Sounds like you’re not new to computers and DAC’s, but I’ll ask anyway
- have you made sure the latest versions/updates of the MAC OS and Audirvana are installed?
- this was the bulk of the issues I had with my Bifrost
I ran the Bifrost for couple of years and it uses the same USB interface card as the Gungnir.
Only problems I had were software related.
Does it play for a little while and then crash
- or does Audirvana crash immediately when you turn the DAC on?
- is it related to sample rate of the track?
- or do all rates cause it to crash?
Have you tried playing music straight from iTunes - i.e. without Audirvana in the mix?
- if it does not play just using only iTunes - it may be the USB interface card at fault
Have you tried emailing ...
- Damien at Audirvana
- he’s very helpful - and wil walk you through how get diagnostics from Audirvana
- Support at Schiit - maybe it’s the USB interface having an issue?
The above will assist in debugging your issue - thanks
The Gungnir is a very good DAC, but sometimes manufacturing issues creep into even the best of products.
It's also been very well "proven" in both Windows and MAC environments using many different interface programs similar to Audirvana, so I would not give up on it just yet. It is a keeper once you get over this problem
Regards...
- have you made sure the latest versions/updates of the MAC OS and Audirvana are installed?
- this was the bulk of the issues I had with my Bifrost
I ran the Bifrost for couple of years and it uses the same USB interface card as the Gungnir.
Only problems I had were software related.
Does it play for a little while and then crash
- or does Audirvana crash immediately when you turn the DAC on?
- is it related to sample rate of the track?
- or do all rates cause it to crash?
Have you tried playing music straight from iTunes - i.e. without Audirvana in the mix?
- if it does not play just using only iTunes - it may be the USB interface card at fault
Have you tried emailing ...
- Damien at Audirvana
- he’s very helpful - and wil walk you through how get diagnostics from Audirvana
- Support at Schiit - maybe it’s the USB interface having an issue?
The above will assist in debugging your issue - thanks
The Gungnir is a very good DAC, but sometimes manufacturing issues creep into even the best of products.
It's also been very well "proven" in both Windows and MAC environments using many different interface programs similar to Audirvana, so I would not give up on it just yet. It is a keeper once you get over this problem
Regards...