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  1. 07-02-2019, 10:56 #1
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    Default Wondering about the iFi iPower PSU for RBPi

    Having a look at this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/iFi-iPower-...rds=ifi+ipower

    I'm wondering if anyone uses this and has found it worth the price?

    I do notice from some of the reviews it's showing the "lightening symbol" for supply issues, it's rating is the same as the recommended for RBPi...

    I'm currently powering my RBPi with a powerbank/portable charger which is nice due to it being battery powered but it runs out quite fast so I'd like a more permanent supply without sacrificing (too much) sound quality. Will the iFi iPower do the job?
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  2. 07-02-2019, 10:58 #2
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    they get a decent rep. have considered one myself
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  3. 07-02-2019, 11:33 #3
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    a dearer option was this https://www.collybia.com/product/mambo-power-supply/ Only issue with the ifi is it is not fitted with a correct connector so you need an adaptor i believe.
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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  4. 07-02-2019, 11:44 #4
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    I bought one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25VA-Ultr...72.m2749.l2649.

    Can't say anything negative about it! How it compares, i don't know but i am very happy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    they get a decent rep. have considered one myself
    What supply are you using at the moment?

    (An aside. I see you're using Volumio (as am I). I'm liking it very much but was wondering does the Volumio OS only let you use it as a music player or is there a further interface that you can access web browsers etc through? I'm assuming not as it seems to just be an OS for playing music).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Silent View Post
    What supply are you using at the moment?

    (An aside. I see you're using Volumio (as am I). I'm liking it very much but was wondering does the Volumio OS only let you use it as a music player or is there a further interface that you can access web browsers etc through? I'm assuming not as it seems to just be an OS for playing music).
    its just that really.. if you join you can get your tidal account straight to the volumio tho. I am currently just using a standard pi wallwart now as i leave it on all the time. used to use a battery, and have used a linear too.
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    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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  7. 07-02-2019, 14:30 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    its just that really.. if you join you can get your tidal account straight to the volumio tho. I am currently just using a standard pi wallwart now as i leave it on all the time. used to use a battery, and have used a linear too.
    Thought so, even so I'm really happy with it's functionality so far, really smooth. The android app is a little mis-sized in places but can't complain too much.

    I'm tempted to just buy the standard for £8 and see how it fairs

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