Tag: 15. April 2018

New Picoreplayer is out->V3.5 (24.March 2018)

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hi there, 😉
a new picoreplayer is out->V3.5->https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home/news

new rpi-kernel/firmware, “..Updated to Squeezelite 1.8.7-1052, includes native DSD support.”, got it to work (ES9028Q2M) with the “I-Sabre-9023” “card-control”, checked “384k”, Logitech Media Server is now at: V7.91->http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.9
(nevertheless u have to activate the DSD-plugin under “plugins”))

sounds very “strong”, good, low latencies (thx to the new rpi-kernel+firmware and so on), got DoP with 352k and without any commandline-options like “-e dsd” or “native DSD-patch” and 384k PCM with “X” (command-line-option)..

 

very “fast” (low latencies) as said->absolutely the advantage of a very slim/less resources using system; no disruptive layer/driver..
(but as said, still with a little bit “metallic”-sound; don´t know why..)

Very,very interesting post by Iancanada@diyaudio-forum/ESS-controller…

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so, 😉
came by chance about this post in the diyaudio-forum->http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pc-based/302687-es9018k2m-es9028q2m-9038q2m-dsd-i2s-dac-hats-raspberry-pi-post5386371.html
its from iancanada@gmail.com, Github->https://github.com/iancanada/DocumentDownload..
“Dimdim” from the famous Hifiduino-project is also there and they discuss a project in which the “..Sample rate, clock frequencies, X*Fs, date length, PCM/DSD/DoP format..” could be determined by a “signal format analyzer” (developed by Iancanada) running on the ARM-processor/Raspberry Pi to “run the ES9038Q2M in high-performance-mode” 😉 ..

a lot of really interesting infos !! (i dont write here some more cause i don´t know if i have the “permission” for it..)
also with the pictures..i took only here one or two; hope its okay for Ian..(if not please mail) 😉 (i personally think posting here a lot of pictures from his projects could help him to sell more from it/have more budget to develop !)
a MUST read !! 😉

(interesting is also that he uses some STM32 for his “ESS-controller; we/i´ve made some tutorials/first steps with it here too)

(another interesting topic there is by “Mikett“; he says “..in the end I stuck with the 49720. It sounded slightly better than the 5532. The 5532 seemed to provide better drive but the higher frequencies on the 49720 was better I thought.” and thats absolutely the same as i feel/think about the “drive” on a NE5532 and second about the LME49720 which ESS recommends (see the table in an earlier post)