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In Reply to: RE: My point exactly... posted by Cut-Throat on August 25, 2016 at 16:45:13
who feel the uRendu is too expensive and that they can cobble something better together from ebay DIY computer parts.
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They used the same Board. Do you think the fancy case added anything to the sound?
Cut-Throat
There is more than one board, but you can DIY the exact same thing as the Bryston for about $100 plus a good linear power supply, maybe another $80. You do not power the PI directly for best sound, you power it through the HIFIBerry SPDIF+.
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One board, two boards..... Dac or no Dac..... They took a Pi and put a Fancy case around it...... Big Deal !
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Do you comprehend what is actually being discussed here?
The point is that Bryston did exactly what DIYers did. They just happened to have packaged the Pi in a fancy case. Whether they used the PI alone or with a Hifi Berry to provide a digital out is not relevant. One board or two boards does not matter. They did none of the real engineering themselves.
Cut-Throat
Ok but it is not that always that simple, and many people do not have the ability to build something themselves. They are the customers for audiophile products.
If you do not think they are of value, fine... But there are people who will come to a different conclusion. From my testing of a similar DIY configuration, IMO they have a very good product.
Trying to a school a troll who spouts off about products they have no experiences with is the definition of fruitless endeavor.
I would have thought you would get a better supply than an external SMPS. Now I understand why they are coy about showing it in any of the pics. You'll see it in the manual .
Or, the manual suggests you can spend another $1865 for their MPS-2 linear and adapter plug. Maybe that's why their PI runs at 12V while most run 5V. :)
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