[Stellabagpuss]

Sorry for the confusion Jake, l asked, simply you made reference to running your FMC from 12volt battery, and l guess l was interested if would work, as my FMC are rated for 5volt, mine,are Media Convertors,with the usual six green LEDs, and more importantly l was afraid of damage,as it's more than double the voltage.

 

[Jake2]

Sorry for the confusion Jake, l asked, simply you made reference to running your FMC from 12volt battery, and l guess l was interested if would work, as my FMC are rated for 5volt, mine,are Media Convertors,with the usual six green LEDs, and more importantly l was afraid of damage,as it's more than double the voltage.

All good. Rod's FMCs specifically state a 5v-12v input (print above DC socket) so I knew I was safe with 12v, not sure I'd risk it with an FMC that is specified as 5v only.

 

[Stellabagpuss]

All good. Rod's FMCs specifically state a 5v-12v input (print above DC socket) so I knew I was safe with 12v, not sure I'd risk it with an FMC that is specified as 5v only.

l agree with that, out of interest, do you have link to the model FMC you and Rob use?

 

[Jake2]

l agree with that, out of interest, do you have link to the model FMC you and Rob use?

Here ya go! They're ridiculously cheap.

1 Pair Gigabit 100/1000M A/B SC Ethernet Fiber Switch Media Converter Rj45 Optic Transceiver 20KM fibra Switch with Power Supply
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMr9hiq

 

[Deleeh]

Can‘t open it on the Ipad.

 

[Jake2]

Headfi is marvellous at mangling aliX links... I find I often have to copy the link text, not the HF hyperlink, into another browser tab. A real pain.

https://m.fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005004595817580.html

(Also for some reason AliX keeps landing me on the French site.. I blame @Dandoudou for this )

 

[Stellabagpuss]

Thanks Jake, l notice yours recommend 5 volts as well, according to specs.

This is the type that l run

FMC

 

[Jake2]

Thanks Jake, l notice yours recommend 5 volts as well, according to specs.

This is the type that l run

FMC

Cheers, well here's a pic of mine.

Btw adding in an Ifi DC purifier and three stacked damping sheets elevates the performance such (more refined, full bodied sound) that my system now sounds better without the AliX switch reclocker in the chain, but it still benefits from the iFi LAN silencer after the FMCs (even more refined, more expansive soundstage) and the Netgear switch preceding the FMCs.

Those Ifi DC purifiers are amazingly effective and versatile... A great way of finding out the bottleneck that DC power supply quality is on multiple components with a range of DC voltages. I can see myself getting another as this one's usual home is pimping an Ifi Power X 5v DC feed into an Ifi Spdif purifier from the TV into the R26... (amazing there too).

 

[Stellabagpuss]

Thanks for the info,so plenty more for me to play with.
Now l don't have a vast experience, but it looks like the FMC could be internally modified, better Crystal and caps perhaps,just a thought. l guessing at the price point they are at,they would benefit from a better Crystal?

 

[sbgk]

due to get delivery of R26 and wondered will I be able to play files gapless from local NAS using bubbleupnp ?

 

[sbgk]

guess the benchmark for the R26 is to somehow play a wav file from the internal sd card, thus negating any transport issues, once you've heard that then you know what you're aiming for with LAN or usb tweaks
One thing we learned from the squeezebox touch and seen on RPI optimisations is the default tcpip and alsa buffer values are too small and can be adjusted to provide a smoother sound, if smaller values give more detail then that's likely due to noise creation

 

[Jake2]

guess the benchmark for the R26 is to somehow play a wav file from the internal sd card, thus negating any transport issues, once you've heard that then you know what you're aiming for with LAN or usb tweaks
One thing we learned from the squeezebox touch and seen on RPI optimisations is the default tcpip and alsa buffer values are too small and can be adjusted to provide a smoother sound, if smaller values give more detail then that's likely due to noise creation

Interesting re the buffer values impact elsewhere. Faux detail due to artificially etched edges is definitely a thing, a really unpleasant thing to my ears, though I can see how some folk with warmer speakers and/or amps (or less revealing systems) might have a greater tolerance for it or may initially perceive the loss of those edges as a loss of detail. Might explain the varying experience some of us have with the exact same DDCs vs the R26 internal renderer. Other variables too of course.

 

[BShaw]

Wave Theory just posted his lukewarm review of the r26 on YouTube:

 

[Spitfire]

Anybody else made their own esoteric fuses ?

I replaced the standard fuse by a Littelfuse 3A slow blow which got a spiral shape wire.

Next I used a Dremel with miniature cutting disc to make a hole in the glass of the fuse.
Needed a few tries as a few times the glass cracked completely.
Next I melted some Wiertz beeswax in a small cup using a hair dryer.
Put the fuse in a couple of times using long nose pliers, making sure it was filled up with beeswax completely.
Let it cool off with the hole facing up obviously, and cleaned it thoroughly (paper & iso alcohol).
PFTE tape to cover the hole in the fuse.

Yet another tick on the mod list.

 

[sajunky]

Anybody else made their own esoteric fuses ?

I replaced the standard fuse by a Littelfuse 3A slow blow which got a spiral shape wire.

Next I used a Dremel with miniature cutting disc to make a hole in the glass of the fuse.
Needed a few tries as a few times the glass cracked completely.
Next I melted some Wiertz beeswax in a small cup using a hair dryer.
Put the fuse in a couple of times using long nose pliers, making sure it was filled up with beeswax completely.
Let it cool off with the hole facing up obviously, and cleaned it thoroughly (paper & iso alcohol).
PFTE tape to cover the hole in the fuse.

Yet another tick on the mod list.

Filling up fuse with something else than air changes rating of a fuse, it is illegal.

As many users promote such mod, it should be a warning on the front page.