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Post by chaosrv on Aug 31, 2016 10:32:03 GMT -5
XMP-3.14
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Post by monkumonku on Aug 31, 2016 10:39:35 GMT -5
Or maybe ESP-3.14 (Emo Streaming Pi - not extraterrestrial sensory perception) |
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Post by petew on Aug 31, 2016 10:43:10 GMT -5
I'll buy one or more. Does it make sense for Emotiva to license volumio, as Bryston has done? Make it automotive friendly too. volumio.org/ |
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Post by chaosrv on Aug 31, 2016 10:45:07 GMT -5
Or maybe ESP-3.14 (Emo Streaming Pi - not extraterrestrial sensory perception) But that would make it Emo Streaming Pi Pi.  |
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Post by harsh on Aug 31, 2016 12:05:28 GMT -5
Interesting would like to know more. Only other company I know that did something with the Pi is Bryston...but very pricey. The only other one I know is from a Dutch distributor who came up with a nice beast: Magna Hifi Mano streamer www.magnahifi.com/index.php/component/hikashop/product/MH-HE-Pi2SFull i2s reclocking (because the default i2s clocking is not good in the Raspberry Pi). Far more interesting than the overpriced Bryston which is just a rpi + hifiberry board + power supply in a nice case... |
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Post by garbulky on Aug 31, 2016 16:04:07 GMT -5
So it is a rasberry pi?
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Post by hemster on Aug 31, 2016 16:23:48 GMT -5
Yes, it's based on a Raspberry Pi. |
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Post by klinemj on Aug 31, 2016 16:25:37 GMT -5
I don't like raspberry pie. How about pecan pie instead?
Mark
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Aug 31, 2016 16:55:06 GMT -5
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Post by frenchyfranky on Aug 31, 2016 17:02:55 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Aug 31, 2016 17:03:50 GMT -5
Apple Pi! OH, wait! We may have a problem with that one!  |
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Post by klinemj on Aug 31, 2016 20:09:23 GMT -5
As cute as it would be to say I have a pi streamer, I am not sure I would really want one at this point. I use mostly my Sonos to pull tunes from my NAS or Tidal, and when I don't use that I use a PC. From either source, I go to my LH Labs DAC, so I am not looking for a streamer with a better DAC. And, the Sonos interface is awesome, and JRiver on the PC is pretty darn good also. I don't have any tunes above CD quality and I likely won't for a while (For stuff that is genuine and recorder to support it, I find little that I like...so buying hi res of music I don't like is a waste. And a lot of stuff that claims to be Hi rez really isn't).
Net...not sure what I would be looking forward to from Emotiva. Anyone have ideas on why they would want it?
Mark
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Post by hemster on Aug 31, 2016 20:40:06 GMT -5
I'm enjoying my Logitech Squeezeplayers in 3 zones currently. However, it is a defunct product and no longer supported by the vendor.
I'm open to replacing my setup with a RPI-based system and look forward to further details from Emotiva. The UI is a critical factor as my family won't use it if it's cumbersome.
For me, internet radio, streaming from my hard drive and potentially mobile devices are important features.
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Post by vneal on Aug 31, 2016 20:50:13 GMT -5
EMOSTREAM
streams/dac/internet radio/spotifi/tidal
would be perfecto
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Post by garbulky on Aug 31, 2016 21:28:16 GMT -5
The pi probably can't do it but it would be so nice if it has....AN AES output. So we can actually use all the AES inputs on the emo dacs. Or a BNC output.
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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 31, 2016 21:34:45 GMT -5
The pi probably can't do it but it would be so nice if it has....AN AES output. So we can actually use all the AES inputs on the emo dacs. Or a BNC output. AES would be a surprising. Bryston's new Rasberry Pi product is, as expected, really expensive and it lacks AES. $1,295   |
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Post by brubacca on Sept 1, 2016 8:45:51 GMT -5
The pi probably can't do it but it would be so nice if it has....AN AES output. So we can actually use all the AES inputs on the emo dacs. Or a BNC output. AES would be a surprising. Bryston's new Rasberry Pi product is, as expected, really expensive and it lacks AES. $1,295 It also lacks a proper power supply. Wall wart for $1,200? This looks to be the ripoff of the century. |
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Post by Loop 7 on Sept 1, 2016 8:51:18 GMT -5
It also lacks a proper power supply. Wall wart for $1,200? This looks to be the ripoff of the century. I have to agree. Unless there are miraculous customizations in the hardware or software, it's squarely focused on die-hard Bryston fans willing to spend. DAR article on the Bryston Pi |
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Post by chaosrv on Sept 1, 2016 8:56:04 GMT -5
Personally, I hope it streams both audio & video though I understand streaming video would add to the complexity & price, but the Pi is capable...
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Post by KeithL on Sept 1, 2016 9:12:05 GMT -5
Just an FYI..... The BNC input on most digital devices (including our DC-1) is just another Coax S/PDIF input with a different connector on it. You can use it as another RCA Coax input by simply putting a $2 BNC-to-RCA adapter on it. A few companies also make neat little cables with a BNC connector on one end and an RCA connector on the other. You can find a bunch of them here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?sts=ma&N=0&Ntt=bnc+to+rcaAny cables or adapters rated for "video" will generally work, and 75 ohms is the correct impedance for both. In general, try to keep the cable as short as possible, avoid really long ones, and try to keep the number of intervening adapters to a minimum. I haven't seen any interface boards for the Raspberry Pi that provide an AES output... although note that any external device that connects to a USB audio output, and converts it to AES/EBU, should work. (I suspect that, since the whole point of the Raspberry Pi is a small convenient device that can be located anywhere, and the main benefit of an AES connection is being able to use long wires, which is most useful when your equipment is far apart and isn't convenient to relocate, there simply hasn't been much demand to combine the two of them. AES/EBU tends to be more of a "pro thing". ) The pi probably can't do it but it would be so nice if it has....AN AES output. So we can actually use all the AES inputs on the emo dacs. Or a BNC output. |
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