[JamminVMI]

I use those digital out Hats all over my house but that was not what the original poster asked for.

Hifiberry are my faves, specifically the Digi + Pro. I have a zero and the amp you talked about, just need the time to play with it!

 

[45longcolt]

I'm appreciating all the Urd impressions, but this observation in particular was relevant to me. I have many, many CD-Rs of CD rips and live shows, and some don't play on my Marantz changer. I was never clear what determined the failure. Could be the type of material in the CD? Could be the menu creation (different apps were used to burn over the years). And, to confuse things, every one that has failed in the Marantz has played fine in the players in my car and truck. I'm definitely curious whether the Urd is slightly picky, like my Marantz, or seems to play anything, like my automotive units. Randolf's andedoctal report is enouraging, thank you!

The pre-production Urd I had played CDRs and the CD layer of SACDs.

 

[Ableza]

And Google retreives this:

"The USS Parche—pronounced Par-chee—remains the U.S. Navy's most decorated vessel ever in American service. The USS Parche, commissioned in 1974, originally began life as a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine."

That’s why among other things I can wear 4 Presidential Unit Citations that I helped earn. The ship earned 9 total.

 

[DougD]

That’s why among other things I can wear 4 Presidential Unit Citations that I helped earn. The ship earned 9 total.

Ah, the amazing stories you cannot tell.

Thank you.

 

[JamminVMI]

I've been doing a similar thing for about six years! Tiny with very little heat. However, I am beginning to wonder how much longer that itsy-bitsy fan will last.

I still have a Touch and my trusty Transporter in use. Still have a controller from a Duet working with the Transporter. I like the physical buttons!

Fortunately the community has kept it going. It's been running great. Way back in the beginning there were a lot of hiccups.

Also have a couple Pi endpoints for Roon. No problems there.Without starting a debate Roon doesn't necessarily sound better on the same material, just more flexible, modern, they do all the work, and funner! .......until something else comes along. Not free though.

Fair, that. With the consistent freeware updates, everything (on bog-standard hardware), is easy, cheap, reliable and fun (for me). I kinda like tagging discs, and THE HUNT for good discs at great prices is fun as well. I think of my (our) systems as having manual gearboxes vs. automatics . And that server box is intranet only, which is another plus. Might just add Urd to actually play discs for a change, too…

 

[US Blues]

I'm appreciating all the Urd impressions, but this observation in particular was relevant to me. I have many, many CD-Rs of CD rips and live shows, and some don't play on my Marantz changer. I was never clear what determined the failure. Could be the type of material in the CD? Could be the menu creation (different apps were used to burn over the years). And, to confuse things, every one that has failed in the Marantz has played fine in the players in my car and truck. I'm definitely curious whether the Urd is slightly picky, like my Marantz, or seems to play anything, like my automotive units. Randolf's andedoctal report is enouraging, thank you!

Once FedEx gets around to delivering my URD I have many a CD-r to test out, and I'll share my observations.

 

[Sinister Whisperz]

Ditto! Some of us do not watch much TV.

TV? I haven't owned a TV since the late 90s. I realized how much of my time was being spent watching garbage and deep sixed it. I have plenty of music though.

 

[Sinister Whisperz]

That’s why among other things I can wear 4 Presidential Unit Citations that I helped earn. The ship earned 9 total.

Wowza. I thought my 3 PUCs and the Battle E twice was was pretty good, congratulations on serving with such a schiit hot crew!

 

[Ableza]

Wowza. I thought my 3 PUCs and the Battle E twice was was pretty good, congratulations on serving with such a schiit hot crew!

Congrats to you as well!

Yea after they decommissioned Parche they planted her sail in a park at Puget Sound shipyard. The various unit awards are painted on the side, which may not mean much to non-Navy people...

 

[golfbravobravo]

I have seriously thought of adding one as part of my shop system, PM me with details and remember I am a poor retired person who gets by selling cardboard to @bcowen.

Hey I'm a retired person who has to sell this stuff to survive!!

I'll PM you tomorrow.

 

[Sinister Whisperz]

Congrats to you as well!

Yea after they decommissioned Parche they planted her sail in a park at Puget Sound shipyard. The various unit awards are painted on the side, which may not mean much to non-Navy people...

Holy smokes she definitely has an impressive record. Somehow I think her skis ought be in the monument.

 

[Ableza]

Holy smokes she definitely has an impressive record. Somehow I think her skis ought be in the monument.

I do remember we had a couple of Polish guys on board back in the day...

 

[Ableza]

And just to close the loop since you guys got me thinking about the Navy days, here was my other boat, Seawolf SSN-575 tied up along the pier in Mare Island...



Now back to cats, BBQ, homemade amps and Schiit-talk.

 

[Paladin79]

Hey I'm a retired person who has to sell this stuff to survive!!

I'll PM you tomorrow.

Sounds good! Worst comes to worst I will cash in my shares of Cowen Esq. they are worth their weight in cardboard.

 

[jonathan c]

I have seriously thought of adding one as part of my shop system, PM me with details and remember I am a poor retired person who gets by selling cardboard to @bcowen.

…cardboard—>bcowen == coal—>newcastle