USB and DSD Setup Guide

USB and DSD Setup Guide

Installation of QUAD for Asynchronous mode

(Quad USB Driver - IAG Platform)
Setup of Operating System
1 Mac OS X
2 Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Vista / XP
3 Recommendations
4 Install and Configure Foobar2000 to Play DSD


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All Operating Systems

Please note that your screen display may vary depending on the operating system.

System Requirements:

Intel Core 2 @ 1.6GHz or similar AMD processor

1GB RAM
USB 2.0 Interface
Microsoft Windows Vista 32/64 Bit incl. SP2 | Windows 7 32/64Bit | Windows XP SP3 (not recommended)
Apple MAC OS from 10.6.4


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Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Vista / XP

Installation
You have to install the driver before using the
USB device for the first time!

Put the installation CD into the CD/DVD drive of

your computer.

Setup will start automatically. If not, please

follow these steps:
1

Click on Start -> Computer. Right-click the icon

of the CD/DVD drive and then click on Install
program.

Follow the instructions of the setup program to

install the driver. Complete the installation by
clicking Finish.


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If this window appears then the connection has been established

between the Quad product and the PC, the device is now ready
To confirm connection of the Quad product to the PC, double click to use.

on the tab.

If this window appears then the connection has not been

established, please reconnect the Quad product.


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Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Vista / XP

System Setup
After successful installation of the driver please
connect the USB audio device to a free USB port.
Do not use a USB-hub! Close all other USB 2
applications if you want to listen to music with
your computer. The Quad USB Audio Driver
replaces the internal soundcard of your
computer.

Adjusting the sample rate

1 Open the control panel of your
computer.

2 Open Sound.
3
3 If the Quad USB Audio is not set do to default,
please set it to default as shown.


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4 Under properties select Advanced and

adjust the output format as required 5 .

Note:
Windows Vista does not support the sample
rate of 176.4kHz/24 bit. If you want to
playback this sample rate, a music player
supporting this feature is required. You can use
J. River media Center or Foobar for example.

Windows XP does not support sample rates of

more than 48 kHz. You need a special music
player to play back other sample rates, for
example J. River media Center or Foobar.


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Recommendations
Music players supplied with Windows or Mac OS do not support native playback of music files. If you adjust the output
sample rate to 96 kHz for example, but your file is 44.1 kHz, the computer will convert the sample rate to 96kHz. This
will affect sound quality and should be avoided! In order to get native playback you must install a music player which
supports this feature. We achieved very good results with these players:

MAC Windows
Pure Music Player + iTunes Foobar2000
+ better sound quality compared to iTunes + sound quality
+ automatic sample rate switching + automatic sample rate switching
+ Memory buffered playback + Plug-ins
+ 64 bit precise up-sampling
+ exclusive access
+ Plug-ins


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Install Playback Software to Run PCM and DSD Audio

Install and setup Foobar2000 in windows OS
1. Download Foobar2000 from official website, install Foobar2000 on windows.
2. Download the “SACD” plugin from official website
a. To install, in Foobar2000 goto File->Preferences and select Components
b. Click the Install… button
c. Select the zip file
d. Click Apply(Foobar200 will start)

3. Download the ASIO plugin from officical website

a. Install the plugin
b. Click Apply(Foobar will restart)

4. Configure the Output Device

a. Go to Playback->Output
b. Select the Device:ASIO foo_dsd_asio


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5. Configure the ASIO output

a. Goto Playback->Output->ASIO, double-click on foo_dsd_asio
b. Select the TUSBAudio ASIO Driver
c. Select Dop Marker 0x05/0xFA
d. Select PCM to DSD Method:None
e. Select Fx:DSD64

6. Configure the SACD plugin to play DSD (and not convert from DSD to PCM)
a.Goto Tools->SACD
b.Set ASIO Driver Mode to DSD
c.Set PCM Sample Rate to 176400

7. Load some some PCM or DSD audio into Foobar2000 and play.

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Install and Setup Itunes in Mac OS X to play PCM audio

1. Click the “Sound” icon In “System Preferences”.

2. Click the “Output” tab in “Sound”, select the “IAG USB Audio 2.0 Output” as the device for sound output.

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3. Click “Audio MIDI Setup” in the Utilities Screen to open “Audio Devices”.
(1) Click “IAG USB Audio 2.0 Output” in the main menu.
(2) In the pop up menu, select “Use this device for sound output”.
Music form iTunes will be directed to the QUAD products, but the alert sounds will be sent to your
secondary speakers.
(3) Set the format to “44100.0Hz-24bit”, the default sampling rate should be selected as 44100.0Hz-
24bit, if you are playing music at other sampling frequencies, you should set the sampling rate to
match that rate.
(4) Load some PCM audio into iTunes and play.


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Install and Setup Audirvana Plus in Mac OS X to play PCM or DSD audio
1. Open Audirvana Plus, Click “Preferences “ from “Audirvana Plus” drop-down menu.

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2. Open “Audirvana Preferences” dialog box, click “Change” in “Audirvana Preferences” dialog box.

3. Select “IAG USB Audio 2.0 Output” icon as the device for sound output.

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4. Load PCM or DSD audio into Audirvana Plus and play.

Attention Before Service

If the above operations fail to work, please try the following illustrations.
1. Please connect the power cable before plugging USB cable to your PC.
2. Please unplug and reconnect the power cable or USB cable when the PC does not recognize the device / when it works abnormally.
3. Please disconnect the power cable and USB cable when unused for a long time.

* Should the above symptoms persist with all instructions observed, your product may require servicing.

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