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RE: Using Integer mode and USB hub to avoid clicks - worth trying?

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"BTW: Isn't "integer mode" just advertizing speak for "bit perfect"?"

No. It's just a more direct method of processing the file.

I feel that Lion, even though it doesn't support Integer, sounds better than Snow Leopard with Integer. Also, Pure Music and Audirvana Plus will be coming out with a "Direct Mode" for Lion in future releases."
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That's the 2nd point in my message, this "integer mode" looks like just internal processing in 64-bit as their ad suggests and then sends the data to the DAC in integer format. If you don't turn on internal processing (no DSP stuff, no volume control, no EQ), then it's just "bit perfect" by definition... No big deal IMO. Nothing here looks difficult for a dual core > 2GHz processor.

As for needing 4GB. Yes, I agree that it's cheap and no big deal to get that much RAM but the point is there should NEVER be a need to dedicate anywhere near 4GB even for 24/192 music gapless for any reasonable programmer! Sadly, audiophilia lacks reason.

Back to this topic though, yeah, I think the clicking is most likely hardware/software issue - nothing to do with the RAM amount. Try an external hub, they're cheap and you can always use it for another purpose if it doesn't fix the problem. Even if you get it to work, you may be underwhelmed by the improvement.


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