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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2018 0:13:06 GMT
Go, man!
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Post by rruffin on Feb 22, 2018 17:02:24 GMT
I think you'll find a 12V to 5V DC-DC converter is the dog's danglies for running the Pi from a 12V lead-acid battery, giving a low impedance source. Use a couple of snap chokes on the power cable going to the Pi to keep high frequency noise out. I am very new to the Raspberry Pi world. I replaced my previous usb to s/pdif device with a DigiOne Player on a network. My other device was a modified hiface (by jkenny) that ran off of a 9 volt lead battery. I loved the sound, but found limitations and wanted to try the streamer strategy with a DigiOne Player on a network. So, I have to learn about networking and now I have to learn about Raspberry Pi's (instead of just using the consumer friendly Player). So, you have mentioned running the DigiOne with a 12 volt battery through these DC to DC converters. Do you know of any pre-packaged DC to DC coonverters to use with a 12 or 9 volt battery to drive the DigiOne Player?
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Post by John on Feb 22, 2018 17:27:52 GMT
The DigiOne player is 5v so just go for one in the eBay links
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Post by MartinT on Feb 22, 2018 17:34:18 GMT
eBay have lots of 12V-5V USB DC-DC converters. This is the one I use, from China.
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Post by rruffin on Feb 24, 2018 19:51:10 GMT
eBay have lots of 12V-5V USB DC-DC converters. This is the one I use, from China. Sorry if my ignorance is a burden, but is this a "Buck step down" unit that has an adjustment for several voltages? If you might just put a link to the one that you are successfully using, that would be great. I looked through eBay and could not find one that was not confusing in some way or another. Thanks in advance...
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Post by MartinT on Feb 24, 2018 19:59:15 GMT
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2018 9:06:41 GMT
Has anyone tried using the Pi/DigiOne (PD) with Volumio as a DNLA renderer? Been reading it's possible, just wondered if anyone has done it and had any comments? Martin, John commented earlier that when he tried Roon his PD popped up as an endpoint. I know you are not sold on the idea of ripping your CD library to FLAC, but you seem very impressed with Spotify on your PD. With that it mind have you thought about trying Roon, ripping a few CDs and then using the PD as an endpoint into a DAC. You should be impressed and with a free Roon trial it costs nothing but your time, but could be fun
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Post by MartinT on Feb 25, 2018 10:25:04 GMT
I haven't, Tim, because my Ayre SACD player sounds so good and I don't have the time to rip CDs. I'm happy with playing discs on the player and using the PD for Spotify and I use them both a lot.
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Post by John on Feb 25, 2018 10:29:48 GMT
For me Roon is too expensive so after the trail I did not keep. Seeing I would just be using it to play files
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2018 11:01:56 GMT
I haven't, Tim, because my Ayre SACD player sounds so good and I don't have the time to rip CDs. I'm happy with playing discs on the player and using the PD for Spotify and I use them both a lot. That does surprise me a little and don't take this the wrong way, but I would fully expect it (with the right DAC and suitably powered) to show your Ayre a clean pair of heels. Being as you seek the ultimate performance it puzzles me a little considering the other tweaks you're open too? There were some pretty amazing sounding rooms in Bristol and they weren't spinning silver discs, they were playing or streaming FLAC files. There were some pretty appalling sounding rooms too! But hey, you're happy and that's the main thing, so fair enough - I just can't help thinking you would love what a well configured Roon based eco-system could bring to the party, especially being a fellow geek and not wary of those dreaded ones and zeros. It's not hooked me yet, as I agree with John, it's too expensive if you just want to play files - but your'e the hot rodder of the community I'm going to get the out and come back to this post in a year or two.
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Post by John on Feb 25, 2018 11:31:19 GMT
I have to see if I can give Roon another trail as I only tried it in the early days and had not have the DigiOne optimised. It would need to be quite a big step up for me to consider Roon
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Post by MartinT on Feb 25, 2018 11:51:04 GMT
I'm not saying never, Tim, but I think I'll probably miss file-based playing altogether. Come back and prove me wrong, by all means I have tried playing files, of course, and I cannot beat the Ayre which has an extremely good low jitter clock reference and DAC built-in.
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2018 12:04:45 GMT
Come back and prove me wrong, by all means I don't think I'll need to do that, I think your naturally inquisitive nature will take care of that at some point No rush, as it's the future that's for sure - for the next decade at least. Look at how far file based audio has come since 2011 when I started and all the folk on AoS who declared me a heretic - what are they doing now?
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Post by MartinT on Feb 25, 2018 12:21:58 GMT
Still playing their records?
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2018 12:38:39 GMT
Quite a few have dipped their toes in now, it's clearly apparent the reluctance was more a fear of computers than anything else. Or the complete refusal to add a computer to their systems, but what's a CD player then when you take away the fancy box? Anyway, I just find it amusing now - it used to annoy me sometimes, but I'm in a much happier place now having learnt to be able to step on/off the merry go round at will
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Post by Stratmangler on Feb 25, 2018 14:21:08 GMT
Quite a few have dipped their toes in now, it's clearly apparent the reluctance was more a fear of computers than anything else. Or the complete refusal to add a computer to their systems, but what's a CD player then when you take away the fancy box? Anyway, I just find it amusing now - it used to annoy me sometimes, but I'm in a much happier place now having learnt to be able to step on/off the merry go round at will I gave trying to convince people to try streaming a long time ago. The luddite resistance to doing it was immense. I quickly gave up caring about it, realising that they'd cotton on to things when it was right for them to finally "get it". I also fully understand Martin's reluctance to immerse himself in FBA. The last thing he wants to have to do is play with bloody computers when he's at home relaxing. My perspective on it has been the same from day one - it's great to have fingertip access to a large music library.
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2018 15:56:02 GMT
My perspective on it has been the same from day one - it's great to have fingertip access to a large music library. Me too, but the sound quality was what first struck me when I was considering buying a new CDP and realised I could get more for less - also good for a tight arse! Then when I didn't have to have half a room of CDs looking at me and fingertip access to everything, I was well and truly hooked. That is now the prime reason and I love it.
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Post by John on Feb 25, 2018 17:29:25 GMT
I could not match Martin's SACD player with the fanless server using BugHead and the SMSL M9 DAC. I reckon it would of been closer if I had a better based USB DAC as think that was holding the server back.
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2018 18:17:15 GMT
I was thinking more along the lines of a high-end Roon ready DAC John, which would act as an endpoint/network player, so cutting out a lot in the middle. Expensive I know, but if getting the most is the goal, then not so. They have a lot of partners now roonlabs.com/partners.html so all you need to have is a Roon CORE running somewhere and whack the DAC on the network, or attach to the CORE. A dCS Rossini might be nice, only £17,000 It's Roon ready.
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Post by John on Feb 25, 2018 18:30:26 GMT
Nice if you have the money
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