EtherREGEN: The long development thread. [Some Gen2 dev. pics and update starting on page 92.]

[Ricardo007]

Better to habe 3 dedicated switches linked to each server nas streamer on one side all sws connected to a router non wireless like ubiquti edgerouter 6p .

One of the switch is etherregen for streamer. 2 other cheap cheap pro cisco 2960. Use sfp port on router reconfigured as lan port to link with etherregen with startech 80km sfp module monomode fiber

See i have my plan...

[dminches]

1 hour ago, Ricardo007 said:

Better to habe 3 dedicated switches linked to each server nas streamer on one side all sws connected to a router non wireless like ubiquti edgerouter 6p .

One of the switch is etherregen for streamer. 2 other cheap cheap pro cisco 2960. Use sfp port on router reconfigured as lan port to link with etherregen with startech 80km sfp module monomode fiber

See i have my plan...

 

Maybe you have a diagram to illustrate what you are saying?  It isn't clear from your text.

 

[Dutch]

1 hour ago, Ricardo007 said:

Better to habe 3 dedicated switches linked to each server nas streamer on one side all sws connected to a router non wireless like ubiquti edgerouter 6p .

One of the switch is etherregen for streamer. 2 other cheap cheap pro cisco 2960. Use sfp port on router reconfigured as lan port to link with etherregen with startech 80km sfp module monomode fiber

See i have my plan...

Looks like you don’t really believe Uptone when they say anything upstream should matter way less. 😉😂

[agladstone]

4 hours ago, Ricardo007 said:

Better to habe 3 dedicated switches linked to each server nas streamer on one side all sws connected to a router non wireless like ubiquti edgerouter 6p .

One of the switch is etherregen for streamer. 2 other cheap cheap pro cisco 2960. Use sfp port on router reconfigured as lan port to link with etherregen with startech 80km sfp module monomode fiber

See i have my plan...

If you link all these switches to a Non Wireless router as you describe, where does the wireless come into play? We live in a world now where it’s impossible to live without wireless in your home? 

[stevebythebay]

At least one port on one of the switches needs to be wired to a WiFi access point, be it traditional router or mesh network router.  In my simple setup my current Cisco switch has 3 wires: one to a Roon software app server, another to the downstream DAC related device (an upsampler) and the third wired to an Eero mesh WiFi access point.  Others may also wire up a NAS to provide the music files to the player, or even run the Roon or other player within the NAS device.  My files are living on a USB attached drive connected to the Roon server.  As you indicate, many need to access their music player via an app running on an iphone/tablet/computer via WiFi.

[Superdad]

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

There was a nice pile of 35 EtherREGENs all boxed up, and with a little time left in the day I thought it would be fun to ship out some of the domestic units today--since Priority Mail will deliver most of these in two days, so this Saturday.  We are shipping these more than a week ahead of the promised November 15th date! 

 

Please do not send messages asking when your first batch unit will ship.  Just some of the lowest order number domestic Priority Mail units went today.  You can see another 120 units sitting in the back near the window.  These will get kitted up tomorrow and probably a few more will go then.  All the international units take time because of export paperwork and commercial invoices that have to be attached.  But every last first-batch unit (up to order #8913) will absolutely be shipped out by next week. You will receive a notice with tracking number.

 

Thanks for your patience and we hope you all enjoy your EtherREGENs!

 

[stevebythebay]

Thanks Alex.  Just got my notice of shipment.  This is as close to winning a lottery as I'm ever likely to get.  And being here in the Bay Area I'll eagerly await my postman's approach...

[thyname]

14 minutes ago, Superdad said:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

There was a nice pile of 35 EtherREGENs all boxed up, and with a little time left in the day I thought it would be fun to ship out some of the domestic units today--since Priority Mail will delivery most of these in two days, so this Saturday.  So we are shipping these more than a week ahead of the promised November 15th date! 

 

Please do not send messages asking when your first batch unit will ship.  Just some of the lowest order number domestic Priority Mail units went today.  You can see another 120 units sitting in the back near the window.  These will get kitted up tomorrow and probably a few more will go then.  All the international units take time because of export paperwork and commercial invoices that have to be attached.  But every last first-batch unit (up to order #8913) will absolutely be shipped out by next week. You will receive a notice with tracking number.

 

Thanks for your patience and we hope you all enjoy your EtherREGENs!

 

 

Very nice!

 

I will refrain from sending you an email and asking whether order # 8787 was among the lucky ones 😉

[Puma Cat]

21 hours ago, thyname said:

Are you talking about the Audio Science Reviews? Amir’s crowd?

 

Thats inevitable. Someone will send the EtherRegen to those jerks. But who cares. We already know what they will say even before they “measure” it.

Actually, they've already been "saying it". Goes to show how specious the entire premise of the site/forum is: they've already been stating unequivocally there can't possibly be any audible benefits using a bespoke-for-audio-applications Ethernet switch in the complete absence of any...data. What a group; talk about hypocrisy. Reminds me of a quote I read in an old issue of Stereo Review from the late 50s or early 60s on the American Radio History site by one of the editors (Julian Hirsch, maybe?) that there was this "group of conspirator reviewers" going around and reviewing amps of the time and saying they sounded "different" even though they measured exactly the same. It was probably J. Gordon Holt! Heresy! Ha ha! 😝 I'll see if I can find the link...

[emailists]

Just got my order notice that my ER should be here Saturday!!!

 

Unfortunately I have to travel next week, but at least I'll have a couple of days to enjoy it, and by the time I return it should be fully broken in.

 

It will be interesting to hear all the top end systems at the NY audio show this weekend then come home to listen to (probably) better sound!

[ray-dude]

I was all excited to get a USPS shipping notification within about 30 seconds of Alex’s post and got pumped! Alas, it was for a different package from Chicago.  8801 standing patiently by

[rogerdn]

Got my ship notice 😀, thanks Alex, didn’t realize I was that high up on the first batch.

[soares]

Unbelievable! I also got mine!!!!!

Unfortunately I will received just in Monday as I have my office address. Goshhhh.

thank you so much Alex and John.

I guess I will be spending my weekend glued to this thread...

Cheers,

Jorge

[Superdad]

14 minutes ago, soares said:

Unfortunately I will received just in Monday as I have my office address. Goshhhh.

 

Well Monday is a national holiday--with no postal service.  So unless your office is open to receive packages on Saturday, it could get held until Tuesday.  

[roman410]

Also got my too!!!

With expected delivery on east coast this saturday.

 

Thank you Alex to hard work to ship my 

EtherRegen way before promising date 

and perfectly timing (usps is close on next monday due to Veterans day holiday)

[Ricardo007]

5 hours ago, stevebythebay said:

At least one port on one of the switches needs to be wired to a WiFi access point, be it traditional router or mesh network router.  In my simple setup my current Cisco switch has 3 wires: one to a Roon software app server, another to the downstream DAC related device (an upsampler) and the third wired to an Eero mesh WiFi access point.  Others may also wire up a NAS to provide the music files to the player, or even run the Roon or other player within the NAS device.  My files are living on a USB attached drive connected to the Roon server.  As you indicate, many need to access their music player via an app running on an iphone/tablet/computer via WiFi.

Yes indeed i have another routed port on the router for a cisco switch with a ubiquity unifi AC pro AP which i desactivate when listening music

[HumanMedia]

Trying hard to wait patiently for the second batch next month............

Congrats early shippers.

Beta testers, unleash the reviews!

[Aidagent]

I’m to waiting for my device from the dealer in UK. Very exciting times indeed.

 

 I’m glad and proud to have learned that there is a dealer here in Sweden. Sometimes it feels like this is a desert when it comes to people interested in this kind of products. I’m grateful that there is hero’s prepared to sell products with less profit. At the same time I understand the other dealers who need more profit to make there business go around.

 

I have no deep technical understanding, but a feeling that this is exiting times. I hope that innovations like ER will open up beautiful music experience without have to pay the enormous amount that many great audio gear costs today.

 

I wish I was technically skilled so I could feed my Dac with external power like UpTone LPS instead of the power supply built in the device. Maby that could be a way to take it to higher levels without buying another one. I like the thought to better things I already own. Clean power and signal is as I understand it the the way to go.

 

Its not my intention to go of topic. If someone knows a thread or forum that cover power modifications on DACs I would be grateful for tips.

 

I wish us all wonderful experiences with ER.

[sicher]

Hello,

 

having a Raspberry and a NDX 2 I wonder what’s the best way to connect them - 1 or 2?

 

1)

       -> A EtherREGEN B -> NDX 2
Switch 
       -> Raspberry
       

2)

Switch    -> 
             A EtherREGEN B -> NDX 2
Raspberry ->

Thanks a lot!

[Superdad]

An additional 58 EtherREGEN units shipped today.  Sorry, pretty much all USA again.

 

My assistant will be back in next Wednesday, November 13th. On Monday and Tuesday I'll prepare the customs documents, commercial invoices, and shipping labels for all the international orders. So all 65 remaining first-batch international orders (and the rest of the domestic ones) will ship on Wednesday.  That is still two days ahead of the originally promised November 15th date.

 

After these are gone we expect the cases and another 250 boards to arrive about the 20th. Then we can start working on those towards the promised December 12th ship date for the sold-out second run.

 

I must say, we are enjoying a bit of a "halo effect" this month as orders for ISO REGENs, UltraCap LPS-1.2s, and bundles of the two have really picked up again.  And the JS-2 continues o be in high demand--with another 6 going out just this week.  Hard to keep up! 

 

Thanks everyone!

 

 

[Blake]

19 hours ago, HumanMedia said:

Trying hard to wait patiently for the second batch next month............

Congrats early shippers.

Beta testers, unleash the reviews!

 

Yes, please bring on the reviews.

 

And you think it is tough being a second-batcher?  Try being a lowly third-batcher!    

[jandersonhill]

Just to say a big thank you for getting mine out today - Christmas is coming early! You’ve turned these around really quickly 🙂

[Superdad]

23 minutes ago, jandersonhill said:

Just to say a big thank you for getting mine out today - Christmas is coming early! You’ve turned these around really quickly 🙂

 

You are most welcome.  We are no Amazon, but we don't mess around.  What's the old adage? "If you want something done, give it to a busy person." 

 

But seriously, this has been a very satisfying week. I don't know how the execution of this entire launch could have gone more smoothly.  Now we just need to wait for lots of users to hook the little fellas up in their systems.

Crossing our fingers...

 

[jandersonhill]

22 minutes ago, Superdad said:

You are most welcome... But seriously, this has been a very satisfying week

 

You should all feel proud of what you’ve accomplished - and that’s before I’ve even listened to the unit! Now enjoy the well deserved weekend break (oh, and I’d invest in an electric glue gun 😉 )

[octaviars]

11 hours ago, Superdad said:

So all 65 remaining first-batch international orders (and the rest of the domestic ones) will ship on Wednesday.

 

Will it be FedEx that does the international shiping?