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  1. If only we weren't so l@zy to DAFS https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/573/#comment-967153 https://post76.hk/thread-101652-1-1.html Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD and ASUS Xonar DSX etc. http://mimizu.atwebpages.com/articles/articles030.html https://kkuma.mydns.jp/ppBlog/index.php?mode=category&aim=493253&display=box Bottom line is, the implementation of such PCIe to I²S "solutions" (ain't no good solutions out there that is) still sucked so bad when compared to the superiority of JL Sounds as proven by @Nenon mentioned above.
  2. Reading this WBF post by @austinpop got me thinking about yet another topic https://whatsbestforum.com/threads/qsa-lanedri-series.36078/page-33#post-991529 Since the ULPS + Taiko DC DC-ATX combo sounded so good for the ASUS WS C621E SAGE motherboard while nothing else would come even close, have you guys considered powering any DACs or headphone amps etc. with an additional combo? https://www.custom-hifi-cables.co.uk/power-supplies/unregulated-arc6-power-supply-for-taiko-atx Of course I'm aware of the fact that maybe we're comparing apples to oranges here, stuff like Xeon Scalable processors and the ATX input etc. would require plenty of current (fluctuating at times, too) and therefore having something unregulated might be considered an advantage. OTOH, would DACs and headphone amps etc. also reap the same kinda benefits or not? Here's the thing, both Taiko USB and Network cards should required both 5V and 12V so that neither one would be a good fit for adding this when only a single voltage is supported https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/product/extreme-dc-power-distributor/ Xeon Scalable processors would draw WAY more than 10 Amps whenever we're booting up, that's also no good for sure. In other words, the only way to go here is trying something else since 12V/10A should be fine https://ifi-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Pro-iDSD-Signature-Manual_Ver1.0_ok.pdf#page=22 https://ifi-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Pro-iCAN-Signature-User-Manual_Ver1.0_ok.pdf#page=15 I'm only interested in files stored inside Optane / RAM drive(s) and therefore neither routers or switches would be relevant at all. In other words, only DACs (with internal clocks to boot) would be the candidates for an "extremely" good source of power IMHO.
  3. Wouldn't it be interesting if we're stacking multiple reclockers? https://www.hifisentralen.no/forumet/threads/diy-streamer-byggetråd.108040/page-2#post-3957023 Time and again I would quote @Nenon's post on WBF http://www.jlsounds.com/i2soverusb.html https://whatsbestforum.com/threads/introducing-olympus-olympus-i-o-a-new-perspective-on-modern-music-playback.37939/page-26#post-932997 While we'll never get our hands on anything close to the performance of their software (ASIO driver / XDMS-NSM etc. / OS + BIOS tweaks etc.) and then Taiko USB Card might / might not available for the DIY community, at the very least JL Sounds could be further improved with better oscillators http://www.jlsounds.com/oscil.html https://iancanada.ca/products/sc-pure-extremely-low-phase-noise-audio-clock https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/sdtrans384-mod-discussion-thread.326168/#post-5518677 Since Extreme DC Power Distributor got 6 outputs, that should be more than enough for powering 3 pairs of SC-Pure then https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/product/extreme-dc-power-distributor/ One output for JL Sounds, another one the first reclocker, and then one more for the second reclocker. Oscillators are (very) sensitive when it comes to the quality of power, it wouldn't hurt to try one of the best out there. Yet another way to go might be modding stuff like this, though the skills required as shown in the pictures should be unthinkable https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-6718455 http://toukiyakoneko.web.fc2.com/SDTrans384_with_Ultra_Low_Noise_Power_Supply-V1.0.0.pdf https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/55533-audiophile-sd-card-transport/page/2/#comment-924582 SDTrans384 - amazing sound https://devialetchat.com/Thread-SDTrans384-amazing-sound
  4. Well, I really didn't know that we've gotta spell it out even if we're posting a link https://www.musicpd.org/commercial.html Factchecking FTW https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid That's exactly why I would even talk about sharing the source code by "borrowing" Antipodes as an example in the first place, at least "quite a few" manufacturers didn't wanna play ball until the developer of MPD sorta "reminded" them the whole point of GPL back then. (Obviously it's much closer to stuff like "code of conduct" or "rules of engagement" etc. since none of those developers would actually talk to any lawyers.) If they weren't willing to provide the source code as I mentioned above, personally I don't see any differences between violators of GPL and "freeloaders" IMHO.
  5. Ain't that pretty much like where the rubber meets the road or something like that? https://www.musicpd.org/commercial.html Granted it's actually Music Player Daemon (GPL-2.0 license) rather than the LMS/Squeezelite (GPLv2 / GPLv3 license respectively) combo, though plenty of manufacturers didn't feel all that compelled to play the by rules unless and until the developer really tried to do something. For instance, IMHO it would be (mighty) interesting to ask @kennyb123 a question like this. Is it realistic to expect that Antipodes would share their modified source code by any chance? https://www.head-fi.org/threads/pggb-offline-remastering.958100/page-18#post-18014456 I checked the latest commits available on GitHub but not sure if there were anything related to 16FS playback https://github.com/marcoc1712/squeezelite-R2/commits/Release/
  6. When we're using emotional words like you did, just about anything could sound as scary as it gets even if the reality turned out to be more like nothingburger https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/51213033294c28bf0bb3c5695119536195bcd80db75dbab12e1eee781e86e99b?nocache=1 Antivirus companies cause a big headache to small developers. https://blog.nirsoft.net/2009/05/17/antivirus-companies-cause-a-big-headache-to-small-developers/ https://github.com/ChrisRfr/Win10XPE?tab=readme-ov-file#win10xpe Rather than being scared to death, false positives from a single vendor could be pretty funny to say the least https://steamcommunity.com/app/1131620/discussions/0/3488628582211779924/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/1131620/discussions/0/6333797474855185220/ I was interested in DDG in the first place simply because running MMH would require adding .NET 8 via PhoenixPE, unfortunately that's like even larger the entire Win11PE image http://jplay.eu/forum/index.php?/topic/4410-windows-11-pe-audiophile-creation-guide/?p=64022
  7. FYI - in addition to MMH, Dolby Reference Player decode GUI could be yet another alternative https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1997830#post1997830 https://cnlang.org/rar/DDG1.1.exe
  8. Intel to lay off more than 15% of workforce — 15,000 or more employees — encountered Meteor Lake yield issues, suspends dividend https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-to-layoff-more-than-15-of-workforce-almost-20000-employees-encountered-meteor-lake-yield-issues-suspends-dividend Intel loses $1.6 billion as data center CPU and foundry divisions struggle https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-loses-dollar16-billion-as-data-center-cpus-and-foundry-struggles Intel's stock drops 30% overnight —company sheds $39 billion in market cap https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-stock-drops-30-overnight-company-sheds-dollar39-billion-in-market-cap Oh well, at least E1.S flavor of 400GB Optane P5801X seemed to get so much cheaper these days.
  9. 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPU instability also hits servers — W680 boards with Core i9 K-series chips are crashing https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/13th-and-14th-gen-intel-cpu-instability-also-hits-servers Game publisher claims 100% crash rate with Intel CPUs – Alderon Games says company sells defective 13th and 14th gen chips https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/game-publisher-claims-100-crash-rate-with-intel-cpus-alderon-games-says-company-sells-defective-13th-and-14th-gen-chips Dev reports Intel's laptop CPUs are also suffering from crashing issues — several laptops have suffered similar failures in testing https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/dev-reports-that-intels-laptop-cpus-are-also-crashing-several-laptops-have-suffered-similar-crashes-in-testing Intel says 13th and 14th Gen mobile CPUs are crashing, but not due to the same bug as desktop chips — chipmaker blames common software and hardware issues https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-says-13th-and-14th-gen-mobile-cpus-are-crashing-but-not-due-to-the-same-bug-as-desktop-chips-chipmaker-blames-common-software-and-hardware-issues Intel finally announces a solution for CPU crashing and instability problems — claims elevated voltages are the root cause; patch coming by mid-August [Updated] https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-finally-announces-a-solution-for-cpu-crashing-errors-claims-elevated-voltages-are-the-root-cause-fix-coming-by-mid-august Leaked internal reports allegedly reveal Intel's instability problems are not over — elevated voltages could be only one of the causes of CPU crashing https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/leaked-internal-reports-allegedly-reveal-intels-instability-problems-are-not-over-elevated-voltages-could-be-only-one-of-the-causes-of-cpu-crashing Intel 13th Gen CPUs allegedly have 4X higher return rate than the prior gen — retailer stats also claim Intel CPU RMAs are higher than AMD https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-13th-gen-cpus-allegedly-have-4x-higher-return-rate-than-the-prior-gen Intel's CPU instability and crashing issues also impact mainstream 65W and higher 'non-K' models — damage is irreversible, no planned recall https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-cpu-instability-crashing-bug-includes-65w-and-higher-skus-intel-says-damage-is-irreversible-no-planned-recall
  10. Arrow Lake-S (Intel Core Ultra) should be coming in October, so far the motherboard with the most impressive VRM stages should be this one https://www.pcmag.com/news/first-look-asrocks-amd-x870-and-intel-arrow-lake-motherboards-peek-out https://wccftech.com/more-intel-z890-motherboards-for-you-to-check-out-from-colorful-maxsun-gigabyte/ https://wccftech.com/asrock-z890-motherboards-intel-arrow-lake-ready-aqua-taichi-oc-formula-nova-camm2/ Previously the champion should be MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE with 28 Phase VRM (105A SPS) as shown below https://www.overclock.net/threads/z790-intel-component-spreadsheet.1803160/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cy1GbAyn0KhXB_P2uqlbqA87eOvrWDm-/htmlview While we wouldn't compare apples to oranges, HEDT / workstation market should remain unchallenged at the moment https://press.asus.com/news/press-releases/asus-announces-pro-ws-wrx90e-sage-se-pro-ws-trx50-sage-wifi/
  11. Every single non-Atmos release of this particular album turned out to be such a joke, what a shame and a half https://magicvinyldigital.net/2024/01/27/norah-jones-visions-first-single-running-2024-review-test-tidal-max-flac-amazon-dolby-atmos/ https://magicvinyldigital.net/2024/03/16/norah-jones-visions-album-review-test-tidal-max-flac-amazon-dolby-atmos-vinyl-record-color-vinyl-record-japanese-sacd/ Tidal Max Flac – 2024 Amazon Dolby Atmos – 2024 Vinyl – 2024 Color Vinyl – 2024 SACD – 2024 Global DR7 DR14 DR9 DR9 DR7 Min DR6 DR10 DR8 DR8 DR6 Max DR10 DR18 DR11 DR11 DR11 For those of us with 2-channel or headphone rigs, the only "acceptable solution" for a similar situation like this should be ripping the lossy Atmos version somewhere. After that, we're gonna get things done with Dolby Reference Player and Music Media Helper. No decent lossless releases at the moment, while they might not consider releasing the TrueHD Atmos version anywhere else.
  12. The whole thing looked very much like what just happened not too long ago, they're simply trying to use the legal system to "control" what we could / couldn't talk about on YouTube these days https://www.summarize.tech/www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFhQ525tZk https://www.summarize.tech/www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZemkG6Vj7hc
  13. As the plot thickens, something along the lines of Streisand effect / McLibel etc. should be mighty interesting if Linus Sebastian were actually taking a crack at this? https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/1e36b9z/dcs_is_threatening_me_with_a_7figure_lawsuit_over/
  14. These links should be a good place to start https://patatorz.com/2021/01/02/english-diretta-protocol-an-improvement-in-digital-streaming/ https://patatorz.com/2021/05/08/english-diretta-what-piece-of-hardware-you-need-and-how-to-setup-the-configuration/ Windows PC as the "host" could get the official ASIO driver installed first https://www.diretta.link/download/hogehoge/DirettaASIOdriver_1_126_2.msi Then x64 "target" could be booted off this https://www.diretta.link/download/hogehoge/diretta_usb_bridge_x64_usbstick_limited.zip Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 "target" would go for this one instead https://www.diretta.link/download/hogehoge/diretta_raspberry_boot_sd_12.zip Everything could be found on the official site https://help.diretta.link/support/solutions/articles/73000514642-support-software
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