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Post by julesd68 on Sept 21, 2020 19:32:38 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Sept 22, 2020 12:58:43 GMT
It's on sale at £14.34 today. As it quotes a 3A output I've just grabbed one.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 22, 2020 18:04:36 GMT
Hope it does the business Paul.
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Post by edward on Sept 22, 2020 18:35:37 GMT
At this price (and good reviews) it would be rude not to. Now need to find a nice case for my TB. Anyone got one spare to exchange for cash?
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 22, 2020 18:42:23 GMT
Sure. Bring 500 quid tomorrow and you can have mine.
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Post by edward on Sept 22, 2020 18:54:37 GMT
Oh don't give it away will you mate! That's just a silly price. At least 650.
<decimal point in there somewhere>
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 22, 2020 19:03:00 GMT
Have you looked at the Akasa A-RA03-M1B shown at the top of this thread?
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Post by Slinger on Sept 22, 2020 19:56:10 GMT
I've got one of these. I can vouch for the fan being silent, but should you get a duff one tbh the fan isn't even necessary. The "wings" or "gaskets" as they call them are optional, but the screw holes may prove useful should you want to fix it to a flat (vertical?) surface. I'm currently toying with that idea, should I switch back to the Tinker Board from my MSI Cubi Mini PC.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 22, 2020 20:46:50 GMT
The Akasa case is the one I'm using. Very nice design, fully shielded, keeps things cool.
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Post by Slinger on Sept 23, 2020 13:35:33 GMT
It's on sale at £14.34 today. As it quotes a 3A output I've just grabbed one. The power bank arrived today, first impression: It's heavy like a brick. It comes with a VERY short charging lead, and something not mentioned in the ad, a little plug-in "wand" which is nice and stiff but bendy (Oooooh, Matron) and has a little light panel on the end. Great for illuminating those "hard-to-reach" places and keeping both hands free as well. It's got the standard LED torch function too. It's still at he same price, and if you're looking for a new powerbank I'd recommend this one as great value for money.
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Post by edward on Sept 23, 2020 17:37:36 GMT
It's on sale at £14.34 today. As it quotes a 3A output I've just grabbed one. The power bank arrived today, first impression: It's heavy like a brick. It comes with a VERY short charging lead, and something not mentioned in the ad, a little plug-in "wand" which is nice and stiff but bendy (Oooooh, Matron) and has a little light panel on the end. Great for illuminating those "hard-to-reach" places and keeping both hands free as well. It's got the standard LED torch function too. It's still at he same price, and if you're looking for a new powerbank I'd recommend this one as great value for money. I also received same. Nicely packed and excellent build quality. The surprise present was a nice touch.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 23, 2020 19:05:13 GMT
Now we're all going to want one!
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Post by Slinger on Sept 24, 2020 13:25:32 GMT
Now we're all going to want one! Blame Jules, he found it. They're still only £14.34 though.
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Post by alp on Nov 29, 2020 12:32:47 GMT
Asus has announced the release of the Tinkerboard 2 and 2S variants (they seem identical, except the 2S has 16GB of eMMC). They come in 2GB and 4GB variants and are said to be 1.5 times faster than the old ones. The other main difference is that they take 12-19V via a barrel connector rather than 5V from USB-C. Whether this means anything for audio applications remains to be seen - 4GB of RAM might help. Although the layout is very similar to the older versions, as well as needing a different PSU, the existing cases would need to be modded to accept the barrel connector.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 29, 2020 13:02:45 GMT
12-19V is to give compatibility with laptop chargers. Unfortunately, it means more onboard switching regulators. They could be better or worse for audio applications.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 29, 2020 16:53:32 GMT
12-19V is to give compatibility with laptop chargers. Unfortunately, it means more onboard switching regulators. They could be better or worse for audio applications. +1 No option to use power banks, or "clean" USB power (via galvanic isolation, etc.) would be a downside for me, and the extra speed is not required. It really is a case of " less is more" I think.
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Post by Clive on Nov 29, 2020 17:54:37 GMT
I have an LPS I used to use with my fanless PC so this would be work...variable to 19V. But, as Martin says, there will be switching regs internally.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 29, 2020 18:27:48 GMT
Of course, let's remember that the Tinker Board series are brilliant single-board computers. Asus are hardly designing it for our needs.
The Tinker Board S may go down as a streaming favourite in the historical record!
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Post by Clive on Nov 30, 2020 11:07:42 GMT
The SBC used by Lindemann and in a number of high-end (or high-priced) streamers is the Stream810 by StreamUnlimited which was setup in 2005 by some ex-Philips people. Here's a brochure on the SBC: www.streamunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Stream810-V3.3.pdfI don't know whether it's viable to DIY with this module and whether there's too much programming required.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 30, 2020 11:42:29 GMT
Interesting. I've only found one internet photo of an ultraRendu's innards (on Bing, can't find it with Google) and it's not the Stream810. I'd love to know who makes it for Sonore, all I know is that the spec is roughly in line with other SBCs (except for Femtoclocks) and it runs Sonicorbiter which I believe to be Linux-based as it has MPD.
To be honest, the Asus is pretty damned good for a general-purpose SBC so I'm looking forward to seeing what a specialist board can do.
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