[SOLVED]white nois with HRT music streamer II s/pdif output
#1
Hi,
I use XBMCbuntu 13.
I recently bought HRT Music streamer II and plugged it to usb 2.0 input in my Haswell based MB.
I can listen to music If I set music streamer as analog. But if I set it to s/pdif I get very loud white noise.
I attach aplay -L
Code:
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=1
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=2
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 1
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=8
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 2
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 1
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=HDMI,DEV=8
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 2
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 1
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=8
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 2
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 1
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=8
    HDA Intel HDMI, HDMI 2
    Hardware device with all software conversions
sysdefault:CARD=II
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=II,DEV=0
    Music Streamer II, USB Audio
    Hardware device with all software conversions
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
    Hardware device with all software conversions

lsusb:
Code:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1784:0001 TopSeed Technology Corp. eHome Infrared Transceiver
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:07da Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 2013:024f PCTV Systems nanoStick T2 290e
Bus 001 Device 012: ID 4852:0003  
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

aplay -l
Code:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: II [Music Streamer II], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC892 Digital [ALC892 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

lastly, /etc/asound.conf
Code:
pcm.!default {
  type plug
  slave {
    pcm "hw:1,0"
    rate 44100
  }
}

Any help will be appretiated.
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#2
I just want to add that I'm looking for a bit perfect audio. If I set music streamer to s/pdif and run a flac file I get the correct bitrate but can't hear the sound. If I set it to analog I get 48000, which is re-sampling.
I know that in previous versions of xbmc I could have set a custom output and in Gotham this option is unavailable.
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#3
Another info.
I installed MPD and was able to listen to bit perfect audio with the same computer and OS. Only problem in MPD is that I can't control the volume (only through the amplifier).
Maybe I should use an external player?
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#4
How about screenshots of your audio setup page in xbmc and also a debug log of playing a file?
If I have helped you or increased your knowledge, click the 'thumbs up' button to give thanks :) (People with less than 20 posts won't see the "thumbs up" button.)
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#5
Attached screenshot (although I tried many other definitions).
Image

Attached my log file (I run for 10s the music file at around 21:16)
Log File
Thank you very much.
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#6
I also attach my mpd.conf file. Maybe it will help to see what audio settings do work.
Code:
############################################################################
### begin of mpd configuration file
### created by `mpd-configure' on 2014-06-25T23:32:45+0300.
### see: https://github.com/ronalde/mpd-configure/
############################################################################\n
## start processing `01_output-audio-alsa.conf'
audio_output {
    type             "alsa"
    name             "Music Streamer II - USB Audio"
    device           "hw:1,0"
    auto_resample    "no"
    auto_format      "no"
    auto_channels    "no"
}
replaygain                 "off"
mixer_type                 "software"
## done processing

## start processing `02_paths.conf'
music_directory                   "/media/Media/Music"
db_file                           "/home/ormetal/.config/mpd/tag_cache"
log_file                          "/home/ormetal/.config/mpd/mpd.log"
playlist_directory                "/home/ormetal/.config/mpd/playlists"
pid_file                          "/home/ormetal/.config/mpd/pid"
state_file                        "/home/ormetal/.config/mpd/state"
save_absolute_paths_in_playlists  "no"
## done processing

## start processing `03_general.conf'
filesystem_charset    "UTF-8"
id3v1_encoding        "UTF-8"
log_level             "default"
auto_update           "yes"
auto_update_depth     "0"
## done processing

## start processing `04_client-limits.conf'
connection_timeout     "60"
max_connections        "10"
max_playlist_length    "16384"
max_command_list_size  "2048"
max_output_buffer_size "8192"
## done processing

## start processing `05_network.conf'
bind_to_address "0.0.0.0"
port            "6600"
## done processing

## start processing `06_zeroconf.conf'
zeroconf_enabled    "True"
zeroconf_name       "MPD on HTPC through Music Streamer II - USB Audio"
## done processing

############################################################################
### end of mpd configuration file
############################################################################\n
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#7
anyone?
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#8
Well,
The issue is solved.
I think that what solved the issue was deleting ~/.xbmc and purging + reinstalling xbmc.
I write here the sequence as it might help someone in the future:
1. purge xbmc
2. rm -r ~/.xbmc
3. reboot
4. install xbmc
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#9
As Audiophilist, please take part in my survey: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1793232

Here audiophile users can say which is the best resampler by doing a blind test and comparing with the original.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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