Thank you beck! A is the Volumio based HAKAI (with upgraded MPD and Upmpdcli.) B is the same as A but after killing the Volumio processes C is the same as B but after also killing the graphics "kiosk" processes, including X11 etc since it would require a screen to be attached to HAKAI anyway. In my ...

Another song with A B C in the same order.
A https://drive.google.com/open?id=16EW5_ ... 4FEPCSJNUx
B https://drive.google.com/open?id=1S_aQz ... gjpcLZE0ii
C https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oPi0p ... EkWF-M8Ou1

Hi NinthWave!

Did you design the plant rack yourself? It looks nice. I also saw the cat now. lol

I'm not sure about this though:

We live three in a 90m2 condo so it needs to look like a family apartment, not a man's cave.

Surely you're not suggesting that we make compromises?! :)

Interesting answers so far, thank you.

I can record another song if this one is too tricky.

I hear a difference but it's subtle.

Anyone up for some weekend fun? A, B and C. There is a change between A and B, and then a further change between B and C. So if you want to listen only to two tracks, try A and C. On purpose I have chosen music that I am not a big fan of myself. A https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MZ8NUvWWEKyV8BtZIb...

Five beeps lets me know that my HAKAI is booting.

@sunbeamgls Nice! I remember reading his Linn Forum thread, or if it was a blog post somewhere - it started my own experiments with wood and silicone, which has given excellent results. I have used the tune method. @Tendaberry Interesting! I would not have expected Plywood to be good for this! I che...

I only tried the LAN port that was enabled by default.
My best USB is the lowest one of the two directly under that port. Same for you guys?

I'd like to drive that road at some point - preferably on a sporty motorcycle! Although I suspect it would get pretty boring with speed checks. Does an LP12 really require more service than other turntables such as a Rega, or is it more that a culture that has developed around the LP12 to take excel...

Almost always I can get into the HAKAI via SSH from a laptop or PC. Is that what you mean by headless? If it's really messed up, I disconnect it and carry it over to my computer to hook it into the screen and keyboard etc.

The TV stand I use for my hifi gear today is ridiculously un-tuneful. It tremendously improves with simple DIY mods like placing the amp on a random wood board on top of silicone feet. What else can I do to improve it? Looking at some professional racks to get inspiration, I see that the constructio...

Awesome, congratulations! How does it compare to other streamers you may have?

I haven't tried an alac, but I can play flac with 16/24 bits, 44/96/192 kHz. Perhaps it chops the audio into 16/44 before it reaches the DAC.

@Sopper, I upgraded to mpd 0.21.4 from the mpd 0.20.23 that I built myself. @tokenbrit, Did you install 0.20.23 but it's still not playing music? I have a vague feeling that apt-installed 0.20.23 now doesn't sound exactly as good as the home-built 0.20.23 before I started installing 0.21.4. Either t...

All hell broke loose after I installed MPD 0.21.4 from Debian SID. Some examples: 1) Apt-get was broken for several hours on various insignificant details such as Syntax Error in rlwrap. I was fumbling around and then it worked again. 2) Having the log file in /var/log/mpd/ didn't work, because each...

I have Debian Stretch via the dev-Volumio version. This evening I updated MPD to 0.21.4 using apt-get (SID). First it ran with errors, so I added the log file and it worked. After command "reboot" it booted slowly, gave the beeps and "dah-ding", and was unreachable. A power button reboot worked, it ...

Thank you! Friwo-shop.de charges €14:90 postage. Conrad.de isn't clear about sending to other countries than Germany or not, but likely the postage would be similar to Friwo-shop. Conrad.se doesn't seem to have it. Easiest now is probably to allow Elfa some days to help me. I haven't gotten excellen...

According to the data sheet I need the STA1228 which is 5.5 2.1 9.5: https://www.elfa.se/Web/Downloads/he/et/STA_eng_ger_datasheet.pdf However, it seems this project of mine is jinxed: in the catalogue at Elfa.se (where I bought the psu itself) they have STA1227 and STA1229, but not the STA1228. Doh...

tokenbrit wrote: ↑2019-01-05 00:14 I thought the MPP15 came with a few of the most common connectors - it did for me and one of them fit just fine. Be sure to check the Netgear PSU to confirm the polarity.

It does not in the shop where I ordered it, and good thinking to check the polarity!

Defender wrote: ↑2019-01-04 15:22 you can test it with a drill (the side which usually gets into the drill chuck) of 2.5mm

I unfortunately I do not have any 2.5mm drill, the smallest is 3mm. But I found an old headset with the tiny plug which I think is 2.5mm? It does not fit (as you thought with the probability of 90% :).

Hi! The QNAP was a bit slow but not as much as you describe. With a SSD it was completely quiet.

I'm still gawking about the sound of my HAKAI after (temporarily) disabling Volumio. So niiiiice! I also played a CD for the first time in ... several years! It's actually a Panasonic 3D BluRay player, so certainly it's neither very hifi nor optimized for tunefulness! I look forward to improve it wi...

We figured, read Paaf’s reply Sopper, what do you refer to there? In your steps you state that one has to start up volumio manually after a reboot. I have not tested that myself. My way to disable volumio is different and only temporary kind of a "hack", killing processes manually etc. After a rebo...

My ESI is also on, while HAKAI is off. (Although I usually leave HAKAI on.) The blue lights are disturbingly intense, I have placed something to block the view of them. I think modern USB ports are providing power so that people can charge their phones etc even when the computer is not running. One ...

Which FRIWO DC-connector is right for the Netgear switch?

There is a range of options like STA1227, STA1229, STA1230, STA2556 etc. They all look very similar to me in a catalog. The exact size should help me find the right one.

I can't find the info in the GS105/8 specs/datasheets.

I'm tempted to ask on the Volumio forum how we can safely disable Volumio. :)