I usually leave my system on 24x7, except when traveling or when thunderstorms are close by. Such has been the case.
Recently, when I restart my (Mojo modified) Mac Mini and try to play via the PS Audio USB output*, I’ll find that there’s no output at all. When I check the Sound panel on the Mac, it shows the driver as “PS Audio USB Audio 1.0 Output,” instead of PS Audio USB Audio 2.0 Output."
After the required freak-out over not having sound coming out, I can restart the Mini and it loads the correct driver… I think… 'cause I also tend to restart the DS DAC.
This seems to be a recent phenomenon and it’s certainly not a desperate situation (as long as the correct driver keeps loading on restart.) But, can anyone venture a guess as to why this is happening and how to avoid it?
Sometimes I play from Roon Remote > Roon Server > HQPlayer which uses the PS Audio driver. Other times, without Roon I’ll use iTunes/PureMusic using the ChannelD driver.
The “computer” based file server for source material approach has definitely been a love hate relationship for me.
I can say that all of the glitches that I have encountered are non-DS related.
While our digital audio components seem to just operate flawlessly being powered up 24/7 ( for the most part ), computer related components seem to operate most efficiently when “re-booted” on a regular basis.
I prefer to never power down the DS, but the rest of the system seems to benefit from a “rest” from time to time.
Specifically my Bryston BDP-1 with respect to MPad control working.
I can only guess that some 1’s or 0’s got lost along their way?
Or maybe the Mini needs to boot before the DS is powered up to recognize it correctly?