So I have never really had a problem with any firmwares, after many years of ownership and all of the various firmwares, and my surrounding system has stayed pretty consistent. But after downloading 3.06, and loading it up, my digital will just randomly die at weird intervals. And to get the sound…

Could be something as simple as the USB board starting to go.

Windom sounded superior with Matrix too at first. Bad usb board/transmitter is also a possibility but then why Yale works everytime? Makes no sense. And now as I am aware of usb problem I don’t keep any FW load if usb is not working. One time I got 3.06 working with basic usb cable,then changed Cu…

@Somppsa : The thing with my Windom load was I followed the recommended load method to a “T”. I am also discussing the issue with Innuos as well just in case there is a bug associated with the Zenith Mk III. The little i heard of Windom I liked, kinda of a teaser considering the unit is now not pl…

@dawkinsj That was partially my concern as well. Maybe the morning boot-up of both the DAC and Zenith caused a problem or voltage spike that was transferred across the USB cable. Presently my Zenith is playing into my Metrum Onyx via USB with no issues. My DSD will be going to the Mothership for …

@weedeewop Your problem is definitely worse and needs to be repaired. I just have usb hiccups and normal bad loads every now and then like so many others suffer here also :sweat_smile: Getting those original sd cards is a good idea and may solve my issues. Thanks for help. Though I doubt it…many …

In my case the Innuos was not the problem. Case in point hooking it up to a different DAC via USB and no issues.

@Somppsa : Thought you might find tis helpful regarding your USB interface issue. [image] Windom: Installation/Technical Problems DACs Almost 1 month later and he USB issue I was having has been resolved. It turns out that the problem I was experiencing was not related to…

Have you and @Somppsa and @mycrowave shared purchase dates and serial numbers to see if there are any correlations to a bad batch of digital boards, just curious, thought it may be relevant

Good thought. We have not, but I’m willlin’. From the serial number on my unit the build date would be August 2019.

What part of the serial number represents the date?

Issue with Snowmass 3.06 (and Windom), killing sound randomly on USB input

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weedeewop November 13, 2019, 3:31am 68

@Somppsa:
Thought you might find tis helpful regarding your USB interface issue.

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Issue with Snowmass 3.06 (and Windom), killing sound randomly on USB input

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