As I reported above, the Firewall setting on my MAC Computer was set to BLOCK ALL incoming connections. This means Audirvanna was UNABLE to connect to and recognize my Bricasti M21 DAC. I unchecked the box, started Audirvana and it FOUND my Bricasti M21 DAC in 2 seconds.
HOWEVER, I now have serious security issues with my MAC Computer. If I OPEN my MAC Computer Firewall to ENABLE Audirvana to connect to my DAC, it means my MAC security is compromised. I am 'paranoid' about computer security AND it is better to be safe than sorry. The protection of my computer data is much MORE important than an audio connection.
This means I will NOT be using Audirvana and it has already been deleted from my MAC computer. My MAC Firewall is set for top security.
I am now testing MConnect and it requires no Firewall changes. It connects perfectly to my Bricasti M21 DAC.
I do not understand why Audirvana requires me to compromise my MAC computer Firewall security and MConnect does not. I also plan on looking an HQ Player and ROON sometime in the future (maybe).
A special thanks to Bricasti and Steve from Sounds of Silence for all their help. Thanks again to everyone who posted above. I appreciate the many comments, suggestions, etc. from everyone. Cheers.
HOWEVER, I now have serious security issues with my MAC Computer. If I OPEN my MAC Computer Firewall to ENABLE Audirvana to connect to my DAC, it means my MAC security is compromised. I am 'paranoid' about computer security AND it is better to be safe than sorry. The protection of my computer data is much MORE important than an audio connection.
This means I will NOT be using Audirvana and it has already been deleted from my MAC computer. My MAC Firewall is set for top security.
I am now testing MConnect and it requires no Firewall changes. It connects perfectly to my Bricasti M21 DAC.
I do not understand why Audirvana requires me to compromise my MAC computer Firewall security and MConnect does not. I also plan on looking an HQ Player and ROON sometime in the future (maybe).
A special thanks to Bricasti and Steve from Sounds of Silence for all their help. Thanks again to everyone who posted above. I appreciate the many comments, suggestions, etc. from everyone. Cheers.