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    What are you listening to right now? (2nd Part)

    Today was a sad day that many EVH fans were dreading. RIP King Edward. 1955-2020 [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
    Post by: Mindbender, Oct 6, 2020 in forum: Music and Recordings
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    Schiit Unison USB

    I also have the Eitr on my 2nd setup and I've never seen it register 32-bit, strictly 24-bit. My YggyA2U however, plays the same on 32-bit as it...
    Post by: Mindbender, Sep 28, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Unison USB

    I don't know if anyone mentioned this previously, but my upgraded YggyA2U registers as 32-bit/19200 Hz in Win10's Sound settings in Control Panel...
    Post by: Mindbender, Sep 27, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    That's true, but I believe that WiFi might not be switched on by default in Volumio. mDNS/Rendezvous won't turn that on for you, but it works well...
    Post by: Mindbender, Aug 18, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Yeah, it is complicated because of the Raspberry Pi - it's a headless server that has to be configured manually. But some of us like the...
    Post by: Mindbender, Aug 18, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Modius DAC announced

    Excellent reference. Possibly the best ZZ Top song IMHO. (Re: "Jesus Just Left Chicago" - ZZ Top, Tres Hombres album)
    Post by: Mindbender, Aug 18, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Here are a few network steps (FEW?) that I took to get my Pi setup with the PI2AES (which is one of the best deals in audio for its quality):...
    Post by: Mindbender, Aug 18, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    For the I2S audio device, also try the "Allo Digione" setting in the dropdown box. I found the "HiFi Berry Digi+ Pro" setting to oversaturate the...
    Post by: Mindbender, Aug 12, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Eitr Preview Thread

    So I ordered an Eitr from the closeout sale, and it came in today. I'm wondering how the postman got it in there. The left edge was getting...
    Post by: Mindbender, Jul 23, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Schiit Gungnir Multibit impressions

    Depending on your listening preferences, would you want that change (from A1 to A2)?
    Post by: Mindbender, Jul 15, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Powering an SDD Full of Streamer Music – Extreme Reliability Nervousa

    I have 4 HDD's and a hot spare, and the redundancy has already saved my array once (although I had to scramble to order another WD Red...
    Post by: Mindbender, Jul 4, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Powering an SDD Full of Streamer Music – Extreme Reliability Nervousa

    If you haven't had an HDD fail in 10 years, that's great. My Synology NAS has fan settings that can be set in software, but I don't think it's...
    Post by: Mindbender, Jul 4, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Powering an SDD Full of Streamer Music – Extreme Reliability Nervousa

    As I take a break from my Azure certification preparations, I can't help but wonder if cloud storage would provide any benefits for home streaming...
    Post by: Mindbender, Jul 4, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Vintage DACs

    I swear I'm seeing things but that sure looks like a USB digital input on the back. Which is unlikely if this unit is from the 90's. I'd love to...
    Post by: Mindbender, Jun 9, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    So I got the 8GB RPi today and couldn't get Volumio to boot. Even downloaded the latest version, but I wasn't able to boot it up. So I'm unable to...
    Post by: Mindbender, Jun 2, 2020 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers