'Analog Dinosaur' succumbs to the joys of FBA : enter Raspberry Pi 2/IQ-Audio DAC+!!

[cyclopse]

Hi Stephen,

Good question! I've been away visiting friends up in Scotland, and have just got back, so haven't had time to do anything much with hi-fi. However, I should be able to get some pics up, along with a review, before the weekend - so watch this space

In the meantime, I can certainly confirm that it is very good indeed and elevates the sonic performance of the RPi into the veritable super-league!

Marco.

Thanks Marco.

My PH supply already on order.

Thanks

Stephen

[Kit1cat]

Looking at the charge times, I would say it's probably not a good bet. That battery at capacity will run the Pi + DAC for somewhere in the region of 7 hours without a top up, but the quoted figures for recharging are most likely with the panel sat outside facing the sun. If it's going to sit in a window to get charge, you can probably at least double that charge time figure. Comparing the charging times when plugged in, it doesn't look like a very good quality solar panel. If the solar panel isn't that much of an issue, then you're better off with an Anker battery which are very good.

I think a decent quality 5V feed from the mains is going to beat a battery though.

Thanks Rich, I am using a Anker battery at the moment.

[Terry]

Hi Peter

I would like to use an un-powered hdd straight into my RPI but when i plug it in it just sort of spins up then stops then spins again, i guess i need to tweak the config.txt as you have done but don't know how to, could you talk me through how to do this?
Thanks

I can confirm too, that I've tried using an external 2,5" HDD (WD MyPassport 500GB) without any problems, but needed to tweak the config.txt with additional line (max_usb_current=1). Before this tweak the HDD didn't work. However I continue to prefer using a NAS, rather than local HDD.

[Marco]

Thanks Marco.

My PH supply already on order.

Top man

You'll be in for a major treat!

Marco.

[struth]

Hi Peter

I would like to use an un-powered hdd straight into my RPI but when i plug it in it just sort of spins up then stops then spins again, i guess i need to tweak the config.txt as you have done but don't know how to, could you talk me through how to do this?
Thanks

think this explains it...http://theaudiostandard.net/post/36208/thread

i have over come it by using a powered hub

[drpetar]

Hi Peter

I would like to use an un-powered hdd straight into my RPI but when i plug it in it just sort of spins up then stops then spins again, i guess i need to tweak the config.txt as you have done but don't know how to, could you talk me through how to do this?
Thanks

Hi Terry,

Grant already replied you, but I wanted to ask you do you know how to use putty and do you use Windows or Mac. If you aren't familiar with putty the explanation I've made in another forum will not be sufficient and I can provide you more detailed info how to tweak config.txt.

[Krisbee]

Hi Peter

I would like to use an un-powered hdd straight into my RPI but when i plug it in it just sort of spins up then stops then spins again, i guess i need to tweak the config.txt as you have done but don't know how to, could you talk me through how to do this?
Thanks

A brief follow up on what Peter has said and the ref to his post at theaudiostandard forum. Once you have worked out how to connect to your RPi via SSH, you can log in as the "root" user with password "volumio" (unless your're not using Volumio).

Two points - (a) commands do not need to be prefixed by "sudo" , (b) the following single command will append the appropriate line of text to the "/boot/config.txt" file:

echo max_usb_current=1 >> /boot/config.txt

Then reboot your RPi either via the Volumio web interface, or via the command line:

reboot

[NRG]

Nice one Chris! Also goes without saying that you need a 2A supply and beware of poorly made micro USB power leads as they can drop too much voltage under load which will prevent the drive spinning up...

[Terry]

Thank you so much everyone - i have taken out the sd card and added the command line that you gave me and am now adding the files to the hdd, i will let you know how i get on.

[cyclopse]

Does anyone know if our IQ Audio Dac + cards can play DSD .dsf files?

Thanks

Stephen