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  1. #1661
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    I guess a Paul Hynes PSU is next on the list then. That might have to wait a month or two though with a house move to contend with in the next couple of weeks.
    Rich

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    You *really* should, mate. The improvements gained will stun you....

    Marco.
    Will do. Its on the list. Depends on what ive got my eye on goes for
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    “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.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovejoy View Post
    I guess a Paul Hynes PSU is next on the list then. That might have to wait a month or two though with a house move to contend with in the next couple of weeks.
    Lol - I think you'll like that one. It makes the RPi behave like a whole different beast, much more musically finessed, effortless and 'together' sounding, like a proper high-end music streamer or top-notch CD player, but at a fraction of the price!

    You're probably best holding off for a bit though, as he's in the middle of designing a whole new PSU, with individual on-board regulation, which should be quite something.

    Paul's explanation of the mods for the new PSU are as follows [key text is emboldened]:

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Hynes
    Regarding the internal components etc. the transformer VA rating is 60VA and the regulator circuit topology is my standard PR3 (positive regulator 3) series regulator circuit as used in the standard SR3 power supply. The main difference is the additional regulator stage, which enhances the performance with regard to supply line rejection and reverse transfer interference rejection back to the mains supply from the Pi digital processing activity. The supply line rejection also applies to any noise and rectification ripple generated by the rectification process prior the regulation stages.
    It should hopefully be finalised before the Spring, as he's got a lot on. Full report, of course, as soon as I get my hands on the beastie!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

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    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Well, if you're on commission Marco, then you've just earned yourself a bonus as I'll most certainly be interested in one of these ;-). You've just sold me one!
    Rich

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    Lol - no chance of that. Glad you're interested though, as knowing Paul it should be fantastic!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post

    Volumio (with Macbook Pro):






    Marco.
    Looks like you have some apps in the dock that I'm going to assume you don't use as they are the default set plus your chosen ones. You can remove unwanted ones easily enough; click and drag away, or right click, options, remove from dock. They'll still be in your applications folder

    Anyway, I'm just working through this thread trying to get my head around the pi Dac thingy....
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    Thats old ..hes onto moode now lol....
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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!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Does anyone know if there is any benefits in powering the Pi via the GPIO pins? Powering it via one of the USB sockets is also an option.

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    I'm 20 pages in and I'm still scratching my head quite frankly. I have some questions:

    Does it work with iTunes?

    Does it have to use NAS? (I don't have one)

    Has the recommended/optimum setup changed since the OP and which page should I go to if so?
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    Set up on the new moode has changed but there is a set up guide that comes with moode releases.
    You dont need a nas. I dont have one... I have a powered hdd on one Pi, and on other the hdd is through a pi hub; but in moode you absolutely dont need one as you can increase the power to the usbs.
    Dunno about itunes.. moode or other operating systems are downloaded and imaged to a micro sd card. You then can control and set up via a browser via smart phone tablet or pc
    Last edited by struth; 09-01-2016 at 17:15.
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    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!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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