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  1. Andre Y
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    I don't know, and I haven't used Volumio for years when I had it playing music only through a USB hard drive instead of network storage. LMS is a...
    Post by: Andre Y, Dec 16, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  2. Andre Y
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    picoreplayer is what you want if you need to work with Logitech Squeezebox servers. It is reliable, free, and easy to install.
    Post by: Andre Y, Dec 14, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  3. Andre Y
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    FWIW, my recent order (with the black case) came with silver machine screws of only one length, so the bottom short standoffs couldn't be...
    Post by: Andre Y, Nov 15, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. Andre Y
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    Pi2AES Impressions only thread

    These aren't the cornstarch ones, unfortunately.
    Post by: Andre Y, Nov 10, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. Andre Y
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    Pi2AES Impressions only thread

    Maybe I didn't try twisting hard enough, but it felt like the screw bottomed out on the short standoff's screw hole. On the longer standoffs, it...
    Post by: Andre Y, Nov 9, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  6. Andre Y
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    Pi2AES Impressions only thread

    I just got my Pi2AES from the latest batch, and got it up and running. No sound impressions yet since I just got it going, but I have some...
    Post by: Andre Y, Nov 9, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  7. Andre Y
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    This depends on the OS. If the card is not being actively written to, pulling the power should be safe. Some distros run off the card, while other...
    Post by: Andre Y, Oct 19, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. Andre Y
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Thanks Michael! I appreciate the clarifications!
    Post by: Andre Y, Oct 11, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  9. Andre Y
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    @Michael Kelly Thanks for the preview of Mercury. I was just comparing the Pi2AES manual to Mercury's and had some questions: 1. The Mercury...
    Post by: Andre Y, Oct 9, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  10. Andre Y
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    OK, thanks! I guess I'll be the guinea pig, and let you know how it goes.
    Post by: Andre Y, Sep 27, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  11. Andre Y
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    @Michael Kelly I had been waiting for ordering to open up again, and just placed my order! I wanted to confirm that the Pi2AES can be used on a...
    Post by: Andre Y, Sep 27, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  12. Andre Y
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More (and MIL and OG) Impressions + Measurements

    Yeah, for sure. With ultrasonics, there are all sorts of unintended consequences that are really system dependent, and it changes depending on...
    Post by: Andre Y, Sep 21, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  13. Andre Y
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More (and MIL and OG) Impressions + Measurements

    re. Goldensound's MIL measurements, the 1st harmonic for 10kHz is 20kHz, which is already beyond most people's hearing, so THD+N at 10kHz and...
    Post by: Andre Y, Sep 21, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  14. Andre Y
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    Schiit Jotunheim 2

    And here are my notes on installing the ES9028 in my Jot 1. I don't know how applicable it will be to the the Jot 2, but hopefully it's helpful....
    Post by: Andre Y, Sep 7, 2021 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  15. Andre Y
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    Schiit Jotunheim impressions

    I just got the ES9028 card for my very old Jotunheim 1, and installed it myself. I got it mainly because I was curious about Unison, and it...
    Post by: Andre Y, Aug 27, 2021 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  16. Andre Y
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    Oh shit! SINAD can suck my ****s

    There are lots of interesting questions your measurements have raised. One is how the response of the amp driving a simulated load compares to the...
    Post by: Andre Y, Jul 11, 2021 in forum: Measurement Techniques Discussion
  17. Andre Y
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    Oh shit! SINAD can suck my ****s

    You don't need to use real headphones if you can build a simulator load that looks like a particular headphones's input impedance. Everything that...
    Post by: Andre Y, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: Measurement Techniques Discussion
  18. Andre Y
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    Oh shit! SINAD can suck my ****s

    I think it's interesting to look at the input impedances of the headphones being used, especially the phase because that tends to be capacitative...
    Post by: Andre Y, Jul 7, 2021 in forum: Measurement Techniques Discussion
  19. Andre Y
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    AES/EBU Cables - what to use?

    Nice. I had no idea they were this readily available now. Does anyone know any cable makers who use them? One cool thing to note in the FXCC part...
    Post by: Andre Y, Jan 20, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  20. Andre Y
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    AES/EBU Cables - what to use?

    The other thing besides mismatched impedance that's not great about XLR termination for high speed signals is that the shield does not form a...
    Post by: Andre Y, Jan 19, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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