I had a similar problem with my bel canto DAC 2 aka the brick. I had frequent drops in signal as evidenced by the input signal light changing color every 20 seconds or so. Needless to say this was a pain. The sound was great in between. After a good deal of research, here and via the bel canto folks, I concluded that this isn't extremely uncommon to bel canto dacs. I was told the clock was extremely sensitive to any jitter. My cary cdp did fine with other dacs and alone. I bet the the problem is the combo, mho only of course.
HELP ... Mac MIni and Bel Canto DAC3 Problems ...
HELP PLEASE!!!
My Setup:
Mac Mini --> Bel Canto DAC3 via USB --> Simaudio I-7 via XLR --> Dynaudio Confidence C1.
My Problem:
I just received a slightly used Bel Canto DAC3 today to replace a Benchmark Media DAC1 USB. I planned on doing an A/B comparison. However, when I unplug the Benchmark and plug in the Bel Canto, I get music drop-outs and pops every 5 to 10 seconds. I have tried everything I can think of to no avail ... I still get the continuous drop-outs and clicks.
Should I return the Bel Canto or is there a fix for this? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Additional info ... the Bel Canto DAC3 has firmware revision 2.01.
Thanks :-)
My Setup:
Mac Mini --> Bel Canto DAC3 via USB --> Simaudio I-7 via XLR --> Dynaudio Confidence C1.
My Problem:
I just received a slightly used Bel Canto DAC3 today to replace a Benchmark Media DAC1 USB. I planned on doing an A/B comparison. However, when I unplug the Benchmark and plug in the Bel Canto, I get music drop-outs and pops every 5 to 10 seconds. I have tried everything I can think of to no avail ... I still get the continuous drop-outs and clicks.
Should I return the Bel Canto or is there a fix for this? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Additional info ... the Bel Canto DAC3 has firmware revision 2.01.
Thanks :-)