Noise between tracks

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Hi All
Have Audirvana installed on a small windows 10 pc connected via usb to a dac.
I am using Tidal as supplier in master quality.
I am using Audirvana remotes on my ipads and samsung telephone. .
If I use Tidal directly from my pc everything sounds fine. As soon as I swith to Audirvana either via remote or controlled directly from the pc, there are loud cracks between tracks. It happens when playing a playlist and also when skipping tracks.

Any ideas?

Kenneth

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Hello @Kenhaw,

Can you send me a copy of the “Debug Info”? You can get it in Audirvana Settings>General>Debug Info

Note: By clicking on the Debug Info button, Audirvana automatically copies all its content, all you have to do is paste it in response to this message

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Audirvana 3.5.41

SIGNAL PROCESSING:

Polarity Inversion:
	Globally: OFF
	Per track: ON
Effects plugins NOT ACTIVE

UPSAMPLING:
SoX not in use
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
Library database path: C:\Users\theca\AppData\Local\Audirvana\AudirvanaPlus\AudirvanaPlusDatabaseV2.sqlite

ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
TIDAL: Connected as HIFI

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

Max. memory for audio buffers: 4436MB

Local Audio Engine:ASIO 2 driver version 1110

Preferred device:
Topping USB Audio Device
Model UID:Topping USB Audio Device
UID:Topping USB Audio Device

Active Sample Rate: 384kHz

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

Selected device:
Local audio device
Topping USB Audio Device Manufacturer:
Model UID:Topping USB Audio Device UID:Topping USB Audio Device

14 available sample rates up to 22579200Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
352800
384000
705600
768000
2822400
5644800
11289600
22579200
Volume Control
Physical: No
Virtual: No
MQA capability
Auto-detect MQA devices: Yes
Not a MQA device, user set to not MQA
DSD capability: Raw DSD (MSB)
Device audio channels
Preferred stereo channels L:0 R:1
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
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 44.1kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 48kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 88.2kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 96kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 176.4kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 192kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 352.8kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 384kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 705.6kHz
2 ch Integer PCM 32bit little endian 768kHz
2 ch DSD 8bit big endian in 8bit chunk 2822.4kHz
2 ch DSD 8bit big endian in 8bit chunk 5644.8kHz
2 ch DSD 8bit big endian in 8bit chunk 11289.6kHz
2 ch DSD 8bit big endian in 8bit chunk 22579.2kHz

Local devices found : 1
Device #0: Topping USB Audio Device Manufacturer: Model UID: Topping USB Audio Device UID: Topping USB Audio Device

UPnP devices found : 1
Device #0La box Fibre UID: uuid:56066f6e-6b79-4d65-648c-40c7297a08f2 Location: http://192.168.0.15:9001/6/TMRDeviceDescription.xml

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Can you try to play the same files using WASAPI instead of ASIO?

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Tried that yesterday, no changes.

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Can you try to change the frequency of the output using the sound settings of Windows 10 while you are in WASAPI? Do you hear a noise while you change the frequency in the settings?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings-winpc/how-to-change-sound-control-panel-settings-in/5a70718b-7ecf-4547-a64a-22efda8da0c2

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Changing output does not help and no noise while changing.
I have found out that the cracks occur every time the bitrate of the tracks change.

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I didn’t noticed you activated this, can you try without it?

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Tried that. Does not change anything.
Saw someone was told to upsample everything. Tried that, now upsampling all to 768 khz and no more cracks.
What does that do to quality of music?

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You tell us, does it sound better or worse to you?

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