Yes, again, I am not entirely sure what I did to get the modi DAC working, but certainly I had enabled a device and found the Modi in the endpoint drop down, and not only had it enabled it but also changed the selection in System Settings from Display Speakers to the Schitt DAC for the computer output. And, I do believe that I had to also change the settings in Roon’s Settings/Audio to disable the selection for the Display Speakers.
Unfortunately, have a number of things that changed all at the same time, computer and OS. In the old scenario, everything was easily recognized and I could switch between endpoints easily. Now, it seems that I have to spend an hour or more each time I swtich trying to figure out what has happened to make it stop working (and I haven’t really figured that out yet). The Schitt was recognized last night and worked before I called it a day. But this morning I decided to move the DAC from underneath my work desk to the corner of the table top, and now I am back to square one trying to get it to work.
I recall I had to disable the Studio Speakers completely in Setup/Audio to get the Modi to work, which I never had to do in my previous computer. I could switch endpoints from the controls on the main play screen in Roon. That’s not working anymore. Also, when lost the Schitt operability after I moved it to the table top, and rebooted my computer, the sound was no longer coming out of the Display Speakers but was coming out of the pc again. I must admitt I am finding this quite a hassle over my iMac remote control usage. The differences however are both a completely different OS and a completely firmware setup because on the iMac, there were only two ways that I listened in that particular room (through the computer speakers or through the Modi DAC into an integrated amp etc). But with this new setup, there are three options for the output: speakers built into the computer, speakers in the Studio Display or into the DAC pluged into USB on the computer. Also, just having received the Studio combo, I am using a different setup in “Sound” and have choices that I didn’t have before. I also am wondering if Studio is losing track of what is chosen as operational if the computer is rebooted with a “Sound” setting that is other than the Studio Display Speakers (remember that I found that I had to disable the Display Speakers to get the Schitt DAC to be fully recognized and operational when last I got it working. Should I not be able to get everything recognized as endpoints and just switch between them? Or, might the chip in the Studio Display be dropping the Sound selection for the Studio Display Speekers because the computer is rebooted in a different Sound selection in System Settings.
Something is definitely different than my previous experience under 1.8 and my iMac Roon usage. I no longer can switch between endpoints in my office. Incidently, the other endpoints, such as my DirectStream on the network, or my KEF system on the network, or my Home Theatre setup (all of which are hardwired to the network all of which are hardwired to the network) are all endpoints that are not only operational, but can be switched and off successfully from the endpoint selection on the main play screen.
At the moment it’s a bitch switching from one to other, and for the moment, I seem to have lost the Schitt DAC again, and have tried to repeat the steps to get it operational but have come up empty. All I have at the moment are the Studio Display Speakers.
Sorry for the length. Must go to work and so bring these comments to a close. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.