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Shootout at the Linux Corral: AudioLinux vs Euphony


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3 hours ago, flkin said:

Here's another data point AL vs E

 

Managed to boot my Pink Faun 2.16x streamer with the demo Euphony/Stylus USB dongle. it was pretty straightforward requiring only a minor BIOS change to point to the boot USB dongle.

 

Setting up was easy too, enter the IP address into my browser and Stylus launched immediately. Log into Tidal and I could play music in five minutes.

 

Settings were:

  • Cache songs
  • No volume control, no delay
  • Buffer 100% before playing

 

Stylus playback from browser result :

  • Not bad but not at the PF-AL level. Much smaller soundstage and less engaging. Less energy to the musi

RoonCore+StylusEP via Squeezebox result:

 

Slightly better soundstage but still smaller than AL soundstage

  • Engagement level still not the same as with AL
  • Sound less forward and generally not as real sounding
  • Treble a touch harsher especially with loud female vocals

 

My AL settings are:

  • Ramroot enabled
  • Boot mode standard
  • Priority extreme
  • No cores isolated
  • Kernel 4.19.37-rt19-1-rt-bfq
  • Audiolinux 2.3.2

My findings - booting from USB demo dongle, Euphony/Stylus both for Stylus playback or StylusEP end point, isn't better than the optimised PF-AL in my PF 2.16x machine. Not by quite a bit

 

What is your player in PF? HQPe?

 

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