Jriver Media Center: Windows; Jriver Media Center: Osx; Foobar 2000; Configuring Playback Software - Bryston BDA-3.14 Owner's Manual

Configuring Playback Software

Now that your driver is installed, you will need to
configure your playback software to address the
BDA-3.14 as the sound output device. Unless your
goal is for the BDA-3.14 to play all audio from the
computer, you will most likely want to configure
your audio playback software to take exclusive
control over the BDA-3.14 for the best possible
sound quality. You should refer to the help files
associated with the software for specific setup
instructions, but the basics for JRiver Media Center
and Foobar 2000 are included below.

JRiver Media Center: Windows

1. Open Jriver Media Center.
2. Press Ctrl+O or go to 'Tools' then 'Options'
3. In the left column, choose the 'Audio' category
of options, then click 'Audio Device'
4. Select Bryston BDA-3.14 (ASIO) from the drop
down menu. Do not choose BDA-3.14 (Direct
Sound) since that engages the system audio
mixer which defeats the bit-perfect nature of
playback and is detrimental to sound quality.
5. Click 'Device settings' and check the 'Maximize
Device Volume During Playback' box.
6. JRiver audio playback should now be routed
through the connected USB input.
Note that the WASAPI driver will not pass native
DSD, only DSD over PCM (DoP).
BDA-3.14 Streamer / DAC

JRiver Media Center: OSX

1. Select Audio Device BDA3 Audio 2.0 [CoreAudio].
2. In Device Settings, check the boxes indicating
that the device should be opened with
Exclusive Access and Integer Mode should be
used.
3. Set Bitstreaming to Yes (DSD) presuming you
wish to also play DSD program material.
4. In DSP Studio, enable Output Format. Output
Encoding should be none. For all sample
rates 384,000 and below, Output should be No
Change.

Foobar 2000

In order for Foobar 2000 to best address the BDA-
3.14, you will need to install the ASIO support plugin
available on the Foobar 2000 website.
1. Open Foobar 2000.
2. Press Ctrl+P or go to 'File' then 'Preferences' .
3. In the left column, select the 'Playback' settings
category, then click 'Output' .
4. From the 'Device' dropdown menu, select
ASIO : Bryston USB Audio ASIO Driver.
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