Problems with Air 3

[baddog]

May I ask if you guys are able to play 24/192 on AIR3 100% without any problem at all?

Hello AIR3 user reporting in!

Having used it for quite a while now I can report no issues, once every couple of days I will get a microsecond ( less than a second ) drop out during playback. This happens randomly, is not white noise, is very brief, and is not related only to 24/192 content as it has happened with Tidal streaming as well. And I do mean both very very brief drop out and no more than once a listening session and not every day.

I have no problem playing up to 24/96. As for 24/192 it will definitely caused crackles. DSD64 converted to 176.2 PCM will also result in crackling. May I know your Mac configurations: Model, CPU and RAM size.

Gary - No crackling on either 24/192 or DSD64 converted to PCM.

Music either on my Synology NAS or occasionally on the Mac Mini via either a USB stick or MicroSD card.

My Mac Mini specification is as follows:

Mac Mini Late 2012
Processor : 2.6Ghz Intel Core i7  ( one processor, total number of cores four )
RAM: 16GB
Boot drive - SSD
Operating System : El Capitan 10.11.3 Beta

Connection via ethernet straight to cheap switch.