Are you running from A to B side on the EtherRegen? if so, note that this limiting your throughput speed to 100 Mb, and Jussi recommends using gear which keeps a 1Gb speed throughput, so that might be a limitation. If you still have the same occasional dropouts, it is safe to assume that the problem is Network related.

First test this theory by playing at the same output data rate (DSD 256) but with an easier computer load: try running with the ASDM5 (non EC) modulator, and a relatively low load filter, but still with DSD 256 output rate, you can make it a little easier by choosing a 44.1 file rate as well.Ĭonsider that the output rate is what matters as far as the Network is considered. Occasional dropouts sound like a Network related issue to me. Usually, If your computer does not have enough power to run a given HQPlayer setup, you will get relatively consistent stuttering, or consistent dropouts every few seconds, rather than occasional dropouts. My question is: At what should I be looking if I want to troubleshoot? Am I asking too much of the NUC cpu with these modulators, am I running into heat-related NUC throttling, is there an issue with my network that manifests even if there isn’t much traffic, is my using my phone while listening causing a bottleneck, is my AfterDark clock/EtherRegen combination causing the stream to get out of whack, or is there something else to check? Obviously, something isn’t quite right, but I have no idea how to troubleshoot this. It can happen even if there is no other network traffic of significance. I have noticed this problem more with mp3 files but that might be a coincidence because it also happens even with hi-res files. Infrequently, the music just stops altogether. I can listen for pretty extended periods of time, but, randomly, will start having dropouts that last from a second or two to at least five seconds. Usually, but not always, I use JRiver as a front end (controlled by JRemote on an Android phone),but I often use HQPD Control v4instead.

With the latest iterations, I can get all of ASDM5ECv2, ASDM7ECv2, and DSD5v2 256+fs modulators to work pretty reliably with the poly-sinc-gauss-long filters. I am running HQPlayer Embedded OS on a NUC 10i7, but have had similar issues when using HQPlayer Desktop. This might be a stupid question, but that’s never stopped me before.

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