Mini-PC setup?

[m-i-c-k-e-y]

My Qimedia Android TV have a control app that mirrors your monitor/tv screen to your smartphone via Bluetooth. So you can control your device from smartphone. But it was slow.

 

[474194]

Posting on another thread so will duplicate here...

Since your setup should be stable now, you may want to try this SQ tweak. It's probably a tweak utilized on the high-end streamers... I believe this is from the Windows AudiophileOptimizer dude. It works terrifically for I.

For those who don't know, RAMdisk is one of the most high-performance methods for audiophiles in the world, and although I've never read anything about it in this forum and only have a personal friend who has tested before me, I've read a lot, a lot , much information in international scope, where it seems that the theme is more evolved. Reducing latency and high throughput is only a small part of the benefits. If that weren't enough, I've never heard any "original" setup, with SSD, SD card, M.2, or anything else, that delivers audio quality as good as RAMdisk. For me, it's the best, but what I don't know is if there are different RAM models that deliver different sonorities (Corsair vs. Kingston; Kingston vs. Crucial; Corsair vs. GSkill; e.g.).

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/...-windows-server-20162019-configuration-guide/

So what you want to do in go into Squeezelite settings and fiddle with the buffer settings. I have not took a screenshot for my guide yet, but you should be able to locate. I use a 1:1 ratio since I mainly use uncompressed PCM.

This link should help you out. I'll expand more when my guide is finished.

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/...udio-streaming/?do=findComment&comment=897936

 

[bluecar]

Interesting behaviour on the Squeezlite buffer, but that's not really a RAMdisk. In theory, the best possible performance should come form having a modest buffer, but have your music stored in a 'real' ramDisk (i.e. block storage on xRAM, not just a tmpfs instance. There's a decent article about it here....

https://www.linuxbabe.com/command-line/create-ramdisk-linux

 

[hq136185925]

foobar has NAS I thought

 

[acs236]

Is there a way to add a crossfeed feature to picore?

 

[acs236]

Bumping this to see if there is a way to add crossfeed functionality to a picore setup.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

What's picore? Crossfeed or not depends on the app, or if you're lucky you have a headphone amp with crossfeed like a Meier.

 

[acs236]

I'm hoping there is a software plugin that does crossfeed in the digital realm. While I have an old Meier amp, my newer amps dont have crossfeed. Seems like no newer amps do.

https://www.picoreplayer.org/

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I'm hoping there is a software plugin that does crossfeed in the digital realm. While I have an old Meier amp, my newer amps dont have crossfeed. Seems like no newer amps do.

https://www.picoreplayer.org/

SPL Phonitor does as far as I know, even to the point you can't turn it off on some of their models.

Foobar2000 has a crossfeed plugin but it runs only on Windows afaik.

I guess you could check the picoreplayer forums and ask around.

 

[raoultrifan]

I'm mainly a battery-only type for ultimate SQ purity. So my sound philosophy is LiFePO4 batteries

I do like your setup and I was thinking to do a similar setup myself too, but running RPi on batteries will not improve sound quality! RPi is powered via 5V source, so you're probably using one single 18650 3.6...4.2V battery with a boost converter that regenerates a higher voltage (+5V) to power the RPi. You can use a scope and see if the ripple & noise of this newly generated 5V is lower than the ripple & noise of the original RPi supply, but I doubt there will be a significant difference.

However, using batteries as a backup source for power loss is a great advantage and I am thinking to do the same myyself too.

 

[sajesak]

I find Linux to be rock-solid as far as reliability, stability and compatibility. I've had issues with Windows on all 3 fronts when using it in audio applications. That being said, I think Windows 10 could get the job done; it's just a lot of wasted PC resources. It takes much more computing power to just get Windows 10 running than Linux, power I'd rather have towards processing audio. I use my HTPC as a Core/Server and Streamer in the same box. For straight streaming, the most barebones PC or RaspPi build will suffice.

There is a dedicated home audio Linux distro called Audio-Linux (aptly named lol). It cost money (50 euros, I believe), and its really just Arch Linux with everything you need to optimally serve and stream music pre-loaded, but it makes the process incredibly simple for those who aren't as Linux saavy twitchgfx. I use Ubuntu on my workstation, but I did splurge for Audio-Linux on my headless HTPC and it really made it simple and effective.

Yes, this is possible. You can use a mini PC as a transport to an external DAC and control it remotely with an iPad, iPhone, or Android device. Connect the mini PC to the DAC via USB or SPDIF, then install software like Roon, JRiver, Foobar2000, or HQPlayer. For remote control, use Roon Remote, BubbleUPnP, Foobar2000 Controller, or a VNC/RDP app. If you prefer network streaming, UPnP/DLNA or Logitech Media Server can work. This setup allows for high-quality playback while keeping the playback device away from noise and interference.

 

[vmiguel]

I’m running MyVolumio on Raspberry Pi 4, sources being TIDAL, hi-res files on a “NAS” (another Raspberry with a HDD), Rádio Paradise, countless other webradios, controled via IOS App and web browser on PC. Data is sent to an external dac and from there to powered speakers and headphone amo.
Great combo!

I had two very similar systems. Changed the Raspberry Pi for a couple of Dell Wyse 3040 thin client and it's better in speed and stability.

 

[sajesak]

Microcenter. I had thought I could use space on the boot microSD in another partition to store files since the operating system is so small, but after considering it, I decided to use the Geniatech AI Edge computer for this purpose. Not a big deal though. This way, I just put everything on a separate device.

I had a couple of whole album flac/cue combos. It wasn't reading those so I just split them into separate flac files.

I may experiment a bit with different android squeeze controllers. But it's so much more convenient than my other setup.

I also need to figure out the best way to shut it down when I'm done listening.

Yes, it's possible. You can use a mini PC as a transport to an external DAC and control it via an iPad, iPhone, or Android phone using apps like Roon Remote, JRemote, or VNC/Remote Desktop apps. These will allow you to select songs and manage playback remotely.

 

[honza]

I also bought PI4 + PI2AES based on unnamed reviews, got a hi-end source and listened to internet radio, tried playing a few lossless files from USB and it sounded like I was playing MP3. So nothing...

 

[theveterans]

I also bought PI4 + PI2AES based on unnamed reviews, got a hi-end source and listened to internet radio, tried playing a few lossless files from USB and it sounded like I was playing MP3. So nothing...

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