[onecolorist]

RED eagle has landed!
Testing just few minutes though. There is no user manual in package and no user manual online yet. Going to test as DDC right now. Too soon to comment on sound quality, will do after 1-2 weeks of burn in.
Just small hint. Already better than Matrix X-Spdif 3 via AES/EBU. Going to test I2S next.
Stay tuned.

Can't wait to hear your impressions

 

[chipvn]

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Very nice in reality (compared to online photos). In person it is more dark-ish red, quite nice in fact.
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Congrats on your new early Red. Looks really nice indeed!

 

[Whataboutit]

Would a Red be an upgrade over a Raspberry Pi 4 (with Shanti LPS) using USB out to an Holo May? Mostly using HQPlayer through Roon.

 

[George Hincapie]

Would a Red be an upgrade over a Raspberry Pi 4 (with Shanti LPS) using USB out to an Holo May? Mostly using HQPlayer through Roon.

What are you running HQP on if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Whataboutit]

What are you running HQP on if you don't mind me asking?

I'm running it on my gaming PC which also runs the Roon server. 12900k with 4090. Ethernet going to the Pi running Jussi's NAA.

 

[Failed Engineer]

Would a Red be an upgrade over a Raspberry Pi 4 (with Shanti LPS) using USB out to an Holo May? Mostly using HQPlayer through Roon.

I would like to know the same. In my case, I'd be running HQPlayer Embedded on the Red itself as I only need PCM 4x upsampling which a Pi Compute 4 should be able to handle.

 

[GoldenSound]

Just checked and DSD1024 works fine via HQP on RED OS. So yep, PCM1.536mhz and DSD1024 work fine

 

[Whataboutit]

Just checked and DSD1024 works fine via HQP on RED OS. So yep, PCM1.536mhz and DSD1024 work fine

Any insight on this: Would a Red be an upgrade over a Raspberry Pi 4 (with Shanti LPS) using USB out to an Holo May? Mostly using HQPlayer through Roon.

You seem to have tested a lot of stuff so I value your opinion. I don't doubt the Red is better in every way than a normal Pi but the USB port on the May seems to do magic.

 

[LKir]

very promising, considering unit plays just first 2 hours

Hi, any new impressions?

 

[GoldenSound]

Any insight on this: Would a Red be an upgrade over a Raspberry Pi 4 (with Shanti LPS) using USB out to an Holo May? Mostly using HQPlayer through Roon.

You seem to have tested a lot of stuff so I value your opinion. I don't doubt the Red is better in every way than a normal Pi but the USB port on the May seems to do magic.

On a Holo May no.
USB sources have no effect on the May due to the full isolation it has. On other DACs possibly yeah

 

[koso]

Hi, any new impressions?

Not yet. I am not at home right now. I've just let unit plugged in to my streamer (music on repeat 24/7) to burn in. Will test again during weekend.

 

[Whataboutit]

On a Holo May no.
USB sources have no effect on the May due to the full isolation it has. On other DACs possibly yeah

Thank you very much!

 

[George Hincapie]

Not yet. I am not at home right now. I've just let unit plugged in to my streamer (music on repeat 24/7) to burn in. Will test again during weekend.

What is it going to replace in the chain in your signature? Or is it going in another system?

 

[NoTimeFor]

Has anyone compared Red to other streamers? Does Red punch above its price point?

 

[Baci]

Has anyone compared Red to other streamers? Does Red punch above its price point?

I suspect it won't if you already have a Holo DAC, but will provide a bit of magic if you don't. Let's wait and see when the user reports start to roll in. Hope I'm wrong!