Another question:
Did Jord tell something about the SQ of local stored files vs streaming from Qobuz/Tidal with the new OS?
Thx
Did Jord tell something about the SQ of local stored files vs streaming from Qobuz/Tidal with the new OS?
Thx
No he didn’t talk anything more that what’s above. Only that the overall sound has exceeded the existing Euphony/Stylus output.
And probably solves many of the existing issues current Euphony/Stylus users face. That was the driving factor for them to build the new OS. Timely from Euphony wasn’t not forthcoming affecting PF’s support to their customers.
For example I was facing some Euphony setup issues so I deleted my UPnP link to setup again. Couldn’t be done, a new discovery can’t take place once the old link is deleted. No solution to date so I’m unable to play to my UPnP device.
That said I can share my experience with my PF 2.16x streamer. After spending painstaking time trying the Expert Settings setup - CPU and IRQ isolations and ethtools settings, I’m not hearing much difference between local and streaming files anymore. We discussed this and Jord did say they further optimized this in the Ultra so that might suggest it’s a resolved matter. But he didn’t say if this was the case for the Scion.
And probably solves many of the existing issues current Euphony/Stylus users face. That was the driving factor for them to build the new OS. Timely from Euphony wasn’t not forthcoming affecting PF’s support to their customers.
For example I was facing some Euphony setup issues so I deleted my UPnP link to setup again. Couldn’t be done, a new discovery can’t take place once the old link is deleted. No solution to date so I’m unable to play to my UPnP device.
That said I can share my experience with my PF 2.16x streamer. After spending painstaking time trying the Expert Settings setup - CPU and IRQ isolations and ethtools settings, I’m not hearing much difference between local and streaming files anymore. We discussed this and Jord did say they further optimized this in the Ultra so that might suggest it’s a resolved matter. But he didn’t say if this was the case for the Scion.
According to Rhapsody.nl the price of the Scion will be about 17500 EUR and it will be available next spring.
I must admit that I thought it is less expensive since this is not too far away from the 2.16 Ultra.
Anyway, I am curious about the SQ vs 2.16 Ultra but also vs other servers/streamers.
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Some updates with my Pinky, recently I got the new USB bridge installed and new software replacement. Both are very nice. The USB is an immediately noticeable improvement in many ways of sounding, but please please give it some time because the clock needs time to stabilize the temperature, as well as the other electronics. Just leave the machine on for a week, the little hardness will disappear, and the fluidity will show. The new software will make the music little more involving, not too much, but still better. Great work by Pink Faun Team!
Not only is he not in business, but he has left a fair amount of corpses in his wake. Audiophile Style has a thread about it.
Yeah Paul has retired and I’m one of the last customers that received my custom build before he did.
He licensed his tech to Angelo at www.dr7t.com. So the technology lives on and is still available. I’m familiar with Angelo’s work having worked with him before and I dare say his workmanship is better than Paul’s.
He licensed his tech to Angelo at www.dr7t.com. So the technology lives on and is still available. I’m familiar with Angelo’s work having worked with him before and I dare say his workmanship is better than Paul’s.
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