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POSSIBLE TECHNICAL SETUPS
NOTE: This page will periodically be updated.
What playback system does Reference Recordings use? We are experimenting with several systems. Many manufacturers are making computer music playback products, and more are starting every day. Currently we are using:
Dell XPS 410 computer with Microsoft XP (a quieter-than-average CPU)
Lynx AES16 AES-EBU professional digital sound card
Alpha DAC from Berkeley Audio Design Associates
Media Monkey software (available as free download - see below))
We send the output of the DAC to a Spectral DMA180 power amplifier, then to TAD Compact Reference loudspeakers.
If you decide to set up a similar system, here are tips for setting up the Lynx card and Media Monkey to properly play the HRx 176.4/24 WAV files.
Thanks to Michael Ritter of Berkeley Audio Design for these.
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OTHER SETUPS
Lynx Studio Technology AES16 Installation for music servers running Windows XP
(1) Install AES16 card in computer running Windows XP.
(2) Boot up in administrator mode.
(3) Cancel New Hardware Found Wizard, which should pop up (It installs the wrong driver, which confuses everything).
(4) Run 'Version 1 Driver Installer 57g' program found in the '\Windows\LynxTWO L22 AES16' directory on the disc that came with the AES16 card.
It can also be downloaded from the Lynx web site: http://www.lynxstudio.com/support_downloads.asp (check ‘Search Archives’)
(5) In the Lynx Mixer, under the Mixer Menu, select 'Restore Defaults' and check version numbers under 'About' menu. Verify that Driver: LynxTWO Version 1.30 Build 057g and either Firmware Rev 22 or Rev 23 are installed.
(6) If Firmware Rev 22 or Rev 23 is not installed, use this link to download the correct firmware updater. Save it to the desktop. www.lynxstudio.com/drivers/L2Update21o.exe
(7) Double click on the ‘L2Update21o.exe’ icon and follow the prompts. Repeat step 5 to verify that Firmware Rev 22 is installed. Note: if another AES16 driver version was previously installed, it must be manually uninstalled and the system rebooted before installation.
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Media Monkey Installation
Go to: http://www.mediamonkey.com/index.htm
Download ‘Standard’ version and follow installation instructions
Media Monkey setup:
(1) Select ‘Tools’ - ‘Options’.
(2) Select ‘General’.
(3) Uncheck ‘Pop-up track info in tray’ to avoid alert tones.
(4) Select ‘General-File Types’
(5) Check ‘extensions to be associated with Media Monkey’. Include FLAC and WAV
(6) Select ‘Player - Output Plugins’.
(7) Select ‘waveOut’.
(8) Click on ‘Configure’ button
(9) In ‘Device’ window select AES16.
(10) Under ‘Buffering’ set ‘Buffer-ahead on track change:’ slider to 0 ms.
The 200 ms default causes (noise problems with high-res material.
(11) Check that ‘Prebuffer:’ slider is also set to 0 ms.
(12) Leave ‘Buffer length:’ at 2000 ms default.
(13) Under ‘Volume control’ uncheck ‘Enable’.
(14) Click on ‘OK’ in ‘waveOut’
(15) Click on ‘OK’ in ‘Options’
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