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  1. MegaKen
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    Grounding

    Is my amp grounded? I don't know, how do I tell? There's a slight hum, and I want to try grounding it. But how? What do I need to get and where do...
    Thread by: MegaKen, Mar 20, 2024, 1 replies, in forum: Advice Threads
  2. MegaKen
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    Using cat 8 cables from router to streamer messed up sound

    Did you try another cat8 cable to see if it's the protocol or just the construction of that particular unit? I'm using cat8 cables all over my...
    Post by: MegaKen, Mar 20, 2024 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    I'm just stopping by to say that I've had the original pi2aes v1 in my humble system for over 3 years and it's still my favorite piece of audio...
    Post by: MegaKen, Mar 20, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Can I swap out (upgrade) the clocks myself on the original pi2aes?
    Post by: MegaKen, Sep 19, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Oh no sorry it's a completely different device, and sort of an unrelated question I guess - if there's a way to turn down something by 3db if it...
    Post by: MegaKen, Jul 20, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  6. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    How do I turn the dacs gain ~3db if my DAC only has a 'relative' volume control (0 to 90)?
    Post by: MegaKen, Jul 20, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  7. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Is it possible to manually upgrade the Bluetooth chip? Is it on the hat or on the pi itself?
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 18, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. MegaKen
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    Chi-fi superstar - Aiyima T9 integrated amp

    Does anyone have SQ impressions from the T9 Pro?
    Post by: MegaKen, Jan 14, 2023 in forum: Power Amps
  9. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Hmm yea my dac has a volume knob. I'll try that
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 16, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  10. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Attenuation control - do you mean volume? Or its ability to also be an amp (I had a DAC that was also an amp without volume control, and now have...
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 16, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  11. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Can the pi2aes be a preamp? (connected to a power amp) Also, is anyone using minidsp?
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 16, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  12. MegaKen
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    Recommend a good preamp for a ~$1,000 budget

    Hi I am currently using a marantz receiver and have an emotiva amp, but would like to upgrade for better audio quality. I mostly use a Raspberry...
    Thread by: MegaKen, Feb 9, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: Advice Threads
  13. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    It works fine directly to the receiver, but has hickups when I try to stream to the pi via volumio. Other than that volumio works great (it's all...
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 3, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  14. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    I'm actually getting dropouts airplaying from a '19 MacBook Pro to Volumio. Maybe it's better with moode/iPad.. (nothing to do with pi2aes obviously)
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 3, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  15. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Hm the 2 sec part made me think of this common issue [IMG]
    Post by: MegaKen, Feb 1, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  16. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    I'm using a card I pulled out of a phone that's been in it since 2016 or so, when I'm pretty sure I bought the cheapest one, and I'm not...
    Post by: MegaKen, Jan 28, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  17. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    More easily digestible info on this, and how to easily benchmark test your card for A1/2 compliance...
    Post by: MegaKen, Jan 28, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  18. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    So volumio comes with MPD that can be updated, or there are patched versions of mpd that you can update independently. Does anyone know stuff...
    Post by: MegaKen, Jan 25, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  19. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Is anyone using the allo nirvana to power the pi? Which connection setting is best? Thank you [IMG]
    Post by: MegaKen, Jan 5, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  20. MegaKen
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    Redownload, and try flashing using another utility (if you're using etcher use the Raspberry flasher and vice versa)
    Post by: MegaKen, Jan 4, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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