New Vivaldi software imminent

[Cincy2]

I think I'll just wait six months before I jump into this pond. I'm very happy with my system as is.

Cincy

[TLi]

I have just upgraded my Vivaldi firmware to V1.10. It took almost 60 minutes to upgrade one piece, so a complete 4 pieces upgrade took a whole afternoon.

the main advancement is the come back of the "easy play" function in the Verdi/Elgar system. When you are playing music from CAS and you play a disc in the transport, the system will automatically switch to disc.

What's more is when you play SACD, it selects AES 1 + 2 from transport to DAC, when you play standard CD, it auto selects to AES 3 + 4 via upsampler.

As for the sound, I don't have time to listen carefully but it was claimed by dCS that there is improvement due to better synchronization with the upgraded clock firmware. I shall try it out in the next few days.

[TLi]

Listen to the new firmware for a while, there is obvious improvement. It is a better clock performance that brings the better sound.

Since I have not changed anything, just a software upgrade, the improvement is easy to spot. Anyone using Vivaldi should ask for the upgrade discs now.

[jfrech]

Thanks for posting a follow up...I'll ask my dealer for the new sw ...

Speakers: Rockport Altair 2
Preamp: Robert Koda K10 Amp: Ayre MX-R
Cables: Transparent Opus MM2 Spkr, Opus Gen 5 Interconnect
Power Shunyata Triton/Typhon/DPC-6, Anaconda Zitron cords (x9), Sigma HC (x1)
Digital dCS Vivaldi DAC, Transport & Clock w/ Transparent Reference XL Digital cables
Phono: Grand Prix Monaco TT, Spiral Groove Centroid, Jan Allaerts MC2 Finish & Lyra Atlas, Nagra VPS/VFS
Racks: Grand Prix Audio Silverstone F1 (x2)

[TLi]

The final version V1.2 has been released. Together there is V61 for network.

[CKKeung]

Hi TLi,

What improvements will the V1.2 & V61 bring about?

Thanks!

[TLi]

Originally Posted by CKKeung

Hi TLi,

What improvements will the V1.2 & V61 bring about?

Thanks!

Most of the improvement is in V1.1. V1.2 just added a few more thing likes RS232 Text mode commands, and native streaming for DFF and DSF files for Network V61.

[ct991]

Just updated to v1.20 & v61. Works and sounds great.

[Cincy2]

I have no transport. I presume you can update from a laptop? Anyone tried it with a Mac. I abandoned Windows a long time ago and don't have any of it in the house.

Cincy

[ct991]

Originally Posted by Cincy2

I have no transport. I presume you can update from a laptop? Anyone tried it with a Mac. I abandoned Windows a long time ago and don't have any of it in the house.

Cincy

Last time when I had updated the software, I did not have the Vivaldi transport (now I have full stack) I had used Oppo BDP-103 blu-ray player with PCM setting on, so you may just try using or sourcing a similar unit perhaps.