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Post by speedysteve on Apr 25, 2019 12:04:16 GMT
Certainly working for me as a front-end. With Kali reclocker and I2S it all adds up  |
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Post by seanm on Apr 27, 2019 9:43:07 GMT
As I said earlier, it outperforms my Ayre player of old, but then the reclocking and DAC pull way ahead now. Martin, I have been pondering this for a couple of days... I conclude that the benefits are down to the change of emphasis and where the effort is being focused. My recollection of a potted history of CD playback: - Late 80's legwarmers and Digital is digital, CD players are just boxes
- Ah! some players (possibly the expensive ones) sound better than others, need to listen to them and read reviews
- Oh... CD players are really two parts... transport and DAC
- Maybe better to have an (expensive?) box for each one
- DACs are (expensive?) black boxes, need to listen to them and read reviews
- fast forward to 2019... the DAC is now a white box... there are lots of promising DACs, some of them very reasonably priced
- What effect on sound does fettling the power supply, clock, screening, smoothing, isolation, DAC chip, digital interface have??? I will fiddle until I find out!
I conclude that the cheap CD drive can be made to sound good, because you now understand, at a component level, where the limitations are and what can be done to improve them.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 27, 2019 11:51:03 GMT
Update v2.575
- Fixed TIDAL and QOBUZ Login under some circumsntances
- Fixed CD Playback track ordering
Another one I shall pass on.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 28, 2019 9:31:58 GMT
What effect on sound does fettling the power supply, clock, screening, smoothing, isolation, DAC chip, digital interface have??? I will fiddle until I find out! My Ayre SACD player was a great player. However, it used 15 year old DAC technology. The crystal was oven regulated, not anything near femtoclock standard. What has remained the same is laser tracking and error correction: the Pioneer DVD mech in the Ayre was roughly the same as the lightweight mech in my cheapo laptop drivein terms of data read quality. By using reclocking at both ends, I2S data transfer, regulated supercap power supplies, attention to noise and shielding, and the latest dual mono 9038 chipset implementation, the sound is far in advance of what the Ayre could achieve. By adding a cheap CD player, you get the same replay benefits so I'm not surprised that it sounds that good. |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 30, 2019 20:01:20 GMT
I tried again to perform an in-place update. I performed a Factory Reset and then Checked and set it to update. After a while, it rebooted itself. I got it to restart (still on 2.572) and did the update again. Crash rebooted again.
I am done with in-place update attempts!
Back to burning 2.575 onto the SD card.
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Post by seanm on May 1, 2019 18:24:49 GMT
Volumio has introduced an Alexa skill volumio.org/volumio-alexa-skill-find/I cannot test this at the moment, the home internet is 99.9% dead Hopefully, by the weekend... You need to sign up to a paid level of myVolumio Cheers Sean |
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Post by MartinT on May 1, 2019 18:28:04 GMT
Nice! Do let us know how that works for you.
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Post by Slinger on May 1, 2019 18:39:35 GMT
It's a shame I don't use either the Virtuoso or Superstar plan.
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Post by MartinT on May 1, 2019 20:47:53 GMT
2.575 now setup, Spotify fixed index.js installed, Qobuz and Spotty working superbly. OneDrive files playing, too.
Just waiting for the dual USB laptop drive to arrive and I can play CDs, too.
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Post by wannarock2 on May 2, 2019 0:07:15 GMT
Hi guys, I've got a question on Volumio. I'm using version 2.555 and it is working fine, however I'm curious on what a few of your settings are under 'General Playback Options'.
For example my Katana came with the volume set at 45. I corrected that by switching 'Default Startup Volume' to 100. Anyway, I'm curious on the following other options.
DSP Program = ?
Deemphasis = ?
DSD Auto Volume Level =?
Auto Buffer Size = ?
Buffer Before Play = ?
Thanks!
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Post by MartinT on May 2, 2019 5:00:14 GMT
I have my volume hard set to 100% as I use my preamp's volume control.
Output Device: R-Pi DAC (for I2S output)
DSD Playback Mode: DSD over PCM
DSD Auto Volume Level: Off
Volume Normalisation: Off
Audio Buffer Size: 8MB
Buffer Before Play: 10%
Persistent Queue: On
Mixer Type: None
Audio Resampling: Off
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Post by Slinger on May 2, 2019 12:38:40 GMT
Output Device: HiFiBerry Digi+ Pro
I2S DAC: On
DAC Model: HiFiBerry Digi+ Pro
DSD Playback Mode: DSD Direct
DSD Auto Volume Level: Off
Volume Normalisation: Off
Audio Buffer Size: 8MB
Buffer Before Play: 10%
Persistent Queue: On
Mixer Type: None
Audio Resampling: On
Target Bit Depth: Native
Target Sample Rate: 176,4 kHz
Reampling Algorithm Quality: Very High
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Post by wannarock2 on May 2, 2019 14:56:50 GMT
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Post by MartinT on May 2, 2019 16:03:24 GMT
My LKS DAC has very similar settings. I use Minimum Phase Slow as I prefer the reconstruction waveform to have ringing after the transient, rather than before it, for more realistic dynamics and a goodly amount of soundstage.
It's worth experimenting but the differences are small.
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Post by Slinger on May 6, 2019 14:15:04 GMT
A few titbits from the latest Volumio newsletter relating to the "Munich High-End" show... We all need certainties in life, and for us of Volumio Team, attending High-End Munich fair has been one of those, since 4 years.
But this time, it will be different. This time, it will be special.
We are so proud to announce that, for the first time, Volumio will join Munich High-End show as an exhibitor! Yes, we will have our own booth!!
VOLUMIO MOTIVO WORLD PREMIERE
It's well over one year since we started working on a new, groundbreaking streamer. Its name is Motivo. It’s a joint cooperation between Volumio, visionary engineering firm Yottamusic and world-class industrial design firm Design Narratives. We gathered together around a simple vision: to create the next-generation Audiophile Streamer, with a completely new approach to audio processing and with the ultimate usability.
Motivo in italian means Meaning. And Motivo is our statement to what enjoying music means to us. You will know everything about Motivo in Munich, where we will display for the first time our early prototypes.
Did I already mention it is a thing of beauty?
VOLUMIO LINEO WORLD PREMIERE
You asked for it, we made it. We are ready to bring to market a Linear Power Supply, designed to give the Volumio Primo (and all 5V apparatus) the cleanest possible power. You will have the chance to see it paired with the Primo in Munich
NEW USER INTERFACE REDESIGN
Our beloved user interface has been serving us wonderfully over those years, but we thought it was time to give it a nice refreshing.
Following the many suggestions from our community and our OEM partners we are performing an overhaul of the User Interface structure and adding quite a lot of usability tweaks. We are also laying the groundworks for an extended navigation capability, leveraging an all-new metadata system. For those attending, we will be showing a sneak preview of the new interface at our booth.
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Post by MartinT on May 6, 2019 18:49:57 GMT
Excellent - all good things. More power to them for their continuous development. This is why I don't mind paying the small amount for Virtuoso subscription and for the Android app. After all, it's my primary source now.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 16, 2019 22:19:55 GMT
2.587 (15-06-2019)
FIXES
- Fix addition of Webradios, Playlists and Favourite Radios under some circumstances
- Add Shoutcast to Webradios search Options
Interestingly, I'm not getting the old refusal to update because of my modified config.txt error any more, it now installs the update straight over the top. It does overwrite my modified config.txt but at least I only have to reload it now instead of having to change it to the standard version before I upgrade and then reload it afterwards. For anyone who uses it to modify their config.txt there's a new version of WinSCP out too - 5.15.2
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Post by MartinT on Jun 17, 2019 5:20:01 GMT
Thanks, Paul. I wonder what the 'fix playlists' is all about? What I would love is the ability to add a song to a Qobuz playlist directly from Volumio, instead of having to switch to the Qobuz app. It's a small thing but would be handy.
As for updating, I DREAM of being able to update the SD card in place!
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Post by wannarock2 on Jun 19, 2019 23:28:47 GMT
My LKS DAC has very similar settings. I use Minimum Phase Slow as I prefer the reconstruction waveform to have ringing after the transient, rather than before it, for more realistic dynamics and a goodly amount of soundstage. It's worth experimenting but the differences are small. That's a good get Martin. Played around with it and Minimum Phase Slow Roll Off produces a wider polished soundstage. Thanks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 20, 2019 5:10:29 GMT
Nice, glad it works for you, too.
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