NVA 'TFS': 'The Future Statement' lands at Marco Towers...

[Welder]

Do any of the TFS users know why I'm not getting any sound after switching from using the Sony DAC to the internal one in the TFS?

I've simply unplugged the digital coaxial cable, connecting my DAC to the TFS, and connected a pair of stereo interconnects from the Audio Out sockets on the back of the TFS to a line input on my preamp.

Result - no sound...

Does the TFS have to be reconfigured in some way, so that sound comes out of the internal DAC?

Any help appreciated - cheers!

Marco.

You need to redirect through the sound card with the audio manager Marco.
This may help.
Need to look for your sound card as the preferred device.
http://www.ayre.com/usb-vista_setup.htm

[bobbasrah]

You need to redirect through the sound card with the audio manager Marco.
This may help.
Need to look for your sound card as the preferred device.
http://www.ayre.com/usb-vista_setup.htm

I hope I'm wrong John, but I think Asio bypasees that, and it should be through the Sound Cars's GUI.....

PS - There should be an online manual or Essence user around. Maybe SPDIF and RCA are switchable?? Sorry..

[Marco]

Yup, that's exactly what it was - sorted now... Hi-res files here we come!

Marco.

[Welder]

I hope I'm wrong John, but I think Asio bypasees that, and it should be through the Sound Cars's GUI.....

PS - There should be an online manual or Essence user around. Maybe SPDIF and RCA are switchable?? Sorry..

Jolly good Bob. Win7 and sound cards aren't my strong point.

[bobbasrah]

Jolly good Bob. Win7 and sound cards aren't my strong point.

[docfoster]

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I think you need to listen to some 24/196 downloads before passing judgement on final quality..
Paul.

I have 4 or 5 hi-res albums on my TFS. (There are so few that tempt my musical tastes...!)
The hi-res i do have are a mixed bag.
I have a Louis and Ella one one, and via the TFS Armstrong's voice is the most impressively realistic sound that my system has ever produced. Better than my vinyl front end. But other 24/96 and 24/192 I have haven't sparkled as much sonically. I don't know why.
Ben

[docfoster]

Yup, that's exactly what it was - sorted now... Hi-res files here we come!

Marco.

If you're using Asio, I think you have to set the bit depth (to 24) manually (right click the xonar icon in the bottom right).

[Marco]

Hi Ben,

I don't have a Xonar icon on the bottom right... Won't the TFS simply adjust itself automatically to play hi-res files optimally?

If not, is what you're saying accessible from the TFS control panel?

I'm playing hi-res files now (Dick Hyman 'Thinking about Bix'), and it sounds great, but that's without having adjusted the bit depth.

Marco.

[docfoster]

Hi Ben,

I don't have a Xonar icon on the bottom right... Won't the TFS simply adjust itself automatically to play hi-res files optimally?

If not, is what you're saying accessible from the TFS control panel?

I'm playing hi-res files now (Dick Hyman 'Thinking about Bix'), and it sounds great, but that's without having adjusted the bit depth.

Marco.

Click the main xonar icon on the desktop. The icon in the bottom right should appear as the main control panel opens.
I think Asio requires manual adjust...? Jason will slap me if i'm wrong...

[DSJR]

I have 4 or 5 hi-res albums on my TFS. (There are so few that tempt my musical tastes...!)
The hi-res i do have are a mixed bag.
I have a Louis and Ella one one, and via the TFS Armstrong's voice is the most impressively realistic sound that my system has ever produced. Better than my vinyl front end. Ben

The Ella and Louis tracks sound bloody marvellous on standard CD, especially with large decent speakers to reproduce the range. The old tape's noise floor is barely greater than 13 bit though I suspect, so if the hi-res file sounds better than the red book one, there may be another reason for all I know?