Connecting With A Computer And Playing Back Audio Files; Supported Operating Systems; Installing The Driver - Esoteric Grandioso K1X Mode D'emploi

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Connecting with a computer and playing back audio files

Supported operating systems

This unit can be connected by USB and used with a computer running
one of the following operating systems.
Operation with other operating systems cannot be assured (as of
August 2019).
When using Mac
OS X Lion (10.7)
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
OS X Mavericks (10.9)
OS X Yosemite (10.10)
OS X El Capitan (10.11)
macOS Sierra (10.12)
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
macOS Mojave (10.14)
When using Windows
Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)
Windows 10 (32/64-bit)

Installing the driver

When using Mac
This unit can be operated with the standard OS driver, so there is no
need to install a driver.
A dedicated driver must be installed on the computer, however, to
use Bulk Pet.
When using Windows
To use this unit for playback of files on a computer, install the dedi-
cated driver on the computer.
Installing the driver on a computer
Install the dedicated driver software on the computer after down-
loading it from the following URL.
For detailed instructions about installing the driver, please also see
the following URL.
https://www.esoteric.jp/en/product/k1x/download
IMPORTANT NOTICE
You must install the dedicated driver software before connecting this
unit with a computer using a USB cable.
If you connect the unit to the computer by USB before installing the
driver, it will not function properly.
Depending on the composition of the computer hardware and soft-
ware, operation might not be possible even with the above operating
systems.
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Note about transmission modes
This unit connects using Isochronous or Bulk Pet mode.
The sampling frequencies that can be transmitted are 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,
88.2  kHz, 96  kHz, 176.4  kHz, 192  kHz, 352.8  kHz, 384  kHz, 705.6  kHz
and 768  kHz. 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz and 22.5MHz DSD are also
supported.
o 22.5MHz DSD is only supported with DSD Native playback. It is not
supported with DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames) playback.
When connected correctly, you will be able to select "ESOTERIC USB
AUDIO DEVICE" as the audio output for the operating system.
Audio data sent from the computer will be processed using this unit's
clock during data transmission, enabling reduction of jitter.
Downloading playback application
ESOTERIC HR Audio Player
You can use ESOTERIC HR Audio Player to play audio files on a computer.
Please download this free application from the following URL.
https://www.esoteric.jp/en/product/hr_audio_player
ESOTERIC HR Audio Player is a software audio player for Windows and
Mac that supports high-quality playback of high-resolution audio
sources. You can use it to enjoy the high-quality playback of high-
resolution audio sources, including DSD, without needing to make
complicated settings.
ESOTERIC HR Audio Player setting note
To play 22.5MHz DSD recordings with ESOTERIC HR Audio Player,
open the Configure window and set the "Decode mode" to "DSD
Native. "
To play formats other than 22.5MHz DSD, you can set this to either
"DSD over PCM" or "DSD Native" as you like.
For details, see "Selecting DSD decoding mode" in the ESOTERIC HR
Audio Player Owner's Manual.

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