Thaks for your patience, the long wait is over to get the updated Bridge II code so the latest version of Roon works etc. The new Bridge code is live.
FW changelist between 3.5.1 and 3.6.2:
Updated Roon RAAT for support of Roon version 1.5
Updated Spotify library to 3.15a
Now supports first MQA unfold in Roon with RAAT changes. (MQA fix with Roon and DSP enabled)
Latest MQA library implemented
Improved DLNA/UPnP Device Search
Implemented DSD DFF playback (sending dff64 via DoP)
I updated the Bridge II in my DSSnr without any issues at all.
For me, the fix I was hoping to see (hear?) was the faint tick/click while playing DSD content. Itās early morning hear in Melbourne. The household is up. The washing machine and dryer are running. So not the best conditions under which to listen.
Iāve only played 10 minutes or so, but at this early stage Iām very happy to report that I havenāt heard any ticks!!!
MQA tracks from Tidal now display as āUnkā. I use the Mcontrol app. In the app they show as MQA.
When the Bridge update completed and the Jr rebooted, there was an enormous POP into my speakers. No discernible damage, but maybe the directions should explicitly say not to have the amp on if this is a known feature.
mmm. I spoke to soon.
Iāve had some quiet āme timeā to do some serious listening. For me itās a case of Good News and Bad News.
The Bad News is that the random ticks are still there.
The Good News is that they seem less prevalent than the prior BridgeII firmware.
To ensure the ticks arenāt a side-effect of the SACD ripping process, immediately upon hearing a tick I went back 10 seconds or so and continued playing. Sometimes the tick was at the same point in the timeline but in a different position in the soundstage and/or at a different volume. Sometimes the tick didnāt appear at all at the point where it had previously appeared.
To be clear, Iām referring to the issue reported by many users. Playing DSD content from Roon over the network to BridgeII DS Snr/Jnr.
I notice that Paul didnāt specifically mention this issue in his release notes, so perhaps it hasnāt been addressed at all?
Itās such a shame, because when I listen to DSD content, Iām like the Psycho Killer: Tense and nervous - canāt relax
I seem to recall it being said that the pops and ticks are Bridge II related and that PS Audio is working with the Bridge II vendor is South Korea to remedy itā¦ albeit a bit slow for some of our tastes
6 months or longer without a fix is a bit long. I listen to mostly DSD and find the Bridge II unusable because of the pops and ticksā¦ thereās really no excuse for gear of this level to behave this wayā¦
I too have the DSD problem with the pops and clicks which I sadly am forced to deal with by lowering the volume on my DAC into the pre ampā¦the upgraded bridge II did not help
That is another DSD issue that Ted has said should be fixed in the next FPGA release. That particular issue can be mitigated by reducing the DS volume to ~80.
The issue I am referring to is different. It seems to be specific to Roon steaming DSD content to the BridgeII.
For what itās worth, I run my DS Snr volume at 80 just in case
Interesting comments about clicks with dsd content. I only have two dsd albums - Wynton Marsalisā Standard Time, which is wonderful, and plays flawlessly, and Billie Holidayās The Lady in Satin, which is unplayable because of all of the noise and static. Because of the differences between the two albums I had assumed it had something to do with the download quality, rather than any hardware or firmware fault.
I have downloaded the latest bridge two firmware but it has made no difference to the Billie Holiday album sadly.
I await further comment on this topic with interest!
I was happy to see the update hoping it would solve the popping problems (Directstream Junior).
The update seemed to go fine and the bridge output was still visible after it was done. After about 10 minutes i power cycled the DSJ (Rear button) and the bridge output is gone (no switch activity (no led), no ping etc.). Seems the bridge is corrupted.
This is the second time, first time time was after trying to downgrade the bridge firmware to 3.3.3 with MConnect (windows software). Jeremy helped and eventually it was sorted out and i placed a new bridge problem solved.
Hope this will not happen to anybody else.
Wil contact my retailer again, unfortunately heās on vacation till 3rd of July ;).
Happy listening
PS still think PSAUDIO is doing a fine job providing updates, i suppose itās just me having a stroke of bad luck
In the meantime i started a second try with my android based mconnect app.
For my surprise here was offered a new update.
I started this process without any issues.
After update is finished in mconnect app i checked the status of the bridge on my PWD DACII.
He displays also the old firmware. With the rear button i made a new start.
Voila, update 3.6.2 is displayed and still working fine.
