Full Digital Amp News
In 2012 I wrote an article about Full Digital Amps. I just updated it a little. That's one part of the news.During those days I was trying and tweaking several of these FDAs. I really liked the...
View Articleintroducing sKit 1.5
Hi there.I uploaded a new version (1.5.) of sKit.I changedthe initial installation procedurethe "license accept" feature has only to be done once from now onsome minor stuffsome text editingchange of...
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The audiophile power of Youtube
Did you realize that you can easily discern the sound differences on these audiophile a/b device comparisons over @Even on rather mediocre recordings and with entry level earplugs (I have a $15 device)...
View Articlesqueezelite - update - flac processing improvement
Hi there.Just recently a small - potentially interesting - performance enhancement for flac processing had been introduced.Those of you who run sKit and a (my) custom squeezelite binary should update...
View ArticleReleasing sKit-custom-squeezelite.sh 1.4 for test
I just uploaded a seriously modified version 1.4 of sKit-custom-squeezelite.sh(UPDATE Nov-12-21 - I uploaded 1.4.2-beta. It comes with a few minor corrections, slightly enhanced stability and...
View ArticlesKit and pCP81 - regression test successful
On December 5th pCP 8.1 was released.I just did a sKit regression test on my RPi4. I used the 64 bit version.And I did a maiden installation.It all went OK. Not a single hiccup! Great.And yes. I...
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audio@advise passes 1.000.000 site visits
Hey... ...just figured that the site visit counter of blogger passed the 1.000.000 for audio@vise!!!I thought it'd be worth mentioning. Many of you folks out there come by on a regular basis and try to...
View ArticleRaspberry PI OS 64 bit officially released
The RPI foundation finally officially announced the release of RPI OS 64.It'll supportRPI Zero 2 WRPI 3 familyRPI 4 familyAnd can be downloaded over here.RPI OS 64's been on Beta for years. From what...
View ArticleGustard V18 vs. Allo Katana - a 2022 assessment
For almost a year or so I am running an IMO excellent Gustard A18 DAC. The Gustard builds around the top of the line AKM AK4499 and Accusilicon clocks. The DAC received quite some nice reviews...
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soundcheck's Purifi amplifier
Let's talk a bit about amplifiers. I owned numerous devices. Commercial and DIY. Jeff Rowland, Anaview Abletec, Hypex, T-amps, SMSL and the list goes on and on. I tried many of those ebay Class-D...
View ArticleRPi Power Gadget - UcPi
IanCanada recently released a new gadget called UcPi.It's basically a supercap power buffer for the RPi. It follows a to me new approach - I just called it "HAB" -- Hardware Attached to Bottom. To...
View ArticleRPI4 - All Lights OFF - Update
Not much going in RPi land these days. It's unbelievable that a whole industry branch gets dragged down currently.However. Many of us still run and maintain RPis. I'd like to make you, the tweakers,...
View ArticleRPi kernel developments - 2023
Hi folks.The foundation has updated its kernel tree a short while ago. It seems they plan to switch to kernel version 6.1 during the year. Usually the foundation goes for LTS (long term support)...
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New desktop streaming system (DIY)
The winter season, a great time to do some hardware work. Doesn't happen that often around here - hardware work. Why not getting rid of some bare boards and bare RPis !?!? This idea triggered this...
View ArticleTouch Toolbox on github
Hi folks.I am still receiving mails of fellow audio folks asking for my Squeezebox Touch Toolbox.Squeezebox Touch, a device that's been sold until 2011, if I recall correctly.Yep. Time is flying by,...
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Raspberry Pi 5 - a new audio streaming giant
Since mid of November 2023 I own the recently launched Raspberry Pi5 with 8GB RAM. Not that I was unhappy with the RPi4 based setup. Though after looking at the specs and knowing what higher...
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Raspberry Pi 5 - M.2 NVME SSD
Why M.2 NVME SSD on a RPi5??? We might intend to create an even better audio streaming giant !?!? ;)I am always looking for increasing efficiency on the system. Efficiency? An M.2-NVME SSD attached...
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Raspberry Pi 5 - The audio interface situation
I am usually doing a little regression testing on new hardware and new software, simply to see if my own operating system works flawless.Over years this business was stable. With the introduction of...
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RPi5 based Streaming - My Masterpiece
I'd like to introduce you to the result of my latest audio streaming project. Spoiler alert: It's the best RPi based compact streaming solution I've been able to build to date. What are we actually...
View ArticleThe Audio Streaming Series - Update 2021
Hi folks.A hopefully better 2021 to all of you.For a starter I reviewed and updated the Audio Streaming Series. Filling in all my latest findings. As you might have heard piCorePlayer 70 had been...
View Articleintroducing soundcheck's tuning kit - pCP (sKit) 1.0
I'd like to introduce the first release of soundcheck's tuning kit - pCP (sKit) .sKit provides a small and potentially growing number of little tools that'll help to setup piCorePlayer 7.0+ and Rpi4...
View Articleintroducing sKit 1.1
I've added some interesting new features to sKit (1.1).1. sKit-check.shsKit-check.sh checks your installation against the mods and suggestions made in the Audio Streaming series. You'll get a quick...
View Articleintroducing sKit 1.4 (beta)
Hi folks.I worked a little on sKit to make it more convenient and stable.* most of the tweaks get automatically installed now no real need to dig into the Audio Streaming series anymore. *...
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Everything that matters...
"Not everything that matters gets measured and not everything that gets measured matters" Nope. It wasn't him expressing it. Consider us kindred spirits. ;) Alberts original version reads"Not...
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SuperCharge your RPI power rails - RPi filter/buffer HATs
I was contacted about the DFRobot RPI filter HAT the other day. It seems the link I posted some years ago goes dead nowadays.Let's recap. On this blog you'll notice more than once that none of my...
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