BTW, on a completely unrelated note, "Clausen" is a family name. When I started using that as my "online" name, which was many years ago, I didn't know the proper spelling is Claesson. My Grandfather was Swedish. And my Grandmother was Norwegian. Claesson was from my Grandfathers side. His Grandfather was given the surname "Lind" something to do with millitary service.
I have also been able to trace some living relatives back to Sweden, whom I stay in touch with on Facebook. And one last thing, my first name is actually Dana, which most people do not know translates to "man from Denmark", which in later years they have changed to mean "person from Denmark" since so many American's used it as a girls name. I am however a proud MAN, with Viking roots. And also proud of having Scandavian heritage! Oh and since I wasn't able to marry a proper Scandanivian i married a woman of Lithuanian decent. I know they are not techinically, Nordick, more like Slavs, but that's Okay, that's close enough! And I am pretty sure she probaly has some "Viking blood" in her DNA as well. Like all the Scotts and Irish. Not to mention every blue eyed blonde Englshman! 🙂 My older brother is completely blonda BTW as well. NMy hair is a little darker, except any hair that sees daylight, that's all blonde too! Unfortunately these days it is more grey than blonde...LOL.
I thought about that. Ian also sent me his "troubleshooting" page. I'd have to go read it again, but it looks like the RasberryPi 5 can cause issues also. I suggested I change the settings in the Q7 to enable 16 to 32 bit lossless conversion, but that's if your using your own and or older DAC. Which I am glad he told me because before I had his DAC I was still having this issue. There is also the suggestion to try burning a new Volimio file, but I have already done that. I may try a different SD card next. I may also need to pick up a RasberryPi4 I guess, because it's almost certainly a compatibility issue. Oh and the "dot" has gone away completely now...it seems to randomly appear and disappear. Shoot, I could very well boot it, and it will be there, who knows? But that's what I am dealing with. However, I wouldn't be doing DIY if I just gave up. It's not in my personality. The problem I will have, is if and when I fix it, remembering what I did to fix it, if I ever encounter the problem again. In which case I'll be sure to document it here.
Once again however, it still sounds fantastic as is with the "resampling" enabled. Which kind of lows my mind if it could sound better if I get it working right.
Also, in the Ian troubleshooting page regarding the RasberryPi5 he said you can connect with a USB to fix the problem with the RPi5. I'll try to post some pics this weekend. And maybe I'll try moving the 3.3 connection to one of the other terminals. But it seems to me to be a software issue.
I have some Ian Canada stuff for sale: Ian Canada DAC/Streamer + LL1544a for SALE - Fully built
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Help requested.
I'm running a Gabster streamer stack: iFi iPower2, PurePi II, RPi 3b (Volumio), FifoPi Q7II (Accusilicon clocks), HdmiPi Pro II. Normally I'm running it as a network DNLA device using Jriver playing both PCM and DSD files from a NAS. It works perfectly for me this way.
The problem I have has to do with trying to play files through the USB inputs of the RPi. I put some 16/44.1 PCM files on a USB flash drive and they show up exactly as they should on Volumio. However, when I play them I get mostly noise though the music can be heard far beneath the noise. Shoud I be able to play files this way? If so, can you advise as to how?
Thanks in advance.
I'm running a Gabster streamer stack: iFi iPower2, PurePi II, RPi 3b (Volumio), FifoPi Q7II (Accusilicon clocks), HdmiPi Pro II. Normally I'm running it as a network DNLA device using Jriver playing both PCM and DSD files from a NAS. It works perfectly for me this way.
The problem I have has to do with trying to play files through the USB inputs of the RPi. I put some 16/44.1 PCM files on a USB flash drive and they show up exactly as they should on Volumio. However, when I play them I get mostly noise though the music can be heard far beneath the noise. Shoud I be able to play files this way? If so, can you advise as to how?
Thanks in advance.
So, the guy I bought the UCPure from was kind enough to send me another one. However, after giving it some thought, I realized the sound must have been coming from the relay on the UCpure itself. There is no other component that would make that noise. So I looked it up and was careful I checked all the values for the relay on the UCPure, and I bought a replacement at Mouser, for right around $4.00. I de-soldered the old one, which was very tricky, installed the new one, which is white for some reason, and walla, it seems to be fixed. Played it for a while and it hasn't done it yet. It would also start shutting on and off, on it's own without music playing if I left the UCPure on. So, I'm gonna leave it on until I got to bed tonight and see if indeed it is fixed!
The issues I have been having I am almost certain are because of Volumio. I actually bought a second SD Card, because it was doing weird stuff, and it still isn't working right. I use and like Tidal, and Moode as far as I have been able to tell doesn't have native support for Tidal. I think people have gotten it to work, but I am no where near being that far along with this particular DIY project!
Has anyone tried feeding the HDMI-Out of an SACD player into the HDMI-In port of the ReceiverPiDDC with success? I know SACD is old-school, but since I have one and brought it out of storage, I thought I'd tried hooking it up to the ReceiverPi DDC. So far, I've been unsuccessful with any settings on the SACD-player side. Perhaps I missed something on the ReceiverPi DDC? I'm using the MonitorPi Pro as controller.
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Update: From everything I've been able to read on this particular SACD player model, it does not output the DSF data stream over HDMI. 🙁
If the SACD audio can be output through one of the digital outputs like Coax or Optical could you use one of the ReceiverPi options? I do not have any SACD's so I cannot test or comment on viability. I was always under the impression that SACD was decoded in transport and output analogue, not sure if any modern universal transport like Oppo or similar would output SACD via HDMI or not.
After doing a bit more research on my particular player (Pioneer DV-79AVi), and reading the manual, it specifically states that no digital output is available on the HDMI port - at least from an SACD perspective. Since the 79AVi is also a DVD player it does support more audio audio codecs over HDMI (Dolby Digital, DTS). You can set the SACD player to play from the 'CD Area', using a Toslink connection, but that only gets you 16-bit 44.1KHz resolution. That defeats the whole purpose of a SACD disc anyway - if your only going to get CD level quality. Unless, of course, it's you only transport. The only last option I could use is the much older iLink standard that, IIRC was used to enforce DRMS (Digital Rights Management System) between digital audio gear. But that uses a special connector/jack that is mostly out of use today, and it's not worth it to me to chase the DSF files format down that SACD rabbit hole - just to have a playback mechanism for my Ian digital stack. 🙂 My SACD collection is small anyway. But it was an interesting exercise nonetheless.
Hi,
RecieverPiDDC does not have an HDMI port but IIS LVDS. The connector is the same (HDMI) but the signal is not! Do not connect it like that because you will destroy something. Use SPDIF/TOS Link instead.
Unless the SACD player has IIS LVDS through the HDMI port, it is usually written above the HDMI port or in the instructions from the SACD player.
Since the Pioneer DV-79AVi is a DVD player, the HDMI port uses the HDMI protocol, not I2S, as zabloc mentions as well.
In our case, we use I2S over HDMI, where the "over HDMI" only means the connector and I2S is the protocol.
It could also be I2S over RJ45 (network cable connector, simple put) but Ian Canade boards don't use that.
In our case, we use I2S over HDMI, where the "over HDMI" only means the connector and I2S is the protocol.
It could also be I2S over RJ45 (network cable connector, simple put) but Ian Canade boards don't use that.
Hi Guys. Help / advice request.
I am trying to put a streamer together, to use with an existing Rotel power amp. None of my kit is "high end audio" but I would love to try and put this together.
As my primary music source will be from my NAS (flac) and from Tidal. I have no other source input at the moment. My thought was to start with :
Stack - from bottom up
RiPi4B, 11mm standoffs, [#1D] FiFo Pi Q7 + [#49B] MonitorPi, 13mm standoffs, [#4B] Dual Mono II DAC, 13mm standoffs, [#7B] Transformer IV
Questions:
Can I use 1 x [#38C] (3.3v + 5v) and 2 x UcConditioner (3.3v + 5v) to power the stack?
I read that each hat should have its own PSU, but until budget allows, will this work?
Thanks for the help, it is really appreciated.
I am trying to put a streamer together, to use with an existing Rotel power amp. None of my kit is "high end audio" but I would love to try and put this together.
As my primary music source will be from my NAS (flac) and from Tidal. I have no other source input at the moment. My thought was to start with :
Stack - from bottom up
RiPi4B, 11mm standoffs, [#1D] FiFo Pi Q7 + [#49B] MonitorPi, 13mm standoffs, [#4B] Dual Mono II DAC, 13mm standoffs, [#7B] Transformer IV
Questions:
- Is there any need for a [#35B] StationPi? On a limited budget is this required vs nice to have.
- Do I need the MonitorPi as my only input is from the RiPi? Nice to have / useful to have?
- For a stack, I think the standoffs are correct lengths, any corrections?
- Will I need GPIO spacer above [#1D] Q7?
Can I use 1 x [#38C] (3.3v + 5v) and 2 x UcConditioner (3.3v + 5v) to power the stack?
I read that each hat should have its own PSU, but until budget allows, will this work?
Thanks for the help, it is really appreciated.
Hi @pkonstantinidis, I am also in process to adding TDA1541 DAC in my streamer. I have in my hands the ian canada i2s to PCM converter and I am waiting for IFI power supplies (2X 5V supply plus 2X UCconditioners and a 15V supply plus Gabster CRC Power filter).
For the moment I have a TDA1541 (non A) chip. I am wondering if any colleague has to recommend or share a positive feedback of a reliable TDA1541A supplier (for example from ebay) .
Once DAC is ready I will revert with feedback.
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Nice, still I have problems with the stock 27w adapter to get any light... Strange
Only using Pi5 as Diretta Host and using Gentooplayer.
Problem UcPi solved, took a normal 5v,2A adapter and getting now some lights.
It looks like the capacitors are charged. 😊
It looks like the capacitors are charged. 😊
@VMRKarnati I don't use any USB devices and I don't think it is a problem.
The 5V,2A adapter is for charging the capacitors which then will poer the RPI. As long they are charged there should be no problem.
With the 27W powering the rpi5,I tried, but then you don't use the capacitors. The won't be charged.
Just try a normal 5V,2A adapter wait a couple of hours to let them be fully charged and turn on the rpi5. This is also according the manual of Ian
The 5V,2A adapter is for charging the capacitors which then will poer the RPI. As long they are charged there should be no problem.
With the 27W powering the rpi5,I tried, but then you don't use the capacitors. The won't be charged.
Just try a normal 5V,2A adapter wait a couple of hours to let them be fully charged and turn on the rpi5. This is also according the manual of Ian