First impulsive impression on Studio 3.0.0 in three words

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Well, just left Roon and switched to this audirvana version for sq and comfort. First tried audirvana some years ago and switched to Roon later but now very happy with this audirvana version and tablet app control. No issues at all.
I run Neumann Studio Monitors KH150 with digital signal input. DSP is 24/48 internal limit. So i was looking for a straight way to stream music from window 11 desktop. My prefered signal path is via hdmi audio extractor and spdif reclocker into monitors. Volume control is handled by audirvana software.

In comparison to usb DA conversion or any upnp audioplayer most direct way with best sq for me and avoids additional AD conversion in monitors. It is surely no typical audiophile HiFi installationā€¦

Thanks to audirvana team from my sideā€¦

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I have had the most positive impressions of the new version 3.0. I love the new interface; accessing the settings panel is logical and easy. The sound, as always, is excellent!
My thanks to the Audivana team!
There are some issues with syncing my 2 terabyte media library, but syncing takes 15 hours.

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Welcomeā€¦
Why are you bound to HDMI ?
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I wonder if those who find sound quality differences re previous version have settings set differently in the new version. Worth the effort to audit the settings in toto.

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I havenā€™t found the time to reproduce this yet.

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Not a problem. I have other ways to play to my Elac Z3. Thanks.

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I have the same problem with my MacBook Air M1 since version 3 of Audirvāna. It is getting very hot (above 80Ā°C). This wasnā€˜t an issue with the versions before.

Has anyone else also this problem?

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Beside the heat issue (see above) my first impression was also very positive about the sound quality of the new version 3. It is not easy to describe: wider soundstage, more details ā€¦

My setup: Devialet 250 (non-pro) as amplifier and Duevel Jupiter as speaker.

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Iā€™m experiencing the same issue on my Windows PC. When I launch Audirvana 3.0, my PCā€™s fans ramp up significantly and become very loud. This does not happen with version 2.11.7, which runs quietly on the same system.

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Welcomeā€¦
Please paste your debug information here so to get the best insights into the behavior you are experiencing.
@Batdude note this as wellā€¦

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Usually a 2-channel speaker listener. Today I tried Crossfeed L/R with headphones - pretty impressive!

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Sorry, I have tried to reproduce the heat issue, which I had during every listen session (about 3-4) since the update to adirvana version 3, but today everything was normal.

The cpu-load started with high values around 50% but only during the first song, then it went down to around 5%. A repeat of the first song didnā€˜t changed the low values. The temperature was 30 - 34Ā°C.

When I pause a song the cpu-load gets only for a few seconds up to 20, 30 or 50% then down to 0-5%. So it seems everything is ok.

I stream via Qobuz or local files.

In case I get the heat issue again I will send the debug info.

@Batdude and @Audi100 did you still have the heat issue?

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The value of your debug information is that it provides information about your memory resources and the playback preload memory allocation, in the context of your Audirvāna configuration(s) in concert with your playback scenario, which have distinct influence on computational overhead.
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Ok, here my debug info:

Audirvana Studio 3.0.1 (30001)

Running on MacBook Air (M1, 2020), Apple M1
macOS 26.4.1 ARM64 with 8GB physical RAM

Connected account of : Matthias Faust

NETWORK
Status: available
Local network access: allowed

REMOTE CONTROL SERVER:
Listening on
en0 IPv6: 2a02:908:1b9:7f40:c91:ebf1:b38d:869c
en0 IPv6: fd0c:b681:9dc8:0:14f9:fb73:1a4f:a60f
en0 IPv4: 192.168.178.73
on port 51687

LOADING/DECODING:
Max audio buffer size: 1682MB
Polarity Inversion:
Globally: OFF
Per track: ON

SIGNAL PROCESSING:
Convolver: OFF
Internal EQ: OFF
Crossfeed: OFF
Balance: OFF

PLUGINS: NOT ACTIVE

UPSAMPLING:
r8brain not in use
r8brain filter parameters
Bandwidth = 99.5%
Stop band attenuation 218dB
Phase linear

AUDIO VOLUME:
Replay Gain: None
Volume step size: 1dB
Max allowed volume: 100
SW volume control: OFF

LIBRARY SETTINGS:
Sync list: 1 folders
AUTO: /Users/matthiasfaust/Documents/Musik
Sync folders at startup: YES
iTunes/Music library synchronization: last synchronized on Tue Apr 2 20:38:38 2024

Sort and display order: de
Library database path: /Users/matthiasfaust/Library/Application Support/Audirvana/AudirvanaDatabase.sqlite

Local audio files fingerprinting
Tracks with no MBID: 810

ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
Qobuz: Connected as Qobuz Studio

APPEARANCE SETTINGS:
UI theme: dark
Font size: regular
Language: Systemsprache
Show album covers in tracks list: yes
Source list sorted:
Lokal
Favoriten
Playlisten
Streaming
Radios
Podcasts
Startup view: Lokale Bibliothek: Alben
Show local extended in source list: yes
Use media keys: yes
Use media keys for volume control: yes
Use Apple Remote: yes
Number of paired remotes: 2
Remote pairing code required: yes
Screen saver disabled: yes

=================== AUDIO DEVICE ========================

Active method: Local

Max. memory for audio buffers: 1682MB

Local Audio Engine:
CoreAudio
Exclusive access: ON
Integer mode: ON
Use max I/O buffer size: ON
Actual I/O buffer frame size: 512

Preferred device:
Devialet Devialet USB Audio 2.0
Model UID:Devialet USB Audio 2.0:28D4:0008
UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:Devialet:Devialet USB Audio 2.0:100000:1,2

Currently playing in Integer Mode:
Device: 2ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16bits little endian Signed Integer, 4 bytes per frame 44.1kHz

Active Sample Rate: 44.1kHz
Hog Mode is on

Bridge settings:
Sample rate limitation: none
Sample rate switching latency: 1.5s
Limit bitdepth to 24bit: OFF
Mute during sample rate change: OFF

Selected device: Devialet USB Audio 2.0
Manufacturer: Devialet
Model name: Devialet USB Audio 2.0
Model UID: Devialet USB Audio 2.0:28D4:0008
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:Devialet:Devialet USB Audio 2.0:1100000:1,2
Plays with Audirvāna: No
Override manufacturer settings: No
USB Vendor ID: 0x28d4
USB Product ID: 0x0008
ID 0x6a

6 available sample rates up to 192000Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
Audio buffer frame size : 14 to 4096 frames
Current I/O buffer frame size : 512

Volume Control
Physical: Yes
Virtual: Yes
Max volume alert: Disabled

MQA capability
Auto-detect MQA devices: Yes
Not automatically detected, user set to not MQA

DSD capability
DSD via PCM 1.0

Device audio channels
Preferred stereo channels L:1 R:2
Channel bitmap: Ox3, layout:
Channel 0 mapped to 0
Channel 1 mapped to 1

Audio channels in use
Number of channels: 2
Use as stereo device only: No
Simple stereo device: Yes

1 output streams:
Number of active channels: 2, in 1 stream(s)
Channel #0 :Stream 0 channel 0
Channel #1 :Stream 0 channel 1

Stream ID 0x6b 2 channels starting at 1
18 virtual formats:
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz

24 physical formats
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz

Local devices found : 4
Device #0: ID 0x6a Devialet USB Audio 2.0
Manufacturer: Devialet
Model UID: Devialet USB Audio 2.0:28D4:0008
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:Devialet:Devialet USB Audio 2.0:1100000:1,2
USB Vendor ID: 0x28d4
USB Product ID: 0x0008
Model name: Devialet USB Audio 2.0
Device #1: ID 0x5e MacBook Air-Lautsprecher
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Model UID: Speaker
UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice
Model name: Apple Inc. MacBook Air-Lautsprecher
Device #2: ID 0x4d Microsoft Teams Audio
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
Model UID: MSLoopbackDriverDevice_ModelUID
UID: MSLoopbackDriverDevice_UID
Model name: Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Teams Audio
Device #3: ID 0x57 ZoomAudioDevice
Manufacturer: zoom.us
Model UID: zoom.us.zoomaudiodevice
UID: zoom.us.zoomaudiodevice.001
Model name: zoom.us ZoomAudioDevice

UPnP

UPnP network interface
Available Network interfaces:
WLAN

UPnP devices found : 1
Device #0: ID 0x0 : [LG] webOS TV UH635V
UID: uuid:99be7444-a678-d6f7-e53d-5db21c6152ae
Location: http://192.168.178.107:1357/
Manufacturer: LG Electronics.
Model name: LG TV

Chromecast

Chromecast devices found : 0

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It appears that your Music Library is stored on the System driveā€¦ This is not optimumā€¦ If the library is using a large amount of available space, synchronizing will put more demand on the CPU operations, due to memory swapping, related to available RAM, in your case (8GB)ā€¦ It is somewhat understandable having the Music Library on the System drive if this is a portable playback scenario and no portable storage device containing the Music Library is implemented, however it is better to attach a local SSD or NAS in all casesā€¦ In this particular case of having the recommended minimum RAM configuration for Audirvāna, there may be limited available drive space for memory swapping during synergetic computer platform and Audirvāna Studio 3.0.1 operationsā€¦

I recommend lowering your playback preload memory allocation to 512MB so to provide more RAM for Audirvāna operational efficiency.

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Yes, I have emailed you data from my own measurements.

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Yes, the heat problem is still present here. Nevertheless, I had no opportunity yet to have a close look into it. Thatā€™s why Iā€™m not sure if is during Pause periods only or during Playback also.