Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on February 22, 2015 at 15:51:09

Just for grins I ordered the inexpensive Pipo X7 and it finally arrived this weekend. I figured I would play with it for a short while before shipping it to my sister for her kids to beat on.

My Pipo X7 is configured with the Intel Atom Z3736F quad-core CPU 1.33 GHz, 2GB RAM, and 32GB flash memory. It comes with Windows 8.1 32-bit.

A couple of the Pipo X7 online reviews got it wrong:

- Pipo X7 does not come in an aluminum case. The main housing is plastic made to look like aluminum. Inside the Pipo X7 there's a chrome colored plastic mounting bracket with plastic standoffs used for mounting the two internal printed circuit boards. The plastic mounting bracket is glued to the inside of the plastic case. The only notable metal I found was a slightly rusted bottom plate.

- The case does not act as heatsink as the CPU is in no way touching the case. Besides, plastic doesn't make for a good heatsink. Regardless, the thing draws little power and never gets very warm. However, I do question it's shielding properties since the case is plastic.

I ran the Pipo X7 along with JRiver, Foobar2000, VLC, and my PS Audio NuWave and Oppo HA-1 DACs today. I even went as far as messing with BIOS settings for core clocking and power management, along with turning off some services in Windows.

It's not bad but I still prefer the Mac with Audirvana Plus, and I much prefer OS X over Windows. No surprise.

Two USB 2.0 ports up front, power button, red LED, and mini jack

In back: 12V power jack, 10/100 Ethernet (no GigE), HDMI, 2 USB 2.0 (no USB 3.0), Micro SD slot, wifi antenna

Thin metal bottom plate, slightly rusted

Chrome colored plastic PCB support bracket and standoffs glued in place

Pipo X7 and external 512GB USB SSD for music files

Agilent (Hewlett-Packard) Linear Power Supply instead of the included wall wart

I might give JPlay a try before I box it up and send it on it's way.

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Topic - Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - AbeCollins 15:51:09 02/22/15 (37)

" I much prefer OS X over Windows " - beppe61 05:02:39 02/24/15 (0)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - Bob_C 23:10:23 02/22/15 (28)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - AbeCollins 07:23:41 02/23/15 (23)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - Tony Lauck 10:15:09 02/23/15 (5)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - Bob_C 10:48:59 02/23/15 (4)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - Tony Lauck 11:42:46 02/23/15 (3)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - Bob_C 11:57:07 02/23/15 (2)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - AbeCollins 12:27:15 02/23/15 (1)

Almost all the audiophiles here are (overly) focused on cost -t - Sordidman 14:00:57 02/23/15 (0)

Why is a USB DAC and external USB drive a bad idea? - fmak 07:49:57 02/23/15 (16)

RE: Why is a USB DAC and external USB drive a bad idea? - AbeCollins 08:07:55 02/23/15 (15)

The way you butcher a 'review' - fmak 08:22:51 02/23/15 (14)

RE: The way you butcher a 'review' - AbeCollins 08:32:10 02/23/15 (11)

RE: The way you butcher a 'review' - Bob_C 11:01:52 02/23/15 (7)

SD may sound good on some boxes - Bixby 16:47:20 02/23/15 (0)

The reality is this - fmak 11:35:28 02/23/15 (2)

RE: The reality is this - Bob_C 17:59:39 02/23/15 (0)

RE: The reality is this - AbeCollins 11:44:16 02/23/15 (0)

RE: The way you butcher a 'review' - AbeCollins 11:17:06 02/23/15 (1)

RE: The way you butcher a 'review' - Bob_C 11:28:47 02/23/15 (0)

As soon as you see request for conclusive reports or proof - you know for sure that conversation is pointless. - carcass93 11:13:18 02/23/15 (0)

a temporary setup - fmak 09:28:33 02/23/15 (2)

RE: a temporary setup - AbeCollins 11:31:20 02/23/15 (1)

And basically - fmak 11:42:33 02/23/15 (0)

RE: The way you butcher a 'review' - continue - fmak 08:31:52 02/23/15 (1)

RE: The way you butcher a 'review' - continue - AbeCollins 08:35:50 02/23/15 (0)

SQ Dependencies - fmak 23:46:19 02/22/15 (3)

RE: SQ Dependencies - AbeCollins 08:15:31 02/23/15 (2)

RE: SQ Dependencies - fmak 08:24:13 02/23/15 (1)

RE: SQ Dependencies - AbeCollins 08:33:02 02/23/15 (0)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - ahendler 21:41:05 02/22/15 (6)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - AbeCollins 22:22:24 02/22/15 (1)

RE: Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics - ahendler 08:46:16 02/23/15 (0)

RE: Pipo X7 Cae - fmak 22:07:10 02/22/15 (3)

RE: Pipo X7 Cae - AbeCollins 22:20:03 02/22/15 (2)

RE: Pipo X7 Case-the base is certainly steel - fmak 23:35:16 02/22/15 (1)

RE: Pipo X7 Case-the base is certainly steel - AbeCollins 08:10:34 02/23/15 (0)

Pipo X7 Setup, Quick Audition, and some - pics

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