Wyred 4 Sound Driver Issue

You may have already tried this, not sure from your description: look at your sound settings (System > Sound) and make sure that you've selected the correct output device. Hope this helps!

Yes, I have ensured the correct output. Thank you for your help.

Why not try uninstalling the drivers, rebooting and then reinstalling the drivers?  One of the files could be corrupted. 

Once I uninstalled all drivers, the computer prompted me to restart. I made sure the DAC was off so it didn't auto re-install or anything. I reinstalled the Windows 7/8 64-bit drivers (instead of the XP drivers), and the same problem popped up.

Could it be the new software is designed to work with Win11?

There is no driver option for Windows 10 or 11. 7/8 is the latest available. The driver was working before, and now it is not. I did try my PUC-2 D/D --> DAC, and that driver still works fine.

I'm still confused as can be about what DFU is, and why Windows is now insisting on having it as a functional driver.

https://wyred4sound.com/products/%C2%B5dac-hd

DFU allows the firmware to be updated over usb. It has nothing to do with the playback. Here is what I found online:

Windows has been a huge hassle when you want to flash the firmware of various devices over USB.

The term "dfu" means Device Firmware Update and dfu-util is the Device Firmware Update Utility,

This Wyred 4 Sound DAC is a current product sold in 2024, and the newest driver is for Win 8...?

DFU stands for device firmware update

The DAC should be physically disconnected from the computer while the driver is being installed

Should have said, unless you are prompted otherwise the DAC should be physically disconnected from the computer

I talked to W4S, and the tech told me roughly the same thing. The tech will talk to someone else in the company to see if they can update the firmware.

Based on everything that has been revealed, my problem is moot until W4S updates the firmware.

Thank you very much for all of your help.

@srinisr 

Can you send me a private message and fill me in on what happened in the thread about Schitt Audio leaving California?  It looks like there were several comments, but I found it too late and it's been deleted.  I'm certain someone leaked the Nuclear Codes, a list of all U.S. spies around the world, the actual voting data from 2020, or some other info related to National Security.  I mean, why else would the Audiogon Overlords need to protect us??

I don't have a "Way Back Machine", so I can't retrieve the thread before it was zapped.  I'd appreciate any input.  Peace out!