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I think the problem was the n version. I think they claimed it was Apple's fault; the device has considerably more jitter iirc.
I wasn't aware of the AEX issues until now which is a real bummer and apparently is above all a problem of the AEX n and iTunes 8+.In Apple Support forums I found this workaround: "Two weeks ago it became impossible to endure and I went into various logs to see what was going on - what I found was an AEx continually trying to set its time from Apple's Time Servers and getting timeouts on the connection. I went into the Airport Utility and told the AEx not to get the time from the internet (why does an AEx need the time anyway?) and ever since then there has been not one single dropout."Have you tried it?Cheers!
I went into the Airport Utility and told the AEx not to get the time from the internet (why does an AEx need the time anyway?) and ever since then there has been not one single dropout."
No, but since - the TI 2706 USB chip is a 16bit/48KHz chip - doctorcilantro reported that 24bit/192KHz doesn't work under the WASAPI driver (although that resolution would require special drivers under USB, but I'm sure he would have the same result with a 24bit/96KHz file) - under Windows DirectSound, 16bit/48KHz is the highest possible setting anything above 16bit/48KHz is obviously downsampled through the USB input. Steve
Although I am using my 3 Airport Express N's with analog outputs for now, I was having a rather long connection time when rebooting or powering them up. The status LED would be on solid amber during the bootup procedure for ~ a minute (normal), then would flash amber for as much as 5 to 10 minutes before connecting and the staus LED turning green. Now, after disabling the automatic time set, a half dozen amber flashes and I'm connected. Thanks! The only reason I can see to have the time set correctly in an AE, would be if you are using it as your primary router connection to the Internet, and would want to see a time stamp on the connection log (and for hacking attempts). But I assume most of us are using it to extend an existing wireless network. Steve
I tried it. No, it didn't stop the issue. It reduced it a bit. Every 20-30 seconds, the sound cuts out. The AEX works fine when hooked to my Anthem D2.
I would like to find out if this is an issue with my unit or all units. Can someone else try it with an AEX?Shawn
I believe the coax problem I had exists on all units.I think Alex or Bill should chime in here and let the masses know.That being said I have just over a 100 hours on the dac, about 20 hours listening and the rest using the Isotek break-in disc and it does sound good. It seems to have more body and warmth than my AVA Insight+ dac. After about 200 hours I will be comparing the 2 side by side.
Hi Guys, If anybody is having a problem with the Coax input, please let me know as we tried the fix that Alex and the engineers recommended. Everything will work perfectly now , please email me atbill@morningstaraudio.com and I will send you out a new unit that has the fix and reimburse you for any shipping cost that you incur. If you would rather have me issue a call tag to have the DAC picked up by UPS I can do that also. We are so sorry that this happened but until the first issue arose with the first DAC we didn't know and then it happened to a second unit so then Alex and the engineers had to check it out but by then the DAC's had shipped out from me to you. Not all the DAC's had the issue but just having one out there not working properly has had me worried and losing sleep over it. My sincerest apology, Bill O'Connell
Steve, I'm more than embarrassed to admit I don't even know what Airport Apple Expree N is. Thank you, Bill
