Have no sound when connecting to Audio research dac from Mac mini .
Can only play songs through optical head phone socket on Mac mini.The Mac keeps switching to internal speakers even though set to external dac
Hope you may be able to help
Thanks
Tim
Audirvana Mac Version 3.5.44 (3574)
macOS 10.13.6 with 16384MB RAM
Trial version using demo license
SIGNAL PROCESSING:
Polarity Inversion:
Globally: OFF
Per track: ON
Effects plugins NOT ACTIVE
UPSAMPLING:
SoX with device max frequency upsampling
SoX filter parameters
Bandwidth at 0dB = 99.5
Filter max length = 30000
Anti-aliasing = 100
Phase = 66
AUDIO VOLUME:
Max allowed volume: 100
Replay Gain: None
SW volume control: OFF
LIBRARY SETTINGS:
Sync list: 0 folders
iTunes/Music library synchronization: last synchronized on Sat Apr 24 12:14:21 2021
Library database path: /Users/timwarke/Library/Application Support/Audirvana/AudirvanaPlusDatabaseV2.sqlite
ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
=================== AUDIO DEVICE ========================
CoreAudio audio path, buffer I/O frame size: 512
Max. memory for audio buffers: 15360MB
Local Audio Engine:
Exclusive access: Enabled
Integer mode: Enabled
Preferred device:
AUDIO RESEARCH CORP DAC
Model UID:com_audioresearch_dac_Device:DAC
UID:com_audioresearch_dac_UsbpalAudioEngine:0
Active Sample Rate: 192kHz
Hog Mode is off
Bridge settings:
Sample rate limitation: 192kHz
Sample rate switching latency: none
Limit bitdepth to 24bit: OFF
Mute during sample rate change: OFF
Selected device:
Local audio device
ID 0x27 AUDIO RESEARCH CORP DAC Manufacturer:AUDIO RESEARCH CORP
Model UID:com_audioresearch_dac_Device:DAC UID:com_audioresearch_dac_UsbpalAudioEngine:0
6 available sample rates up to 192000Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
Audio buffer frame size : 58 to 4096 frames
Current I/O buffer frame size : 512
Volume Control
Physical: No
Virtual: Yes
MQA capability
Auto-detect MQA devices: Yes
Not a MQA device, user set to not MQA
DSD capability: Unhandled
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: No
2 output streams:
Number of active channels: 2, in 2 stream(s)
Channel #0 :Stream 0 channel 0
Channel #1 :Stream 1 channel 0
Stream ID 0x28 1 channels starting at 1
6 virtual formats:
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 192kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 176.4kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 96kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 88.2kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 48kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 44.1kHz
6 physical formats
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 192kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 176.4kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 96kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 88.2kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 48kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 44.1kHz
Stream ID 0x29 1 channels starting at 2
6 virtual formats:
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 192kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 176.4kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 96kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 88.2kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 48kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 44.1kHz
6 physical formats
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 192kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 176.4kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 96kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 88.2kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 48kHz
1 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned high in 32bit 44.1kHz
Local devices found : 2
Device #0: ID 0x3b Built-in Output Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Model UID: AppleHDA:33 UID: AppleHDAEngineOutput:1B,0,1,2:0
Device #1: ID 0x27 AUDIO RESEARCH CORP DAC Manufacturer: AUDIO RESEARCH CORP Model UID: com_audioresearch_dac_Device:DAC UID: com_audioresearch_dac_UsbpalAudioEngine:0
UPnP devices found : 1
Device #0: ID 0x0 Kitchen UID: uuid:5f9ec1b3-ed59-1900-4530-ec66d10311bf Location: