Are not using DSj as a streamer (hence using the Bridge II) and only as a DAC
Have experience assembling computers / electronics, have an anti-static strap, have a good anti-static bag and a place to careful conserve the Bridge little board (be very careful with the pins) - or want to take some risks on their own
The physical part of accessing and opening DSj is quite easy and trivial, without breaking any seal or altering the product itself. But some measurements should me taken to preserve everything.
In my case, the screws at the bottom that you should remove are the metal ones (four of them) not the black. When you take one of them off, you need to check if it is a long one.
It was a thrill see the DSj innards, and how meticulous is PS Audio building their gear. Outstanding.
Now, some effective feedbackā¦
Operating temperature decreases ā Confirmed! The decrease in operating temperature is not subtle.
If, by any means, the DSj noise floor is reduced (@tedsmith is it plausible?) ā Not confirmed! The DSj noise floor remains the same. (Iām talking about the hiss that came out of the speakers with no signal input and when you crank your Pre volume)
No more interaction (bugs) between Bridge code and control processor ā Something in the long termā¦
No more volume bug issues with/without ethernet cable (now or in the future) ā Confirmed! (although some folks confirmed that the issue only occurs with the ethernet cable unplugged, which applies to all user that donāt use Bridge II I guess)
If the ānoiseā is reduce, and by that you can extract a little more info from the read format ā Subtle, but I guess some more cues are retrieved. Here, we are talking about ānoiseā that can hide some information, not the noise floor of the equipment itself.
For DSD Sr. owners - Does 3.6.86 fix the loud static burst when switching bit rates higher than 16bit? Is the volume issue the only bug found so far? I waited to make the update, and Iām wondering if I should just continue to wait and mute my DSDSr when switching bit ratesā¦
At least on the DSJ, the 50% volume issue doesnāt only happen at start up, it can happen randomly throughout the listening session. Reinstalling the latest Snowmass has reduced incidences quite a bit, though last night, about 30 minutes into a listening session, it jumped to 50 again.
After updating the FW of my Bridge II to the latest version I observe some odd behavior of my PWD MKII.
Powering up the PWD MKII by itās rocker switch on the backside
After initialization finished I changed the volume from 50 to 80
After a short time the volume is reset to 50 automatically by the PWD MKII
Again changing the volume from 50 to 80
Again after a short time itās reset to 50
Once again changed to 80 it stays stable!
So volume is always reset to 50 two times after a power cycle. Itās hard to imagine that the FW change of the Bridge caused the behavior, but you never know!
Does anyone else has an idea or observe the same behavior?
After doing some research yesterday evenining. I found out that on unplugging the Ethernet cable and not having a network connection established, the PWD MK II starts reseting the volume to 50.
Against my first observance this happens continously not only twice after power up!
My problem is that Iām currently using an external DIY network client connected via IĀ²S to my PWD. so the Bridge II stays unconnected. I either have to remove it from the PWD or to downgrade the FW.
So question is when will the PWD get a new FW? Can any PS Audio official drop in?
updated the Bridge II in my DSD sr last week. no issues. listened for awhile, went back to using USB input from an opticalrendu. no issues, smooth sailing.
today my DSD sr started randomly setting the volume to 50 vs the 82 that I set it at. By randomly I mean in the middle of a tune - no changes to any device settings or network changes - Ethernet cable was connected. Just BAM, quieter.
Iāve physically pulled the BII board, which I have not been using as a source - itās still USB. Not sure that pulling the board will fix it - never seen this behavior in the DSD before!
what about this issue?