Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

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rodabod in reply to @aggi

Posibly. In your current audio settings, is there any option for adjusting buffer size? In Windows XP, you could adjust the settings to bias the process to focus on running background services, which could possibly also help. I suspect using an external DAC could quite possibly solve the problem.

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aggi in reply to @rodabod

Cheers, there don't seem to be equivalent settings in Windows 7, although it is possible that I can't access it without administrator status.

Any idea whether DACs are plug and play or need to be installed? Could be an issue with not having administrator status.

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rodabod in reply to @aggi

For a new DAC? Depends. Some will use Windows in-built drivers, just like say, a mouse.
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Well_is_it in reply to @aggi

If you have an optical output then technically plug and play. If you don't and have to use USB, there might be software involved.

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