Shootout Sonos Connect Cinemike, Magna Ultimo, Auralic Aries, microRendu, Mano

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Fred Mulder


Vhond


Fred Mulder


Soundsgood

In het oude topic over de Sonos Magna Ultimo was opgenomen hoe je de WiFi van de Sonos aan en uit kunt zetten. Sinds de laatste update van de Sonos Controller App werken de daar beschreven stappen niet meer en kun je dit aanpassen vanuit de App zelf, via het onderdeel instellingen. Met WiFi uit klinkt wat mij betreft beter, zoals eerder ook door anderen gemeld.
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Fred Mulder

Van computeraudiophile:

Some more info about the Pink Faun Scion  device.

The Scion is a ROON endpoint designed  to replace both Pink Faun's entry model audio streamer and mid-end model streamer 3.4. The older units were starting not to be commercially viable with the motherboards costing too much to make. In effect the Scion will operate much like the sMS200evo or the UltraRendu endpoints except I think Pink Faun is aiming higher.

It's an entry model to be used with a NAS or other PC/Mac streamer for a two box solution. A low noise OCXO in the Scion will be made as an upgrade too. The power supply is a  Super Capacitor PSu containing 12 Farad! This super capacitor tech is supposed to provide very fast power response. In the discussion with Jord, I get the feeling that he intends to incorporate super caps into their other offerings as well over time. 

Price is not fixed yet but should be not more than €2000 Inc. Tax.

The plan is that in a couple of years a higher end model for a two box solution to the 2.16x server will be coming but not for the time being.

Vhond


Soundsgood

Op 3 maart jl. heeft de ontwikkelaar van de Scion het volgende gepost op een ander forum:

Hi Matt, we're working hard to release the Scion asap. Some details of the Scion:
- Roon endpoint
- Flexible digital output for I2S / a list of compatible DAC's will be shown on the website when the Scion is available
- SPDIF out
- USB out (PCM & DSD)
- Full Super capacitor power supply

For now we start with ROON only, the software is dedicated written for the Scion. The Scion has an auto update function and is configurable through the web interface. More options and new development can easily rolled out.

If you don't want to go with ROON you can swap the SD card and use for example DietPi. Note that this DietPi and others are not officially supported by Pink Faun.
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StereoMike

Quote from: Soundsgood on March 27, 2019, 19:28:32
Op 3 maart jl. heeft de ontwikkelaar van de Scion het volgende gepost op een ander forum:

Hi Matt, we're working hard to release the Scion asap. Some details of the Scion:
- Roon endpoint
- Flexible digital output for I2S / a list of compatible DAC's will be shown on the website when the Scion is available
- SPDIF out
- USB out (PCM & DSD)
- Full Super capacitor power supply

For now we start with ROON only, the software is dedicated written for the Scion. The Scion has an auto update function and is configurable through the web interface. More options and new development can easily rolled out.

If you don't want to go with ROON you can swap the SD card and use for example DietPi. Note that this DietPi and others are not officially supported by Pink Faun.
Maar wel weer een Rasberry Pi als basis.
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