MQN

[tony]

trying out the new 1024's this evening and sound good. For whatever reason maybe just my system set up I revert back to 2.66 v2. Smoothest presentation still for me with all required detail. 2.71 v2 also works very well for me. Is it possible to do a 1024 version of this for comparison?

Mjock windows key and x doesn't work on minimal? Using R2 but not in minimal mode. Nigels suggestion sorts it for you I am sure.

be prepared to look at 2.66 again as have a way doing the complete render loop in assembly now which should make it smoother, think 2.71 1024 raw background is best at moment. listening to 2.66 just now and not very smooth, a bit shouty.

Shouty! not for me. I find the 1024's just a bit too sharp. 2.71 v2 is very good also. Had a discussion recently about where we are at with MQn and thought process wondered if we are so close now that it is people's systems that are generating the different interpretations that are coming out? Or just peoples prefererences in relation to how they like music presented. Also not sure if the JKCiúnas I use benefits from this 1024? It seems to work for Nigel but not for me(again all this is very much relative as the SQ from any of these versions is all really high and hard to be unhappy with)

[sbgk]

mixed feelings about the reclock

its one thing to optimize a pc for audio
it would be a completely different to use an optimized pc/os for developing playback software

what is reclock doing ? I thought the sp/dif converter had very accurate clocks and being bit perfect means that the required no of bits are being sent in the required time frame. So does reclock resync the time to it's own clock which means moving bits about , in which case is it no longer bit perfect.

i know little about such things, it sure changes the sound though
oh thats a rhetorical question right

no, was trying to understand. trouble that I have with it is that it introduces a digital overlay to the sound, at least on my system. I tried all variations of the settings.

[jesuscheung]

2.71 intel 1024 raw background
-in terms of 3d, things are not very well positioned on headphones. speakers ok.
-things are fighting for focus.

possibly make a mqncontrol.exe no affinity version? 2 core and 4 core don't seem to properly restore affinity on i7.

[sima66]

I'm listening to mqncontrol 4 core with 2.71 intel win 8.1-R2 raw background and and the sound with mqncontrol 4 core it's way better.
I don't know why I can't play "mqncontrol 2 core 1024" with any of the player versions and also, I can't play the "1024" and "1024 raw background" players at all!
Everything seems OK. The DAC recognize the sample rate, but no sound! I downloaded twice.
This is the first time that I'm experiencing troubles with any of the versions!

I'm running Zuma W8.

[Aleg]

I'm listening to mqncontrol 4 core with 2.71 intel win 8.1-R2 raw background and and the sound with mqncontrol 4 core it's way better.
I don't know why I can't play "mqncontrol 2 core 1024" with any of the player versions and also, I can't play the "1024" and "1024 raw background" players at all!
Everything seems OK. The DAC recognize the sample rate, but no sound! I downloaded twice.
This is the first time that I'm experiencing troubles with any of the versions!

I'm running Zuma W8.

Sima

I don't quite get if you tried that also, but I have to use the mqncontrol 1024 together with the mqnplay 1024 engines.
I can't mix and match 1024 and non-1024.
Apart from that all's well on R2

Cheers
Aleg

[wushuliu]

I'm listening to mqncontrol 4 core with 2.71 intel win 8.1-R2 raw background and and the sound with mqncontrol 4 core it's way better.
I don't know why I can't play "mqncontrol 2 core 1024" with any of the player versions and also, I can't play the "1024" and "1024 raw background" players at all!
Everything seems OK. The DAC recognize the sample rate, but no sound! I downloaded twice.
This is the first time that I'm experiencing troubles with any of the versions!

I'm running Zuma W8.

Sima

I don't quite get if you tried that also, but I have to use the mqncontrol 1024 together with the mqnplay 1024 engines.
I can't mix and match 1024 and non-1024.
Apart from that all's well on R2

Cheers
Aleg

Same here no mix and match.

[cvrle59]

There is an issue with 2.71 intel 1024 raw background in my system. I do use 1024 control. I haven't gone into extensive test to be more accurate, but if I pick all the tracks from an album (about 10 or so), it would play kind of half way through, then it start skipping. Similar effect like you play versions 2 on computer only, or even worse than that. I have to stop it and start it again.
I did happen pretty much every time when I loaded bunch of tracks. If you play a few, everything is fine. This never happened with previous versions.

[Aleg]

There is an issue with 2.71 intel 1024 raw background in my system. I do use 1024 control. I haven't gone into extensive test to be more accurate, but if I pick all the tracks from an album (about 10 or so), it would play kind of half way through, then it start skipping. Similar effect like you play versions 2 on computer only, or even worse than that. I have to stop it and start it again.
I did happen pretty much every time when I loaded bunch of tracks. If you play a few, everything is fine. This never happened with previous versions.

cvrle59

No issues like that with me.
I normally select complete albums to listen, and can happily select and play an album of say 38 tracks without hicups.
I used both 1024 mqnplay engines doing this.

Looks like a local issue, I'm afraid.

Hope you can track it down

Good luck

Aleg

[nige2000]

There is an issue with 2.71 intel 1024 raw background in my system. I do use 1024 control. I haven't gone into extensive test to be more accurate, but if I pick all the tracks from an album (about 10 or so), it would play kind of half way through, then it start skipping. Similar effect like you play versions 2 on computer only, or even worse than that. I have to stop it and start it again.
I did happen pretty much every time when I loaded bunch of tracks. If you play a few, everything is fine. This never happened with previous versions.

No issues here

[sima66]

I'm listening to mqncontrol 4 core with 2.71 intel win 8.1-R2 raw background and and the sound with mqncontrol 4 core it's way better.
I don't know why I can't play "mqncontrol 2 core 1024" with any of the player versions and also, I can't play the "1024" and "1024 raw background" players at all!
Everything seems OK. The DAC recognize the sample rate, but no sound! I downloaded twice.
This is the first time that I'm experiencing troubles with any of the versions!

I'm running Zuma W8.

Sima

I don't quite get if you tried that also, but I have to use the mqncontrol 1024 together with the mqnplay 1024 engines.
I can't mix and match 1024 and non-1024.
Apart from that all's well on R2

Cheers
Aleg

Thanks Aleg,

I had no idea about no "mix and match", but your explanation make sense. I tried the 1024's with the "old" mqncontol, just to test the difference between mqn players ONLY, and then I planed to switch the control versions. Seems that does not work that way! :-(
Will try tonight.
Thanks again.

Adam