A novel way to massively improve the SQ of computer audio streaming

seeteeyou · June 16, 2020

FYI - Rajiv mentioned the Schröder method a few pages back

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/665/?tab=comments#comment-1058990

seeteeyou · June 23, 2020

Rather than paying a grand for a chassis that's coming from a place where the second wave of Corona fun might rock and roll, we could also consider going Into the Woods with all kinda Mundorf caps / resistors as well as Furutech FI-06 NCF inlets

http://jplay.eu/forum/index.php?/topic/3027-new-dedicated-computers-and-new-case/page-2

https://resources.mini-box.com/online/PWR-M4-ATX/software/M4-ATX-installer.exe

https://resources.mini-box.com/online/PWR-M4-ATX/PWR-M4-ATX-manual.pdf

https://www.mini-box.com/M4-ATX-SFX-ATX-enclosure

https://www.mini-box.com/M4-ATX-HV

https://www.mini-box.com/M4-ATX

Regarding cooling and powering the CPU, we could get 8 + 8 pin (i.e. a pair of) CPU power connectors on some ToTL motherboards while a little something coming later from Noctua might have some potential

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cases_cooling/noctua_plans_to_release_a_fanless_heatsink_later_this_year/1

seeteeyou · June 23, 2020

Melco S100

https://www.melco-audio-masters.com/uploads/1/0/1/5/101505220/mel_2073_s100_a4_2pp_info_sheet_v3.pdf#page=2

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215×61×269mm
2.5kg

Buffalo BS-GS2016

https://www.buffalo.jp/product/detail/bs-gs2016.html

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330×43×231mm
2.2kg

BTW, we could download of copy of bsgs_a100.exe here in order to retrieve the default config of BS-GS2016/A

https://www.buffalo.jp/support/download/detail/?dl_contents_id=4241

Then extract that downloaded file with 7-Zip and simply restore the config with that file BS-GS2016_A_default_config.bin afterwards.

seeteeyou · June 23, 2020

You're very welcomed @BigAlMc and I was referring to @Nenon's question regarding the difference(s) between the relative affordable BS-GS2016 & somewhat pricier BS-GS2016/A here

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/634/?tab=comments#comment-1031007

It's also mentioned here earlier this month, they're also having fun with Buffalo

http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-16891-post-368260.html#pid368260

Basically restore the default config of BS-GS2016/A, change the speed of specific port to 100Mbps only, then those settings should be getting even closer to what could be found on Melco S100.

seeteeyou · June 23, 2020

No problem Alan.

Now let's take a quick look at this if we're interested

https://devialetchat.com/Thread-Antoine-s-system?pid=93812#pid93812

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Managed to order it from Japan.

I checked the latest prices and it's like 18,000 yen after that weekly 6% off discount, IMHO that particular price tag is pretty hefty when compared to what the French were talking about a few hours ago while Google Cache showed me this

https://pcandco.bzh/index.php?id_product=3587&rewrite=buffalo-bs-gs2016-commutateur-reseau-gere-l2-l3-gigabit-ethernet-10-100-1000-noir&controller=product

http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-16891-post-373198.html#pid373198

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Je viens d'avoir le revendeur pcandco.bzh au téléphone, il m'a indiqué qu'il a du faire une grosse commande de 2016 et 2008 car il était en rupture de stock et qu'il n'avait jamais eu autant de demande pour ces modèles! Donc il va y avoir du délais.

Basically at least some retailers might still be able to find BS-GS2016 somewhere, though we couldn't tell if they're happy to honor the same price again.

Maybe it doesn't hurt to wait and see, then some hot deals could still be scored. Other than that, there's always something called "Plan B" from Japan and I already explained how to get things done before. It used to be a sweeter deal @ 10% off but recently they kept changing that number

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/lp/campaign/sale/en/

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/632/?tab=comments#comment-1027665

The switch itself is like 170 bucks, add a few dollars for the domestic shipping from the retailer to the Shopping Proxy Service in Japan. Their Buyer Protection Plan will also cost a few dollars, then finally add international shipping / customs on top of everything. In the end we'll end up paying more than $200 for each BS-GS2016 no matter what.

Some of them seemed to be showing "In Stock" but there's no guarantee if they're actually able to fulfill an order, though it doesn't hurt to keep trying

https://product.rakuten.co.jp/product/-/83e51dfcf2063eebb7fa8e9ef6fa3b0b/item/

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Not that of a good idea and therefore I don't think there will be "hoarding" or anything like that, though I'd like to ask you guys for a favor if you're planning to acquire multiple switches.

Many of us already tried 2 (or more) switches in series with positive results but connecting multiple switches in parallel (i.e. teaming for Windows / link aggregation for Linux) could also be worth a try. Of course we'll need to add more LAN cards via PCIe / USB or simply install one with quad ports instead. They're starting from 40 bucks a piece while StarTech made one that's looking the best with 4 separate clocks

https://www.amazon.com/Syba-Gigabit-Ethernet-Express-Network/dp/B01HH6WETO

https://www.amazon.com/HP-NC364T-Gigabit-Server-Adptr/dp/B000P0NX3G

https://www.amazon.com/Padarsey-Chipset-I340-T4-E1G44HT-Ethernet/dp/B07Y4N9YZZ

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-Gigabit-Network-Adapter/dp/B015FTXD0Y

For USB route, it could be powered externally and the price is right

https://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-SY-HUB24047-Gigabit-Network/dp/B01N16C75R

Of course there's also 2x2 setup so that we're having 2 in series as well as 2 in parallel.

seeteeyou · June 24, 2020

FYI - here's yet another affordable choice that's worth the mod

https://alpha-audio.net/review/review-meraki-ms220-8p-switch-with-music-samples/

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Before we forget to mention it: the Meraki MS220-8P can be bought 2nd hand for around 100 euro. No license is needed to use it. Login is via the serial number on the back of the switch. Of course, you can’t use the complete feature set – that requires the cloud subscription – but the basics just work. And that will be enough in many cases.

https://www.alpha-audio.nl/review/review-meraki-ms220-8p-met-samples/

http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-15849.html

http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-14901.html

http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-13381-post-372854.html#pid372854

https://meraki.cisco.com/lib/pdf/meraki_datasheet_ms220_compact.pdf

https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Installation_Guides/MS_End_of_Sale/MS220-8_Series_(EOS)_Installation_Guide

Used ones are available on fleBay for cheap

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=606626867515

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=620324769840

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P/313072002723
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P-unclaimed-in-orignial-box/124002917817

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8-Cloud-Managed-PoE-Switch/153835473282
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Meraki-Switch-MS220-8-HW-tested-and-working-UNCLAIMED/193511642423
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-MerakI-MS220-8P-HW-8-Ports-Desktop-Ethernet-Switch/303601817635
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P-Cloud-Managed-Switch-8-Port-Gigabit-PoE-8x-1GbE/153975097843
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P-8-Port-Gigabit-PoE-Ethernet-Switch-2-SFP-Desktop-Cloud/303569519519

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Unclaimed-Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P-Cloud-Managed-Switch-8-Port-Gigabit-PoE-8x-1GbE/303110233681

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P-8-Port-Cloud-Managed-Gigabit-PoE-Network-Switch-PWR-Tested/233627168405

For parts only

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P/114099048196
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Meraki-MS220-8P-HW-8-Ports-Desktop-Ethernet-Switch-Parts-Repair/264747511167
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Parts-and-Repair-Cisco-MerakI-MS220-8P-8-Ports-Desktop-Ethernet-Switch-JT0036/283924621127

seeteeyou · June 24, 2020

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/542/?tab=comments#comment-941760

On 3/25/2019 at 4:50 AM, romaz said:

As such, this gaming board has an 8-layer PCB with a whopping 8oz of copper to maximize conductivity and to enhance the ground plane.

On 3/25/2019 at 4:50 AM, romaz said:

As I mentioned above, I believed this particular motherboard should, in theory, sound better than the first board because it had more layers in the PCB, more copper in the ground plane, better heat sinking, and a more robust VRM.

On 3/27/2020 at 11:51 PM, Energy said:

The Aorus I mentioned features the newer server grade PCB weaving for less signal loss. The 6 or 8 layers PCB (depending on model) improves crosstalk since these traces no longer have to inter-lap one another so closely.

On 12/28/2019 at 6:37 AM, rickca said:

For those looking for the ultimate motherboard, here's a new C622 motherboard from EVGA for $1800 (after $200 rebate). It has a 24 phase power design on a 16 layer PCB with a pre-installed waterblock for the VRM and chipset.

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=160-CX-W999-KR

I was like reading something on AnandTech and then someone with a pair of Sennheiser HD800 just built this rig for real, could this kinda monster manage to beat Asus WS C621E SAGE by any chance?

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/just-built-a-new-rig.2582160

seeteeyou · June 27, 2020

FYI - for those of who would like to learn more about KVM Redirection while having NIC disabled, the most popular choices of BMC (baseboard management controller) are available from ASPEED

https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20

https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB4iKVM/

https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB5iKVM/

https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB6iKVM/

https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB7IKVM/

https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB8iKVM/

https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB9-iKVM/

More details here, other manufacturers such as ASRock / Supermicro / Tyan etc. also got similar offerings and the keyword here is IPMI

https://www.servethehome.com/explaining-the-baseboard-management-controller-or-bmc-in-servers/

https://www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/management-software/bmc-resources

https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/IPMI_Users_Guide.pdf

https://www.asrockrack.com/support/IPMI.pdf

https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc

Alternatively, AMD also implemented KVM Redirection via Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) but it's severely limited to the BIOS settings only.

https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP1076_1.0.1.pdf

https://www.reddit.com/r/MeshCentral/comments/d7a7ud/does_meshcentral_have_support_for_dash_amd/

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AMD's KVM functionality via DASH is limited to only graphical BIOS screens. Ask yourself - how many times would you seriously use that? If you needed BIOS configuration settings on multiple systems, why not use the OEM's BIOS configuration utility?

I won't talk about different implementations of Broadcom and Realtek but we could still take a look here

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/bic7yj/what_is_needed_for_bios_level_vnc_remote_access/

OTOH, we could do much better with vPro from Intel instead

https://web.archive.org/web/20110402071445/https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2011/03/21/intel-vpro-technology-with-intel-amt-what-to-look-for

https://web.archive.org/web/20120110140544/https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2011/12/08/intelr-amt-kvm-not-working

https://msp.intel.com/assets/Top_10_vPro_Questions.pdf

https://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide/default.htm?turl=WordDocuments%2Fkvmonaplatformwithdiscretegraphics.htm

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The Intel AMT KVM only operates with Intel® Integrated Graphics. A platform may also have an external graphics system such that the platform user can switch back and forth between the graphics interfaces.

Basically we'll need the CPU + Chipset + NIC (wired / wireless) trifecta here, CPU itself must have integrated graphics or else it ain't getting anywhere

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/core-vpro.html

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/processors/core/8th-gen-vpro-processors-brief.html

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/processors/core/9th-gen-vpro-processors-brief.html

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/processors/core/10th-gen-vpro-processors-brief.html

Here's a list of chipsets with vPro

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Q57

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/42706/intel-q57-express-chipset.html

Q67

QM67

QS67

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/52812/intel-q67-express-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/52813/mobile-intel-qm67-express-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/52814/mobile-intel-qs67-express-chipset.html

Q77

QM77

QS77

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/64027/intel-q77-express-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/64333/mobile-intel-qm77-express-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/64336/mobile-intel-qs77-express-chipset.html

Q87

QM87

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75007/intel-q87-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75525/intel-qm87-chipset.html

Q170

QM170

QM175

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/90587/intel-q170-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/90583/mobile-intel-qm170-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/98083/mobile-intel-qm175-chipset.html

Q270

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/98088/intel-q270-chipset.html

Q370

QM370

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/133282/intel-q370-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/135102/mobile-intel-qm370-chipset.html

Q470

Q470E

QM480

W480

W480E

WM490

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/201836/intel-q470-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/203700/intel-q470e-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/203698/intel-qm480-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/201910/intel-w480-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/203696/intel-w480e-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/204447/intel-wm490-chipset.html

C216

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/66416/intel-c216-chipset.html

C226

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75522/intel-c226-chipset.html

C236

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/90594/intel-c236-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/90593/mobile-intel-cm236-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/98087/mobile-intel-cm238-chipset.html

C246

CM246

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/147326/intel-c246-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/135100/mobile-intel-cm246-chipset.html

C422

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/126691/intel-c422-chipset.html

C602

C602J

C604

C606

C608

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/63984/intel-c602-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/66243/intel-c602j-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/63985/intel-c604-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/63986/intel-c606-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/63987/intel-c608-chipset.html

C612

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/81759/intel-c612-chipset.html

C621

C622

C624

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/97338/intel-c621-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/97340/intel-c622-chipset.html

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/97341/intel-c624-chipset.html

Here's a list of (wired) NICs with vPro

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Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet PHY

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/34459/intel-82566dm-gigabit-ethernet-phy.html

Intel® 82566MM Gigabit Ethernet PHY

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/34457/intel-82566mm-gigabit-ethernet-phy.html

Intel® 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet Phy

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/35646/intel-82567lm-gigabit-ethernet-phy.html

Intel® 82577LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/55350/intel-82577lm-gigabit-ethernet-phy.html

Intel® 82578DM Gigabit Ethernet PHY

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/55352/intel-82578dm-gigabit-ethernet-phy.html

Intel® Ethernet Connection I219-LM

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/82185/intel-ethernet-connection-i219-lm.html

Here's a list of (wireless) NICs with vPro

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Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75439/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-7260.html

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75440/intel-dual-band-wireless-n-7260.html

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 for Desktop
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/78541/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-7260-for-desktop.html

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/83635/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-7265.html

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7265

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/84177/intel-dual-band-wireless-n-7265.html

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/86068/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-8260.html

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/94150/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-8265.html

Intel® Wireless-AC 9260

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/99445/intel-wireless-ac-9260.html

Intel® Wireless-AC 9560

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/99446/intel-wireless-ac-9560.html

Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/189347/intel-wi-fi-6-ax200.html

Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/130293/intel-wi-fi-6-ax201.html

I also talked about specific NUC models with vPro a month ago

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000031997/intel-nuc.html

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/657/?tab=comments#comment-1054055

Just use the latest version of MeshCommander (Windows) or wsmancli/wsman (Linux) for the remote control part, I also mentioned both of them in my previous post linked above

MeshCommander

https://www.meshcommander.com/meshcommander

http://info.meshcentral.com/downloads/MeshCmd/MeshCmdUserGuide.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/notes/intel/meshcentral-basic-remote-desktop-from-a-web-page/459291082067/

How to Remotely Control Your PC (Even When it Crashes)

https://www.howtogeek.com/56538/how-to-remotely-control-your-pc-even-when-it-crashes/

How To Control Remote Computers Using Intel AMT

https://www.prajwaldesai.com/control-remote-computers-using-intel-amt/

Configuring remote KVM access

https://help.ivanti.com/ld/help/en_US/LDMS/10.0/Windows/vpro-t-remote-kvm-access.htm

Finally we'll also need to fool the HDMI output with a dummy plug or simply change some BIOS settings, then we don't need to attach any monitors at all

https://www.adafruit.com/product/4247

https://www.amazon.com/Dummy-Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080/dp/B07Q3KDZ9V

Enabling "Headless display emulation" BIOS Option on Intel AMT Platforms.

https://www.win-raid.com/t4917f39-Enabling-quot-Headless-display-emulation-quot-BIOS-Option-on-Intel-AMT-Platforms.html

HowTo Headless Intel NUC vPro AMT

https://wiki.networksecuritytoolkit.org/index.php/HowTo_Headless_Intel_NUC_vPro_AMT

seeteeyou · June 27, 2020

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/taiko-audio-sgm-extreme-the-crème-de-la-crème.27433/page-206#post-655480

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And don't forget - I still have a network cable plugged in for my KVM session; and the noise still gets to my server; it just operates on a lower hardware level and there is no OS activity.

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/taiko-audio-sgm-extreme-the-crème-de-la-crème.27433/page-207#post-655556

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2. The best network is no network, agree. By unplugging network u can easily gain 20% more SQ, which is so relaxed, natural and fluent.

I'm just thinking out loud here, does it make sense to build a battery-powered robot of some sort (with Raspberry Pi Zero etc.) solely for the purposes of disconnecting / reconnecting the network cable?

Raspberry Pi Zero Robot

https://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-Robot/

Build a low-cost Raspberry Pi robot: the components you'll need

https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/articles/build-low-cost-raspberry-pi-robot

seeteeyou · June 27, 2020

Yeah, the license just petered out.

It's so hard to resist but let's go, Roon could very well be compared to one of those attractive yet tone-deaf musicians ⁠— easy on the eyes but there's not much to hear.

seeteeyou · August 16, 2020

3 minutes ago, romaz said:

As for my statement that "Nvidia Pascal GPU as a minimum and the Volta/Turing GPUs being better still," I should have given credit where it's due as this comes from Jussi.

They're also good for GPUDirect RDMA / GPUDirect Storage

https://github.com/NVIDIA/gdrcopy

https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/gpudirect-storage/

https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/gpudirect-rdma/index.html

Now that even Comet Lake (10th Gen Intel Core) could support Optane Persistent Memory, what's your view on that when compared to the "regular" Optane storage connected via PCIe / NVMe?

I found that ES (engineering sample) version of the 1st Gen Optane DCPMM would actually cost about $1 / GB so pricing ain't such a biggie anymore

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=591150702088

seeteeyou · September 1, 2020

On 8/13/2020 at 2:33 PM, austinpop said:

And hark! Is that a thundering herd of Buffalo headed my way?

Go big or go home, triple bypass FTW

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/59887-buffalo-gs20xx-bypass-12v-stage-via-3-external-pss/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1077390

1 hour ago, tgb said:

I installed a MPaudio PS (ALD-HPULN) + its transformer 2*4.2VAC => to power the 3.3 & 1.5VDC.

The Buff is not the same anymore : night-day. 3D, precision, crosstalk...

Regarding that 25MHz clock, these Californians might be able to acquire (MOQ = 1) the same OCXO that's found on JCAT USB Card XE

https://www.elementsearch.com/sitime-sit5711ai-kx-33n-25-000000f-oscillators

https://www.elementsearch.com/sitime-sit5711ai-kw-33n-25-000000f-oscillators

https://www.elementsearch.com/sitime-sit5711ai-mw-33n-25-000000f-oscillators

seeteeyou · October 15, 2020

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/page/510/?tab=comments#comment-917447

On 1/13/2019 at 11:32 PM, Blackmorec said:

Afraid I don’t have any pictures or description of how Sean attached the cable. Essentially I dropped off a unit with complete SMPS and mains plug pins removed and picked up a sealed unit with captive DC cable and 5V DC3 supply.

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/55716-innuos-zenith-mk3-or-opticalrendu-separate-server/page/9/?tab=comments#comment-959334

On 5/19/2019 at 5:31 PM, Blackmorec said:

Let’s also look at pricing...a standard RE650 costs in the region of £120. The ‘customised’ or ‘modified off-the-shelf’ unit costs around £150 and several hours to modify, but that’s not the end. Add the improved PS that the extender uses, the better power cord, the anti-vibration rack for the PS and you come up to around £1220 all in. So now, we’re comparing a £120 extender with a £1220 customised unit.....

Maybe adding another €1,250 with Pink Faun Ultra OCXO wouldn't be such a bad idea? Lots of pictures could be found here

https://fccid.io/TE7RE650/Internal-Photos/Internal-Photos-3262265

https://fccid.io/TE7RE650/Internal-Photos/Internal-Photos-3262265.pdf

seeteeyou · October 15, 2020

I hope that Rajiv (and others) would allow this reply to stay here, or else it could moved to another thread.

Maybe take a look at this table here first, obviously Canare L-8CHD is king in terms of attenuation (all the to the right)

https://www.canare.co.jp/en/prodcont/coaxspec.php

And then L-8CUHD turned out to be even better than L-8CHD

http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=256

Available by the foot with matching 75Ω BNC connectors

https://www.markertek.com/product/l-8cuhd-bk-ft/canare-l-8cuhd-75-ohm-ultra-low-loss-coaxial-cable-for-12g-sdi-black-per-foot

https://www.markertek.com/product/bcp-d8uhd/canare-bcp-d8uhd-75-ohm-bnc-crimp-plugs-12g-sdi-for-use-with-l-8chd-and-l-8cuhd

Also sold by Laird as follows

http://www.lairddigitalcinema.com/Product.asp?baseItem=L8CUHD-B-B-003&cat=CABLES&subcat=VIDEOCAB&prodClass=VBNCBNC

Though everything would make sense if the BNC jacks on both ends were also up to par

http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=249

https://www.markertek.com/product/bcj-jrk/canare-bcj-jrk-12g-sdi-75-ohm-bnc-female-to-female-panel-mount-barrel-connector-bulkhead-receptacle

https://www.markertek.com/product/bcj-jruk/canare-bcj-jruk-75-ohm-bnc-flush-mount-receptacle-itt-xlr-f77-12g-sdi

https://www.markertek.com/product/bcj-jrudk/canare-bcj-jrudk-12g-sdi-75-ohm-female-to-female-barrel-bnc-connector-flush-mount-neutrik-d-panel-receptacle

https://www.markertek.com/product/bcj-jrudbk/canare-bcj-jrudk-12g-sdi-75-ohm-female-to-female-barrel-bnc-connector-flush-mount-neutrik-d-panel-receptacle-black

https://www.markertek.com/product/wpl-1103/my-custom-shop-wpl-1103-1-gang-stainless-steel-wall-plate-with-1-canare-12g-sdi-bnc-feedthru-connector

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/29650-dcs-network-bridge/page/19/?tab=comments#comment-765484

On 1/13/2018 at 9:30 AM, Beolab said:

Ordered some BNC 75 Ohm SDI
12 Ghz made for 4K UHD pro broadcasting Canare cables just for fun, that i can highly recommend and they had greater precision than my BNC Nordos Valhallas, they did not got the same overall focus as the Canares.

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/29650-dcs-network-bridge/page/19/?tab=comments#comment-765520

On 1/13/2018 at 11:31 AM, Beolab said:

The Vahallas 6ft BNC - BNC was ~2700 dollars each with some discount.

The Pro Canare 12 gigabit cable is just 30 dollars each, ex shipping and customs. So you get two for around 110 $ in total.

seeteeyou · March 2, 2021

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/KSZ8895RQX-Hardware-Design-Checklist-00003335A.pdf#page=5

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/KSZ8895FQX-Hardware-Design-Checklist-00003367A.pdf#page=6

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• The user can utilize the RJ45 connector with integrated LED components if the product working environment is
not very noisy.
• If the designed product works inside an electrically noisy outside environment, it is not recommended to use RJ45
with integrated LED. This is because the outside interference signal or voltage is coupled to the LED circuit
through the line side of RJ45 due to the LED circuit directly connected to chip and system power/ground. It is better to use independent LED components.
• If the user needs to utilize the RJ45 with an integrated LED circuit in a noisy environment, consider adding TVS
diodes to protect the chip.

seeteeyou · July 22, 2021

Yours seemed to be showing "Installed keys 0" so that should be the cheaper model without Onload at all.

The ones with Onload would display "Installed keys Plus" as shown below

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001708504396.html

Even open box ones would cost $550 a piece

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194115170400

In other words, you'll get what you're paying for IMHO.

seeteeyou · July 27, 2021

On 7/26/2021 at 9:47 AM, romaz said:

According to Paul the SR4 has an output impedance of <3 milliohms from DC to 100kHz but when you combine the impedance of the DC cable and the barrel connector (which are horribly high impedance), then the output impedance of both sources are roughly the same

While hardwiring is best, it's just impractical for so many reasons.

Besides those Jaeger connectors from Hummel AG, have you ever found anything else that's superior to GX16 or similar ones?

Most likely this is one of the best male connectors available in terms of IACS conductivity, though not exactly sure about the impedance

https://doublehelixcables.com/product/eidolic-peerless-4-pin-xlr-titanium-shell-ptfe-insulation-rhodium-plated-pure-silver-pin/

Paul should have picked Neutrik NC4FD-LX-B for some of his SR7 builds

While 3-pin Jaeger would appear on others

I've never seen any builds with 4-pin female Jaeger connectors so far, therefore not sure if there were anything from Hummel that would be compatible with those Eidolic Peerless 4-pin XLR at all?

seeteeyou · July 27, 2021

If the cost were truly no object, Mundorf Silver Gold could very well be replaced by CrystalConnect Monet Network

http://ultimate-audio.eu/wp-content/uploads/CrystalConnect-Tabela.pdf#page=2

https://melodyclub.gr/wp-content/uploads/02.-CrystalConnect-ART-Series-Price-List.pdf#page=2

Recently Taiko Audio added Crystal Cable (a.k.a. CrystalConnect after the retirement of founder Gabi Rijnveld) to some of their latest demos as shown below

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkD7-47_eZMKDyHXM1XxNww/videos

Da Vinci managed to beat all flagship models from Siltech / Nordost / Shunyata Research

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/crystalconnect-art-series-da-vinci-best-cables-of-2020.32099/

If I weren't mistaken, the only difference between Da Vinci and Monet should be the number of wires as shown in the PDF files linked above.

BTW, someone turned his Siltech SPX-800 PC into DC cable like this and just wondering if that were superior to Mundorf by any chance?

https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=91991

seeteeyou · July 28, 2021

6 hours ago, romaz said:

Yes, lots of possible options for DC wire but those high-impedance barrel connectors are instant turn offs and make the whole setup look cheap. I think the connectors are potentially more damaging than the wire.

Just stealing some ideas from this GaN-based mini PSU, maybe we'll find a way to work with those binding posts from WBT?

https://oscarliang.com/toolkitrc-p200/

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/media/data/0610_Ag_E_2009_01_09.pdf

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• Permanent current ID = 0.5 10² A
• Peak current IS = 10³ A
• Transition resistance Rü < 0.5 mOhm
• Insulation resistance Riso> 10¹⁴ Ohm
• Electric strength of isolation > 30 kV

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/content/products/polklemmen/datenblatt/WBT0705_Ag__En.pdf

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/content/products/polklemmen/datenblatt/WBT-0708_Ag__E.pdf

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− Permanent current ID ≥ 30 A
− Peak current IS ≥ 200 A

− Transition resistance Rü < 0.1 mOhm (measured with spade connection)

− Contact resistance RDAg < 0.14 mOhm (measured with spade connection)

− Insulation resistance Riso > 10¹⁰Ohm (500 V)

Speaking of GaN-based power, did you guys find any GaN-based inverters useful for batteries at all?

seeteeyou · July 28, 2021

1 hour ago, romaz said:

As for a GaN-based inverter, I have not seen one.

Just a few examples

https://www.transphormusa.com/en/evaluation-kit/tdinv3500p100-kit/

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/transphorm/TDINV3500P100-KIT/7926549

https://www.psma.com/sites/default/files/uploads/tech-forums-semiconductor/presentations/is082-portable-power-people-inergy-realizes-its-vision-transphorm-gan.pdf

I would treat that more like a bonus for me if I were getting positive results for audio applications.

Otherwise, better be safe than sorry these days since next disaster could very well be just around the corner. It could be flood or just about anything that we couldn't even imagine IMHO. Maybe that "Plan B" might end up saving our lives but who knows?

seeteeyou · July 29, 2021

9 hours ago, LondonDan said:

the sound with new equipment is more compressed and bass has decreased.

Since you could connect your MacBook (could Vox be good enough for testing or do you need to get TIDAL installed?) to Hegel H590 via USB, do a comparison between them by streaming the same familiar track(s)

Wireless connection from your smartphone (i.e. unplug the network cable from your MacBook, turn on Mobile Hotspot on your smartphone and finally connect your MacBook to that Mobile Hotspot)

Wired connection from your ISP

If the differences between the two were significant, run two separate tests and compare the results afterwards

https://speed.cloudflare.com

Latency might not mean much in this case but I'm just wondering if that were somehow correlated to the sound quality, especially if there were something wrong with the wired connection from your ISP. Of course there could very well be other tests available on a different site and perhaps that could help you with eliminating the confounding factors hidden somewhere?

seeteeyou · August 1, 2021

So these RCA jacks turned out to get even lower

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/content/products/chinchbuchsen/0210_Ag_E_2006_12_14.pdf

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/content/products/chinchbuchsen/0210_AgMs_E_2006_12_14.pdf

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− Permanent current ID > 20 A
− Transition resistance Rü < 0.1 mOhm (loop measured with WBT -0110)
− Contact resistance RBi ,RBa< 0.1 mOhm (patch resistance, inner / outer)

Even the signal conductor is made of high-purity silver, does it get any better that?

seeteeyou · August 1, 2021

21 minutes ago, ASRMichael said:

My ASR Emitter II amp uses the WBT connectors.

It's such a nostalgic experience to read our latest discussions, back in 2015 we're all about trying all kinda crazy mods with the original Chord Hugo in addition to quite a few USB DDCs by adding or replacing batteries / supercaps / WBT connectors / Mundorf Silver Gold etc.

https://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=180&t=3814233&p=38#50452533

https://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=180&t=3814233&p=86#54231214

https://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=180&t=3814233&p=126#56002314

https://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=180&t=3814233&p=131#56512554

https://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=180&t=3814233&p=135#56626889

http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1917714&page=1#pid29248762

Stock Hugo totally drove us nuts because of those recessed RCA jacks while we did understand the constraints of portable devices, many of us would love to try better cables without any adapters but only a few RCA connectors were a good fit.

Eventually some of us just went all out to get rid of those recessed RCA jacks, and then they're replaced by WBT-0210 Ag with Mundorf Silver Gold wires afterwards.

However, all of those jacks were meant for connecting coaxial S/PDIF cables or RCA interconnects. None of us actually tried replacing a DC barrel power jack with WBT-0210 Ag yet, therefore it could be an interesting experiment for sure.

BTW, I'm aware that a local shop here in Hong Kong should have replaced DC barrel power jacks with either Viborg CF201(R) or CM201(R) as shown below

https://www.facebook.com/Wilmer-Workshop-475207072498951/photos/3775937212425904

https://www.facebook.com/Wilmer-Workshop-475207072498951/photos/3775937255759233

However, I'm not sure about they're good enough for the high caliber of DC4 ARC6 despite their XLR contact pins with pure copper

http://www.viborgaudio.com/en/About/

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192870395769

https://www.ebay.com/itm/323808402620

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=574760242779

https://www.amazon.com/VIBORG-Chassis-Connector-Insulator-Rhodium/dp/B07HK836PL

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/xlr-sockets/viborg-cm201-r-3-poles-male-xlr-panel-plug-silver-rhodium-plated-pure-copper-unit-p-13361.html

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/xlr-sockets/viborg-cf201-r-3-poles-female-xlr-panel-plug-silver-rhodium-plated-pure-copper-unit-p-13362.html

seeteeyou · September 4, 2021

On 8/1/2021 at 11:42 AM, seeteeyou said:

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/content/products/chinchbuchsen/0210_Ag_E_2006_12_14.pdf

https://www.wbt.de/fileadmin/content/products/chinchbuchsen/0210_AgMs_E_2006_12_14.pdf

On 8/1/2021 at 11:42 AM, seeteeyou said:

− Permanent current ID > 20 A
− Transition resistance Rü < 0.1 mOhm (loop measured with WBT -0110)
− Contact resistance RBi ,RBa< 0.1 mOhm (patch resistance, inner / outer)