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  1. Failed Engineer
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    FS: Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC

    ...Nice DAC (especially paired with HQPlayer and to a lesser extent Roon upsampling) but not going to replace my tried and true Walnut V. The...
    Post by: Failed Engineer, May 6, 2024 in forum: For Sale
  2. futuresound
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    RD-X - rhythmdevils modded LCD-X reviews and measurements

    ...My chain for listening was primarily: Tidal or local file -> Roon (no EQ) -> Soekris 2541 -> LAuX -> RD-X. I used the included Forza Audio...
    Post by: futuresound, May 4, 2024 in forum: Headphones
  3. Justin S
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    Poll and chat: Fibre Media Converters (FMCs)

    ...and a half tick more spacious sounding with headphones. Running W11 Roon->UniFi USW-24-> SFP to Fiber Transceiver directly from the...
    Post by: Justin S, May 1, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. earnmyturns
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    Thanks, I've used them for my first fanless Roon server, same good prices and service. Thanks, I'll investigate! I run my servers headless, but...
    Post by: earnmyturns, Apr 28, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. Michael Kelly
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    I2S from Mercury will be much better than usb. It is what it was designed for.
    Post by: Michael Kelly, Apr 28, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  6. crenca
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    ...:D So I think I have tracked down the source(s) of HQPlayer (and Roon for that matter) losing USB lock to Cyan: running Ubuntu headless....
    Post by: crenca, Apr 28, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  7. earnmyturns
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    Welcome to the club :D PC specs?
    Post by: earnmyturns, Apr 27, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. crenca
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    Added "2nd Update: HQPlayer (via Roon) PCM & DSD playback" to OG post TLDR: getting a headless PC running Roon > HQPlayer for PCM > DSD...
    Post by: crenca, Apr 26, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  9. Riotvan
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    Roon Discussion

    I'm probably going back on the Roon bandwagon, i just noticed with just Tidal the interface is shit for discovering new music. And now with file...
    Post by: Riotvan, Apr 26, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
  10. Superdad
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    ...that 1A) diskless/fanless 2GHz Celeron NUC (which presently runs Roon Core Server) > 'A' side of EtherREGEN > Mercury V1 connected to...
    Post by: Superdad, Apr 19, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  11. bobfa
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    Audirvana for Linux is very very interesting. I have it running on a pi4 and on a pi5. I am using a 4TB usb SSD for boot and music on the pi5....
    Post by: bobfa, Apr 19, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  12. earnmyturns
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    ...the bass-to-midrange region. Before I installed HQPlayer, I would use Roon upsampling to 88.2/96k to tame the smearing. But HQPlayer conversion...
    Post by: earnmyturns, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  13. Superdad
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    Pi2 Design Idiot-Proof Ready-To-Go RPi/AES Streamer

    ...SMB shared network drives. My music resides on one at my desktop and Roon makes it really easy to point (my separate low-power Roon Core Server...
    Post by: Superdad, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  14. Lyander
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    Musician Draco R2R DAC

    I was just chatting with @ChaChaRealSmooth about how it was weird that I couldn't find any comprehensive comparative measurement suites of the...
    Post by: Lyander, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  15. dericchan1
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    Sor Sharing what I have read so far https://community.roonlabs.com/t/best-native-dsd-dacs-for-use-with-hqplayer/132298/800 Starting from post...
    Post by: dericchan1, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  16. crenca
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    Musician Draco R2R DAC

    For fun I just now streamed this track (Roon via Qobuz, 44.1/16) through my Cyan 2 at 1x NOS (> Freya +, SE in passive > Freya + in SS mode >...
    Post by: crenca, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  17. dericchan1
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    Holo Audio Cyan 2

    ...knowledge. But there are indeed pretty detailed measurements on the roon hqplayer forum comparing PCM input VS DSD input and DSD input at...
    Post by: dericchan1, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  18. YMO
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    Roon Discussion

    ...browsing is the great. But I laugh at some of the people in the Roon support forums saying I want to turn off Folder browsing. Not like it is...
    Post by: YMO, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
  19. rhythmdevils
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    Holo Audio Red

    If you keep having issues you should try the ethernet to wifi adapter I posted a couple pages back, the RED has no way of knowing it's being used...
    Post by: rhythmdevils, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  20. zottel
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    Roon Discussion

    ...an internet connection since 2.0. Not bad enough to stop using Roon, but, eewww, no, I just didn’t like it. So I was very happy when they...
    Post by: zottel, Apr 16, 2024 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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