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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Update on Mercury V2 - 12/3/2022 Late yesterday our assembly house confirmed that the first units will ship to us Monday and arrive Wednesday. I...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:41 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    I just received shipment notification from my assembly house late yesterday (finally). I will receive the first units early next week and begin...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Dec 3, 2022 at 4:24 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    we use ups for international this time of year
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Dec 2, 2022 at 5:22 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Mercury also replaces the need for an upstream computer driving the USB, be it pi, a PC or a Mac. And unlike a pi, it is in a nice enclosure with...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Dec 2, 2022 at 2:10 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    No, it does not use oven controlled crystal oscillators, which is what OXCO stands for. Those are outrageously expensive, and while they can...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Dec 1, 2022 at 6:07 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Why not I2S directly into Pontus? Mercury does everything Hermes does and give you I2S output.
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 30, 2022 at 9:54 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    The SPDIF, TOSLINK, AES and I2s are all derived from the Compute Module 4 (CM4, basically a PI 4) I2S Interface. This is completely separate from...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 30, 2022 at 7:24 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/pi2-design-idiot-proof-ready-to-go-rpi-aes-streamer.10471/page-30
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 24, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    I am sup[posed to receive the units Friday or Monday, but I don't have a tracking number from the assembly house yet. Hopefully today. Will update...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 23, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    should be P4, but it is marked on the board itself next to the LEDs.
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 18, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    PI2AES rev. P3.3 and earlier supports the Gustard pinout. P4 supports the PS Audio pinout. Mercury V1 supports PS Audio while V2 will have...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 18, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    BTW, I am thinking I should update the images to the latest of each. All I do is setup the I2S driver to “Hifiberry Digi+ Pro”, then save the image.
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 12, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    We are programming Volumio onto the sd card. Of course, most any other pi os can be used.
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 12, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Update on Mercury V2 - 11/10/2022 our assembly house has slipped their delivery date to us by an additional 2 weeks. They are now telling me I...
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 11, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Can I ask that you take this issue to another thread? This has zero to do with the PI2AES.
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Nov 9, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers