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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Update: NVME drive needs a heatsink , that thermal tape alone isn't going to cut it (Coincidently there is a Hole on motherboard next to ssd that...
    Post by: wric01, Oct 10, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    It's a Samsung nvme PM9A1 512gb pcie gen4x4 off a oem HP laptop. Rated dc+3.3v 2.8A The original 40w psw I'll redo a another test to verify as it...
    Post by: wric01, Oct 8, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Mercury 4gb SABF version . Power supply issues and it's not the software as i tried moode,volumio, picoreplayer. If you are experiencing clipping...
    Post by: wric01, Oct 5, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Mercury Streamer impressions

    GD internal HD nvme is a Bitch to install in volumio for mercury. Here's basic info to get it done. Let's say my example, i have windows ntfs...
    Post by: wric01, Sep 13, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Mercury best sound so far came from using foobar2000 with Upnp plug in. (To play files add files to upnp controll playback queue , then use view...
    Post by: wric01, Sep 9, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    First impression Bravo, Mercury is so much better on i2s vs usb c bug head monority clean for the last 5 years which is noisy in comparison. As...
    Post by: wric01, Jul 9, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Fuses Sound Science

    Verified Aucharm red silver wire coiled with 7n copper nano 20 buck x2 fuse, well worth the upgrade. Gets rid of the high tremble siblance and...
    Post by: wric01, Dec 31, 2021 in forum: Random Thoughts
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Hi Michael, Is 12v for Mercury is still on? I've ordered my 12v linear power supply to get ready. Any update for maybe a nice Christmas release...
    Post by: wric01, Dec 20, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Oh shit! SINAD can suck my ****s

    Right on, anything to Schitt on Audioscience is good for the audio community as a whole. Letting measured tools to do the listening instead of...
    Post by: wric01, Dec 18, 2021 in forum: Measurement Techniques Discussion