Make sure that the PlayPoint is connected to your home network and has a valid IP address. exaSound is not listed in the Device dropdown on the HQPlayer Settings screen. HQPlatyer is unable to find the PlayPoint. We recommend using DirectSDM for your first tests.Īt this point you should be able to play some music.
44.1-base files will use 44.1-base DSD rates and 48-base files will use 48-base DSD rates.
The combined effect of the two settings will allow for smart output rate selection. This setting is used together with the new " Auto" selection for output rate in the HQPlayer main window. This lowers the CPU load considerably when upsampling to DSD256, while having practically the same technical performance.Īnother setting lowering CPU load has been introduced in the HQPlayer 3.13 release - " Auto rate family". We suggest using poly-sinc-2s oversampling in the SDM Defaults. If you are using a multichannel DAC, make sure that Channels is set to 7.1. If you are using a stereo DAC, set the channel configuration to 2.0. Open the Settings Window and adjust all settings as shown on the screenshot below. If you've changed the network settings during the initial setup of the PlayPoint, you need to restart it before connecting to the HQPlayer. Important precondition for using the PlayPoint with HQPlayer is to have working network connection when the PlayPoint is powered on. You need to see the three icons before continuing to the next steps. The three color icons on the top indicate that the PlayPoint has a network connection, an exaSound DAC is connected to the PlayPoint and the playback engine is running. Power on the PlayPoint and wait for the Home screen to appear. Make sure that the computer running HQPlayer and the PlayPoint are connected to the same network segment. If you are an experienced user, follow the PlayPoint Quick Start Guide.Ĭonnect the exaSound PlayPoint to the home network.
#Hqplayer review manual
If you haven't done so, follow the instructions from the PlayPoint Owner's Manual for initial setup of your PlayPoint. The NAA is developed by Signalyst and customised for seamless use on the PlayPoint.
#Hqplayer review software
You will find the downloads links on the Signalyst website - See the HQPlayer Quick Start Guide - The exaSound PlayPoint uses an audio streaming software called Network Audio Adapter (NAA) to communicate with HQPlayer.
#Hqplayer review how to
This step-by-step guide illustrates how to configure HQPlayer for use with the exaSound PlayPoint.ĭownload and install HQPlayer.
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