T
he Music player:
To use hq Reference DAC with all the PCM sampling frequency and DSD
sample rates, it is necessary configure the Music player (Foobar2000,
Jriver or similar ) to use: Windows Audio Session API (WASAPI), Kernel
streaming (KS) or Audio Streaming Input Output (ASIO ).
Using the default Windows driver called Direct Sound (DS) the DAC unit
will work only at a specific frequency set in the Windows Audio control
panel.
To work with the Kernel streaming (KS) and the Audio Streaming Input
Output (ASIO ) it is necessary set as predefined a different sound device
on Windows Audio control panel to keep the Amanero free for the
application control.
The Kernel streaming (KS) is the lower level mode to operate on Audio
device so there are lower stratification in the software stack.
The Windows Audio Session API (WASAPI) give less problems and it
work very good with PCM and DSD tracks.
Set the Windows with no sound to avoid that the system messages
interference during the reproduction.
Foobar2000 player is not easy to configure for playing DSD tracks but it
is free, JRiver player is not free but very simple to use with PCM and
DSD tracks.
Follow the images to configure JRiver media center 19 and make sure to
use the latest version of the download.
Operational
Music player setup ”1”
