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soundchekk's Main System | |
IP Address: 37.201.195.146 | Last Update: July 06, 2024 at 06:14:55 |
Amplifier: | Purifi Eval 1 (slightly modified) Ghent Audio case ( mains directly connected to SMPS) |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | NA direct DAC >> amp connection |
Speakers: | PIO Sound Falcon (Hybrid-Electrostatic speakers) |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Standalone playback system: DAC: Gustard A18 (slightly modified) Streamer: Raspberry Pi 5 - 4GB - no Wifi Pimoroni NVME Base Sabrent 2230 M.2 NVME 2TB IanCanada Shield Pi Pro (rail filter and buffer) GeeekPi passive cooling Power Supply: Allo Shanti RPi Operating System: My own 64-bit custom OS (pi-gen) incl. RT-kernel (based on RPiOS64 Bookworm) The OS is seriously tweaked for highly efficient audio processing (even more advanced to what I describe and offer you folks over @ https://soundcheck-audio.blogspot.com/) Audio SW: Lyrion Media Server 9.0 (my custom built version) squeezelite-minimal (my own built custom version - https://github.com/klslz/squeezelite ) Control: Lyrion - Material Skin plugin iOS - iPeng Android - Orange squeeze I run above system standalone - meaning - without any other clients or network storages attached to it on a wired network - no, NO Wifi! I am subscribed to Qobuz streaming service, do prefer local files for playback. |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | NA |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | pref. silver solid-core cables/wires plugs/jacks are pretty much avoided |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | separate mains cabling and old school mains "melting" fuse several filters (incl. iFi AC iPurifier) and sniffers DIY mains distribution unit (star cabling) |
Tweaks: | numerous tweaks have been added over time not a single device is untouched |
Room Comments/Treatments: | several sound panels in the room, still not enough though. |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Audio formats: Preferably flac @ compression level 0/1 |
System Goals/Comments: | Best bang for the buck. Audiophile performance at reasonable prices. Running the best streaming OS on the planet! |
System Strengths: | The setup sounds excellent and pretty flawless to me. |
System Weaknesses: | Room would require more damping |
Video/HT System: None | |
TV/Projector: | NA |
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | NA |
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | NA |
Sources (DVD/VCR): | NA |
Other HT Gear: | NA |
Comments on HT System: | NA |
URL Link: http://https://soundcheck-audio.blogspot.com/ |