I am having an serious issue with Roon and the Dirac RoomCorrection software:
My setup is: iMac (20 GB RAM, all software up to date, with external 5 TB Thunderbolt disc) -> iTunes, -> PureMusic -> Dirac -> m2Tech hiFaceTwo USB to SPDIF converter - > wired with 75 Ohm coax cable to Dynaudio Focus 200 XD. The sound is gorgeous ! My issue is the combination of Dirac and Roon.
Everything 16 bit 44.1 plays just fine. After that I have some heavy noise when I play music with better resolution then that.
No problem when playing HiRez music without Roon, iTunes (occasionally using Amarra Symphony or A+ (before they both got messed up) via PureMusic, then Dirac and hiFaceTWO.
When I take out the Dirac of the chain, there is no problem anymore. The same when I take Roon out of the chain.
BUT as my listening room also is our dining and living room, I am very much dependent on the Dirac Room Correction software (which BTW is fantastic !!!)
So now waiting for a solution from you Roon guys to see what you can come up with. I hope you can fix this, its impossible to listen to this static, digital noise as it is right now.
One more thing, tried today to play Roon through PureMusic, and from there to Dirac. Again I had the static noise, until I disconnected Dirac. So its definitely the combination Dirac/Roon who is too blame. Without one or the other everything is just fine. BUT without Dirac my system is NOT performing at its best
Yes, of course. It´s the two channel Dirac, Dirac Audio Processor, version 1.1.0 (Build 5109). It´s the last thing in the chain.
My normal setup:
iTunes -> PureMusic -> Dirac -> Output Device (chosen within Dirac): m2Tech hiFaceTwo USB-Spdif converter.
Works like a charm, just not together with Roon. Roon without Dirac works fine, its the combination of those too that makes some digital noise.
Did some more testing and stuff today… Same result. Dirac plays wonderful with PureMusic. Roon plays good without Dirac, and everything (m2Tech hiFaceTWO, Dynaudio Focus XD) was software updated. It doesn’t help though, the combination of Roon and Dirac still crackles along. So I switched back to iTunes, PureMusic and everything is cool again. I hope you guys can solve this ;=)
We have a new build in alpha testing right now,coming next week (monday i think) – it has a new event driven mode that may behave with dirac better… look for it soon and let us know
I just started using Roon today. My set up is using MacBook Pro 13" connected to Ayre DX5 via USB. In terms of software, the path is Roon>Dirac>Ayre. It sounds great (probably the best I’ve had) playing 44.1 files. When I played 176.4 files, had a lot of digital noise. Could you please look into the matter? As my Tidal is HiFi (176.4), I cannot play in this mode at all.
Event Driven Mode is available on Windows. As of right now, it is disabled by default, but if your device supports it, we recommend turning it on, especially if you’re having trouble with your sound card, or a virtual sound driver like JRiver WDM.
Thanks for the new release, your efforts are much appreciated. Unfortunately this does not solve the problem with Dirac under OS X as only 44.1 seems to work properly. Then, obviously, if I select 1x max sample rate, everything works…
