Download and install m2tech hiface dac driver id 2123477. I have something strange when using xtream mode in jplay. No drivers are necessary with either mac and linux computers, while a single standard driver is required for windows computers. Compact size, ease of use and very high performance. The windows version of this driver was developed by m2tech. The usb stream enters through a transceiver chip usb3318 clocked at mhz, while two different crystal oscillators are used for the clock circuit, one at 24. No longer is this a dongle hanging from the side of the computer, the evo is compact stand alone component positively bristling with connectors, one will be hard pressed to find a digital input the evo cant connect to. Ive just bought a naim dac v1 which comes with the wonderful audiophileo usb componentry and hence i no longer need the m2tech hiface2. This driver is available in mainline linux since v3. Cant get the m2tech hiface drivers to download audiogon. If your usb audio device is not see by this app, it means that linux. The hiface delivered acceptable usb sonics when most manufacturers were still struggling with basic usb interface methodology, and established m2tech as a serious player in the evolving computeraudio universe. Well guys, since some of you wanted to use the hiface 1 on raspyfi, heres how to get it working. M2techs hiface drivers are required for this device to function on windows and os x.
Compact size and ease of use m2tech hiface features a very compact size and can be directly or using an accessory usb aa adapter, not supplied with hiface connected to a high speed usb 2. So you have to tell linux to load hiface module every time you start your pc. Hiface evo two media converter pdf manual download. M2tech supplies proprietary drivers for the device since it does not support the usual plug and play usb audio device protocol. May 06, 20 its asynchronous usb input is based on m2tech s hiface technology, which is used in their line of usbtospdif converters. Listening, round one after selecting the m2tech hiface dac in both the macbook pros system preferences sound panel and audio midi window, i chose, as my preferred player, amarra 2. Please note that a driver is required for linux also. Review m2tech hiface evo usb to spdif output interface. I could try to squeeze more out of the dl3 by getting a higher end converter, like an audiophilleo with purepower. M2tech recently released a higher end version of the hiface usb spdif converter called the hiface evo. Phono stage preamps, digital to analog converters, power amps and ad conversion. I have sent a kernel stack trace several times to m2tech hiface to have them debug and fix the issue nothing. It depends on the product and the operating system in your computer. In short, both the hiface 2 and hiface evo surprised, with the hiface evo allowing my macbook air to better an esoteric sa50 cd transport.
I use it with evo clock and battery, and sound is really good. M2tech young dac and palmer power supply tas 223 the. Note as well that well, the hiface did exactly the same. Compact size and ease of use m2tech hiface can be directly or using an accessory usb aa adapter, not supplied with hiface connected to a high speed usb 2. New marley mkii headphones amplifier available end of june.
In this video we show how to download and install the driver. Therefore, at the moment we cannot provide the driver for the listed devices which, fortunately, still work with windows and linux. For sale m2tech hiface2 usbspdif converter avforums. Hi, i just bought an m2tech hiface evo and connect to my computer today. The hiface is primarily designed to use kernel streaming under windows, regardless of version. The hiface two is based on the well known xmos solution for usb to spdif conversion. On linux, you plug it in, select the output device and it works.
So far ive played only one album, mark knopfler privateering 9624, at 38432 on a linux desktop system. Roon with m2tech hiface 2 solved, firmware update support. Mk1 boxed m2tech hiface evo usb to spdif converter plus. I have another computer with m2tech hiface 2, and i dont have this problem. And apart from downloading, and installing the appropriate drivers if you are running windows, the hiface is ready to play music. Question for m2tech hiface evo owner jplay jplay hiend. Configure your linux box to load hiface module every time you boot your pc. The following products always need a driver, irrespective of the operating system. Thanks to two quartz precision oscillators used on m2tech hiface dac, clock source. Just connect it to your mac, ipad or linux computer and it will be immediately. Hiface two input format is a data stream signal with sampling frequencyresolution up to 192khz24bits, compliant to usb audio 2.
A driver is still necessary for windows computers, which enables for ds, ks, wasapi and asio mode. Trying to use server as another zone, family room, server has m2tech hiface 2 usb to spdif to a home theater receiver via digital coax. Jul 23, 20 the windows version of this driver was developed by m2tech. M2tech usa sales referrals only, advanced highresolution pc audio systems and streaming devices. It is uac1 and uac2 compliant so will work out of the box with win, osx and linux. Are usbspdifs relevant with todays dac usb technology.
I have to wait 26 seconds each time i move to another track. Question for m2tech hiface evo owner posted in jplay. Then came m2tech with a small, budget, practical usb pendrive. Ive tried running a few of my usb dacs with this os and driver and they all seem to work pro. Great care was taken in the design of the alpha usb to isolate the noisy computerusb environment from the. Jan 01, 20 im planning on upgrading to windows 8 and want to know if there are any complications or driver issues using the m2tech hiface 1 under that os i cant seem to find any. Windows users must install the driver prior to connecting the hiface to the pc please refer to section 5. It also works with backtrack 5 bt5, but is not plug and play. May 17, 2014 question for m2tech hiface evo owner posted in jplay. M2tech hiface two 192khz24bit digital audio interface user manual rev.
May 17, 20 for windows computers, a driver is still necessary to enable ds, ks, wasapi and asio mode. Power is drawn from the 5 volt rail of the usb supply so there is no need for a separate power supply. Mk1 boxed m2tech hiface evo usb to spdif converter plus the. Basically all you need to do is compiling its drivers, and execute it on boot.
Jan 04, 2011 its all truethe driver is a piece of crap in every way. The m2tech hiface dac is a high quality usb dac with stereo analog audio up to 384khz32bit available on your pc, mac, linux computer, ipad or android tablet. Hiface on linux, post describing how to install hiface drivers on raspyfi. Usb audio driver in usb audio playerrecorder pro and audio evolution mobile. For just 115 base model plus some software your computer can become a highend music server offering up to 24 bit 192 khz play out. M2tech manunta hiface 2 usb to spdif converter output. Either the mac already has the driver installed, or it lost the driver during the thunderstorm. Run the driver setup file from a windows account with the highest privileges rights. Usb to spdif converter using hiface evo drivers bulk mode. M2tech hiface 24bit192khz usb digital audio interface a.
This time we have a look at their hiface evo dd converter and certain addons that improve its sound. This outoftree driver is just to keep an history of the development and for poeple using kernels older than 3. Roon sees the m2tech, lets me name it, configure it as a new zone, but will only play successfully for a few seconds, then i get. The hiface two is a high valueformoney ratio digitaltodigital converter to turn your computer into the main audio source for every hifi system provided with a digital input.
Linux has a native support for audio devices compliant with usb audio class 2. Dec, 2015 windows 10 and hiface evo 1 posted in computer audio. Dec 24, 2010 cant get the m2tech hiface drivers to download every time i go to the hiface website and attempt to download the drivers to my mac the only thing that downloads is the installer package itself, not the actual drivers. The driver is already included in the kernel mainline of most distributions. No drivers are necessary with either mac and linux computers, while a single standard driver is required. M2 tech hiface two hiend sspdif output interface with rca. This ensures low cpu utilization even at high bit depth and sampling rates and allows for a highly optimized driver. Download the driver setup file for m2tech hiface dac driver from the location below. A very high quality spdif stereo audio output signal is available from hiface for your hifi system dac digital to analog converter. A very high electric and mechanical performance rca gold connector provides an output signal, ready to be connected to a hiend system. I would go with the latterif previous unit got fried, good chance the driver didnt make it either. The m2tech hiface dac is compact in size and can be directly or using an accessory usb aa adapter, not supplied with hiface connected to a high speed usb 2. It does so without any other drivers and allows for audio data to reach the peripheral easily and without any undesired changes to the data stream.
How to install alfa awus036ach, awus1900 on kali linux 2019. Dynamics were impressively huge, the soundstage exceedingly wide, and. If you plug in the m2tech hiface after the box completely boots up, it panics as soon as an application opens the device. All m2tech products are designed, engineered and manufactured in italy. The hiface operates asynchronously with two lowjitter quartz precision oscillators covering the multiples of 44. This device will find its place nicely between intel nuc and my tube system. I have received an email from m2tech with a fix to the sound issue on linux systems.
Its all truethe driver is a piece of crap in every way. The m2tech hiface uses a proprietary driver to interact directly with a player in kernel streaming mode at a low level of cpu loading. Since the young has spdif connections i was able to use the empirical audio offramp 4 to supply both the young and another dac with an. I was very pleased to see that the hiface two will work with linux and mac systems without a driver. The sndusbasyncaudio driver has been merged in the mainline linux kernel since version 3. Of all m2tech devices which usb in terface is based on xmos technology, only the hiface two needs update. Internal very low jitter oscillators allow for playing 192khz24bits audio files that feature the best signal quality. This means that the driver is already included in the operating system and the user needs not to install anything. View and download m2tech hiface evo two user manual online. M2tech evo set part one hiface evo interface and evo dac. For several years the italian company m2tech has been offering their own solutions dedicated to both usbspdif conversion the popular hiface and its decoding into the analog domain. Jul 30, 20 listening, round one after selecting the m2tech hiface dac in both the macbook pros system preferences sound panel and audio midi window, i chose, as my preferred player, amarra 2. Ive been using the m2tech with great results from my imac only bought it a few weeks ago and comes with a 2yr warranty so still plenty of left on it.
For some time now you could turn to m2tech or their local representative for a hiface async usb to spdif interface. Its asynchronous usb input is based on m2techs hiface technology, which is used in their line of usbtospdif converters. No longer is this a dongle hanging from the side of the computer, the evo is compact stand alone component positively bristling with connectors, one will be hard pressed to find a. Question for m2tech hiface evo owner jplay jplay hi. M2tech hiface dac driver by admin march 17, 2020 you have to focus picturing the performer in front of you to move the sound slightly forward in your head. The m2tech designers have largely ignored the filter in the burrbrown pcm1795 dac chip used in the young, instead implementing a custom oversampling minimum phase filter aimed at eliminating preringing, and which. Compared to the m2tech the vlink sounded slightly foggy with the spaces between the instruments lacking the absolute blackness and silence of the m2tech. The hiface 2 and hiface evo are two of many recently developed audio interfaces that convert an usb input signal to spdif output sampling the incoming signal at rates from 44. Word clock, usbspdif adapters and ultralow noise power supplies. With few clicks to install the drivers and make the setup for the right app, it was possible to extract from the usb port of any desktop pc, notebook and net book, a digital signal at the sampling frequencies of 44. M2tech hiface evo driver for beaglebone black arm debian wheezy. For windows computers, a driver is still necessary to enable ds, ks, wasapi and asio mode. I compared linux, mac, win 10 creators update, win 10 with m2tech.
Im using a ps audio digital link 3 dac connected with a m2tech hiface 2 from my pc. M2tech core business is the design, manufacturing and marketing of innovative products for home entertainment. Maybe anyone need this to install the hiface1 driver 1. M2tech hiface two hiend sspdif output interface with rca.