Hi

I recently upgraded to a Buffalo IIISE Pro 28 from a Buffalo II. I still can't play 352 kHz flac or Wav files. I use an Auralic Aries Mini streamer and Amanero/Hermes/Cronus (the latter bought from you about 18 months ago). The Aries supports 352 kHz files, and is directly compatible with the Amanero (no drivers required). What's going on?

Another thing. When I first bought the above, I couldn't play DSD files. Russ pointed out that the Amanero used DoP, so I enabled this on the Aries, which worked (not for dsd256, but Amanero only supports this when used with Windows Drivers), Since installing the Pro28, I tried disabling the DoP setting- and DSD files can still be played! I've not installed the new firmware on the Amanero, which supports DSD directly. All I can think is that I recently connected my laptop with the Windows 10 drivers installed. Could doing this have upgraded the Amanero's firmware?!

Thanks

Paul N

Just discovered only dsd64, not 128 works with DoP off!

Hi Brian

No, it's 1.20 V. With no track playing, it’s perhaps 2 mV higher.

I'm using Pro 28

Hi Brian,

Please see my first post above. I still can't play DXD 352/24 files. This TBH isn't a problem in itself, but it shows something isn't ideal- and e.g. 192/24 and 128 bitstream files are sometimes a little twitchy!


Since my last post I've tried playing files using HYSOLID on a Windows 10 laptop, rather than using my Auralic Aries Mini, and a variety of files downloaded from various sources, without success. It now seems unlikely that the Buffalo pro 28, streamer, my local network or the files themselves are the problem, which leaves the Cronus/Hermes/Rhea/Teleporter combo, or its connection to the dac- it remote from the dac, though it works fine, either with a short i2s connection using cat6 or, now, teleporters. Could it be the firmware on Amanero? IIRC this has been upgraded to support DSD 256 from non windows servers, which would be nice to have.

BTW I currently have neither the equipment or knowledge to reflash the firmware myself

I'll also be interested in trying the sync firmware for the Buffalo when available- assuming I could teleport in the clock

Help

Paul N

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Hi Brian

I'll download one and try

Paul

If you still have a Windows 10 box, you can easily upgrade the firmware on the Amanero, which is a good place to start to fix this.

You can download the flashing tool from their web site here: https://www.amanero.com/oemtool114.zip

You probably already had the driver installed.

What version firmware did you flash?

Hi Brian

Am I using the correct driver and firmware? Any other ideas if I am?


Something's changed- and for the worse. I'd certainly like to play DSD 128 files! And try 256 etc though is currently possible only from a streamer using Windows 10 drivers I believe, I.e. not the Aries Mini

Ok, understood. I'll change it tonight. But is 1096c3w2 the correct firmware to with it?

Hi Brian

Are we at cross purposes?


I'm using Buffalo IIPro28SE in asyc mode, as supplied, with Amanero/Hermes/Cronus. (I only mentioned sync mode as a future possibility- I've no connection between the Cronus master clock and Buffalo; and I thought new firmware for Buffalo was required for this anyway?) So I do need CPLD for 1080? Or am I confused and actually need Slave_for_1080?

Which firmware do you use/supply for Amanero? 1096c3w2 is given as the current version, yet you say you are not familiar with it?

As you can tell, I'm not well informed in this area. Please tell me which driver and firmware I should be using!

Thanks

Paul