eth2 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I spent the entire day trying to get the new Wyred4Sound M2 music server set up. What a waste of time. I hooked the m2 to Wyred4Sound DAC and then to THE CD input on my Pioneer 7.1. Nothing. I spent 3 hours trying to get my PC to read the server. No luck. Then I switched to my Macbook Pro and got the Mac to read the server. I was able to control the server, but no sound Of course the M2 arrives on a Saturday on a long weekend, so I can't call the manufacturer for three days. AARRRGGGG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I just read the manual - not so straightforward. Did you load the drivers and do everything in the order specified? https://wyred4sound.com/sites/default/files/DAC-2%20MANUAL%20V6.2_0.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Wyred is majorly dependent on proprietary drivers for their equipment... I assume you loaded those correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 The MAC driver loads automatically when you connect the Mac to the DAC. The Server is a mystery to me. It appears there are no driver needed for the server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The MAC driver loads automatically when you connect the Mac to the DAC. The Server is a mystery to me. It appears there are no driver needed for the server. What verson OSX is on your macbook? There is a problem with El Capitan... Apple El Capitan and DAC-2 compatibility 01 December 2015 We are aware of the incompatibility of the latest Apple OS (El Capitan) and our DAC-2 (not DAC-2 DSD or DSDse, which are driverless for Mac). There is a known and documented issue with the new OS and its incompatibility for many USB audio devices, including DACs. Hopefully, Apple will address this soon. Until then, we are a bit at their mercy. There are many discussions online about this issue. Here is one specifically on USB audio/DACs: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7253452?start=0&tstart=0 For this reason, we and many other audio companies recommend not upgrading to El Capitan until Apple resolves this issue. If you have upgraded and your DAC-2 no longer works, please contact us to discuss viable options. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) I feel sorry for you, my friend. There are not many feelings worse than fiddling with a piece of equipment for hours that should frankly simply be able to work with a minimum amount of setup. I just read the M2 website blurb which brags at the very top "easy one time setup" so this might be something fairly straightforward to troubleshoot, but it's hard for most people to see their own mistakes. Did you want some help from us here to try to get the thing going, or do you just need to walk away from it for a little while to clear your head? +++ What verson OSX is on your macbook? There is a problem with El Capitan... (Steve S, directly upsteam) Great catch, Steve. He said he tried to hook up to a PC originally and was not able to get anything, then he tried the Mac which you pointed out has a known problem. +++ MORE Edit! I just looked at the manual. There were a couple of odd instructions which I I can't cut and paste because the instructions are formatted one letter at a time with a line break. Strange, so here is the link. Check out #4 on the non-standard HDMI cable, and the instruction to put a CD in face down. https://wyred4sound.com/sites/default/files/MusicServersetupguideV1.5.docx_1.pdf Edited May 29, 2016 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Thanks, all. I connected the Server to the DAC via toslink and then the DAC to the receiver via RCA cables. I am going to wait until Tuesday and call Wyred4sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 After you posted ^^^ I found a reference to a non-standard HDMI cable. Have you tried their cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 eth2, did you get this resolved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 No.I have switched out preamps, amps, DAC's, cables. There is just no output from the server. I have used both USB cables and Toslink cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) No.I have switched out preamps, amps, DAC's, cables. There is just no output from the server. I have used both USB cables and Toslink cables. Have you gone into "playback devices" on the PC and selected one of them as the default? Edited June 4, 2016 by Tasdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 What did Wyred4Sound say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 No.I have switched out preamps, amps, DAC's, cables. There is just no output from the server. I have used both USB cables and Toslink cables. Have you gone into "playback devices" on the PC and selected one of them as the default? Just saw that you're using a MAC, different process but same thoughts on selecting a device. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-42SrCvvjQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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