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Post by puffin on Feb 20, 2022 10:20:26 GMT
I have just downloaded this on my PC to use in conjunction with Spotify. I can stream in one of two ways, USB out to Dacmagic or USB to digital board and then Dig cable to DAC.
With both of these options I get occasional noise which sounds like "static" in short pips of 2 or 3 or more on occasion. Sometimes music will play without this interference. It sounds to me like it may be a sort of signal overload, but reducing the level of Spotify does not make any difference.
Has anyone had this?
There are several suggestions form Googling that I could try e.g Update Driver but I wondered if any one else has had this before I start messing about.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 20, 2022 11:00:36 GMT
What do you get without using Fidelizer, i.e. before you installed it?
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Post by John on Feb 20, 2022 11:31:20 GMT
I used to use Fidelizer when I had a pc based system. Along with a whole bunch of free software (BugHead etc). I did not get any issues with it but would say on reflection marginal gains with Fidelizer. (this is over 5 years ago)
No idea what is causing the issue, but maybe you might not be able to use it
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Post by puffin on Feb 20, 2022 12:05:09 GMT
I used to use Fidelizer when I had a pc based system. Along with a whole bunch of free software (BugHead etc). I did not get any issues with it but would say on reflection marginal gains with Fidelizer. (this is over 5 years ago) No idea what is causing the issue, but maybe you might not be able to use it Hi nmartin, It's quite a clever thing in that you can switch it in and out on the fly. When it is out oif circuit I have no noise at all. |
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Post by puffin on Feb 20, 2022 12:10:30 GMT
I used to use Fidelizer when I had a pc based system. Along with a whole bunch of free software (BugHead etc). I did not get any issues with it but would say on reflection marginal gains with Fidelizer. (this is over 5 years ago) No idea what is causing the issue, but maybe you might not be able to use it Hi John, Yes, the difference is marginal with the settings set at the levels set at install, but I have played with a few of 20 frequency boosts and cuts and they are pretty subltle and need further playing with. The noise is not there all the time and today I found that if I opened the browser it made the noise more than I have previously heard. There are suggestions online about changing the settings of which programs/apps are automatically opened on start-up. I will look into that. |
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Post by John on Feb 20, 2022 12:21:30 GMT
Yes, maybe able to cure in settings
Worth speaking to the designer I found him easy to deal with, Unlike the guy from Jplay
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Post by stellabagpuss on Feb 20, 2022 12:41:32 GMT
Hi Puff Daddy.
I have been running Fidilizer Pro for about 5 years now, and never had the issues you described. I also run Lassio Pro, and J River 28. Thats the one downside of Windows OS , it's forever updating, meaning the likes of Fidilizer and other software companies are playing catch up.
Personally I found the Pro version of Fidilizer a good investment, as it covers most bases, of course you could go to all of the hassle and manually start closeing unwanted tasks yourself.
Something else to consider is connected devices, I have a wireless BT keyboard and mouse, and I occasionally need to access a monitor via HDMI. They both add noise to the PC USB output, it's quiet, but still there. Disconnect them, the noise is gone, of course you could be using a Laptop.
Good luck
Damien
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Post by puffin on Feb 21, 2022 10:03:47 GMT
Aah, interesting. I use a wireless mouse, but wired keyboard. Bit spooky in that I was clearing up the study this morning tha I use as a tinkering station/workshop for all things audio and found a wired mouse that I assumed had been lost for eternity. Will give that a go. I have also seen a YT vid about rolling back/and/or updating the audio driver as well as tweaking the start-up settings.
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Post by stellabagpuss on Feb 21, 2022 20:12:50 GMT
Hopefully that should improve things. Sadly it takes a lot of effort to make a Windows based PC to sound good.
Keep us posted
Damien
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