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You could also try ASIO output. Worked first time for me with Foobar and Explorer 2.

Disable ReplayGain, if not already disabled?

@ Joel. These are the various options:



Thanks.

I think that's it. You need either of the two WASAPI options for the Explorer!

Thanks for the Roon suggestion.

To be honest; that was something I was possibly going to investigate at some point in the future. I wasn’t thinking about it just so I could get my Explorer2 to play the four MQA tracks I now have!

I've seen Roon working at Chris' and it is very impressive. But I'm a 'just play this track or album' person. I just wouldn't use all Roon's metadata functionality,

I would really like to get the Explorer2 working with my Squeezebox Touch. If VK has done it; others must be able to do it!

My music is stored on a Netgear NAS and feeds six SBT’s around the house. This works well and my wife can work the touchscreen without issue – something I would be loath to change.

I don’t mind making changes to my ‘Hi-Fi’ room SBT. Perhaps replacing it with another NAS or mini PC that would hold my music and support MQA playback.

For now; I’d just like to get my laptop to play MQA files and then hopefully my SBT.

I know I’m not PC literate; but it really shouldn’t be this frustrating!

Joel - I've tried both of the WASAPI/Explorer options without success.

Thanks; I'll look at ASIO if I get nowhere with WASAPI..

I think replay gain is disabled - but I'll try to check.

Thanks.

Drongo,

Select "WASAPI (event) : Speakers (Meridian Explorer² USB DAC Audio)

Then, on the same page, change output format to *24-bit*.

Worked for me first time...

If you the select seek and manual track change, are the faders still at 0?

As i said, i dont know anything about foobar other than used it at an explorer demo so clitching at straws.

No; sorry - I've already tried that without success.

Do I also have change any setting in my laptop for this to work?

Thanks again; Ian.

If I select either Seek or Manual Track change; the faders move up by a barely noticeable amount – as close as you can get to minimum without actually being at minimum.

I’m not sure if this is relevant or not; but those faders are only present when I choose:

DS: SPEAKERS (Meridian EXPLORER2 USB DAC AUDIO) from the device dropdown menu.

If I choose either:

WASAPI (EVENT) : SPEAKERS (Meridian EXPLORER2 USB DAC AUDIO)
Or
WASAPI (PUSH) SPEAKERS (Meridian EXPLORER2 USB DAC AUDIO)

The faders do not appear at all.

Here's hoping there are a few more straws left to clutch!

Got it!

I've just read This post and as suggested; I've pushed the volume to max (it was just below max) and now my tracks are playing with the green light on - phew!

Thanks AudioNutt!

The only thing that I'm not sure of is that I thought with the 2L track that the blue light was supposed to come on...

Yay! Which tracks are you playing? The free 2L ones are MQA Studio (blue); I think the folk albums are vanilla MQA (green).