave lo board the
speakers go off on the laptop and in control panel sound it is showing that it
is playing but when I connect it from spdif to dac no sound just clicking from j11 and no sound from j10 its like its having problems locking onto the
signal ,
I have a fan music usb to spdif converter and that works fine £20
drivers 2.23 and 2.24 and v2.26.0).zip which is right for windows 7 I think its v 2.26.0
cheers phil.
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ok start at 16 bit 44.1 khz and go up from there...
can you show a picture of your set up
i never had problem with the i2s but the coax can be tricky, i use kynar 26 or 24 AWG (silver plated oxigen free copper) that i twist together very short distance (isolated output only)
dig into W7 driver menu to see all the option, oh i forgot i always deactivate all the sound hardware on the computer i use (hackmac, pc or linux...) if you want it very easy boot daphile instead of W7 (no driver needed)
Martin Gagnon
can you show a picture of your set up
i never had problem with the i2s but the coax can be tricky, i use kynar 26 or 24 AWG (silver plated oxigen free copper) that i twist together very short distance (isolated output only)
dig into W7 driver menu to see all the option, oh i forgot i always deactivate all the sound hardware on the computer i use (hackmac, pc or linux...) if you want it very easy boot daphile instead of W7 (no driver needed)
Martin Gagnon
There is no input in the wave lo panel but there is an output , windows seems to be seeing it
i had the cs8414 on a counterpoint DA10 and it crackle too when i went higher than 48khz
Martin
Martin
Re wave lo board help
Hi Lucian , thanks for your email I have posted some pictures of the spdif board for you to have a look at , there does not seem to be any problems with the drivers windows recognizes it when I plug in the usb lead and says that everthing is working ok, its also showing sound playing in windows output when you plug in usb lead , have a look at the pics thanks for your help phil.
Hi Lucian , thanks for your email I have posted some pictures of the spdif board for you to have a look at , there does not seem to be any problems with the drivers windows recognizes it when I plug in the usb lead and says that everthing is working ok, its also showing sound playing in windows output when you plug in usb lead , have a look at the pics thanks for your help phil.
