Toggled both those settings, no difference. Bottom line: All works fine as long as VST is disabled, as soon as I enable it I get dropouts even without any gain changes or active eq from a plugin.
Do you get this behavior with every plug-in inserted when you test one at a time?
Also, just inserting a plug-in adds approximately 2dB of gainā¦ what happens when you lower your output volume by 3-6dB?
Wait and let @Antoine get a chance to solve obvious bug then.
Itās entirely possible the gain structure has changed in version 3.0.
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Thanks once again. I have 4 plugins and did try starting with one at a time and lowering the gain. So far it makes no difference even if I stick to any one and lower the gain by 3 db. Interesting points about the gain structure. I really have no need to use more than one plugin at a time, but so far no joy even with just one. Just for diagnostic purposes I can try connecting my DAC in the main system with usb rather than upnp to eliminate that as a factor, but my regular use is via upnp so I wouldnāt want to give that up permanently. I can also try a different server just for the heck of it, but have already reinstalled Studio 3.0 and it didnāt change anything.
The USB test would give you a baseline referenceā¦
yes. I have a busy couple of days ahead of me so might not get to that for a bit, but I can try it.
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Also, try a very short and simple Ethernet connectionā¦
ethernet connection from my server to Airlens is 1 meter to switch and less than that to Airlens. Anyway: I was able to pull the overall gain down by 6 db in one plugin and it seems to work. Assuming I am understanding correctly, it looks like the Audirvana EQ auto-corrects the gain structure. That also so far works. TL;DR, itās looking like it is indeed a gain issue; if so, no disaster assuming I can figure out how to do that with other plugins, but it does appear to me that something changed in that regard with this version. Would lowering Audirvanaās output volume level be helpful here, or would it not make any difference?
It will depend on where the over-load is happeningā¦ When I was using the Studio EQ I used the Auto gain management function to get a good reference for the amount of output level being reducedā¦ Once you have that then you can just set the gain control to that factorā¦ from there, you can adjust the I/O gain of the plug-in to make sure you have a clean output and if needed, reduce the output level with the AudirvÄna volume controlā¦
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Just remember that any DSP operation adds bits to the signal, which will increase the dynamic-range of the signalā¦ some devices have more dynamic-range headroom than others. 
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Understood. What I am seeing, FWIW, is that with the integral EQ it works fine with the auto-compensation, but with eq plugins, even if the settings are flat, I need to pull down the overall gain level.
Since Audirvana has created their own DSP (Convolution, EQ, etc)ā¦ They (Devo) donāt seem too interested in solving Legacy Plugins issuesā¦ Although I was told a few times that ātheyā are working on itā¦ 
Seems like a conflict of interest to meā¦
Whilst I have not been running the full latest version of Audirvana that long, I did however enable the Tokyo Dawn labs TDR Nova yesterday. There was an update for it which I installed and everything is fine my end.
I donāt think soā¦ Not being able to reference monitor playback for pre-mastering and any mastering transfers or any other user playback scenario using plug-in DSP, doesnāt seem to follow the trajectory of the primary premiseā¦ Not everyone is comfortable with Convolution processing, and in some cases dynamic equalization and other variants of equalization processes that fit certain playback scenario support, makes AudirvÄna Studio more valuable in concert with the superb sound-quality as a reference, and as a tool in the production process.
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Wow, that was quite the word saladā¦ We are just talking about having āstandard VST & AUā plugin capabilitiesā¦ Even you have several plugins that used to work with the previous version of Audirvana and still donāt work in this current releaseā¦
There is no magic in my use of one Convolver for Digital Room Correction and one Old Skool Mastering Quality Equalizerā¦ Which, by the way, works on several other small signal chains outside of the Audirvana plugin architectureā¦
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This was rectified by rescanning the plug-ins as I described in another related threadā¦ The stereo versions of my most relevant plug-ins work fineā¦
In the case of using a convolved wrapperā¦ I personally want to reduce the amount of transitional code that signal(s) must pass-through, I find simpler is better in my worldā¦
Lol, āusing a convolved wrapperāā¦ Hey if you like the new convolver and EQ thatās great for youā¦ I, on the other hand, think that they donāt compare with the Pro Quality plugins I useā¦ The Hang Loose Convolver is by far and away better than the āblack boxā convolver built in to Audirvanaā¦ Let not compare features as the āblack boxā seems to have noneā¦
As for the Old Skool Mastering EQs I use, well they just work everywhere else, and not so great here in Audirvana landā¦ As I have said before, not a priority for Devo to fix these Legacy Plugin issuesā¦
I will try you rescanning ideaā¦ If all the other small signal chains see and correctly function, why would rescanning change anything in Audirvana?
It made the difference for meā¦
Your argument regarding Convolution in AudirvÄna would be better debated with Chris of Audiophilestyle as he is heavily invested in that gameā¦
My favorite equalization plug-in is the now unavailable 112dB Redline Equalizer and it works perfectly in AudirvÄna Studio 3.0, but I donāt use equalization at all in AudirvÄna in my reference playback scenario.. You will note the flexibility of the EQ algorithms, etc. (Good to 384kHz)
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