Popular Post JohanJ Posted October 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2019 Thanks to all of you for the valuable info from this forum. That makes an obligation to write a little post about my test audiolinux/euphony. I am a long time user of Audiolinux in conjunction with Roon server and off and on (mostly on) HQplayer embedded. I have a homebuild server with an i7, 8gb, asus mobo and a samsung SSD, powered with a HDPlex lineair psu. The server streams from NAS (synology) or Qobuz hi res to a Microrendu. The uRendu is hooked up to a Lampizator Atlantic which has the Amanero board. From there it goes to a Tentlab volume control, a Belles 350A poweramp to Totem Forests. I just wanted to try Euphony after all I read from here, however I am very satisfied about Audiolinux. So I am very curious. Euphony is on a Sandisk USB stick and Audiolinux goes from the SSD. I tried Euphony in above setup with the combinations Roon and Roon with HQplayer. In the config with the uRendu I couldn't make Stylus working, despite of the very nice and quick response of the Euphony heldesk. I be honest with you: I couldn't hear much of a difference in this setup, maybe due to the microrendu as endpoint (Roon endpoint as well as NAA). Because I was eager to listen to Stylus, I hooked the server directly into the Lampizator leaving uRendu out of the equasion. Wow... what a difference. Much more in your face, much more bass. Also the combination Roon/Hqpd gave me the same impression. Well we all know that when something sounds differently it is not necessairily better... After a while I got a little annoyance about the amount of bass. Maybe this is due to my room, but it was really tiring to listen to. I am not a boomy bass guy. I love well balanced bass and this was too much. So I gave up with Euphony for now. I have lots of trial days left and I will try later and see if my findings are repeatable. BTW: I tried also playing into RAM. I never liked this option in AL, no difference in Euphony. Hard, harsh and do I sometimes hear distortion in fortissimo string passages? BTW2: how is it actually possible that Euphony gives so much low energy, also in a comparible setup with Roon/ hqpd, where the only relevant difference is the OS, both basically Archlinux. Mmm.. .what did they do? Going back to AL this whole endeavour gave me another insight: The server directly into the DAC, without the uRendu is actually a nice sound! So for now I put my money on the new version of Audiolinux and maybe I buy a nice ifi iUSB to get something more out of my server. Thanks Euphony for the trial and the more than perfect helpdesk. But to be honest, Piero's help and advice is also first class. AnotherSpin and mozes 1 1 Link to comment
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