DAC32 low-cost high performance music streamer

[slartibartfast]

Yes, but there's nothing of any interest there . . .

I was more concerned with the spelling.

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[Yatsushiro]

Link gives "page not found" ?

But if you scroll down, you get this text:

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They will just get a new home on a different website where they will get the focus they deserve. It’s not ready yet but we are working on it. Will be ready soon.

Please contact us at info@polyvection.com if you have any questions in the meantime.

[slartibartfast]

But if you scroll down, you get this text:

Not exactly new though.
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=1052519

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[d6jg]

I'm just posting to alert potential users to a small issue I have discovered after some recent usage of my DAC32 and DIGI32 devices - most of the time they are kept boxed but the other day I put them both into play.

The issue is in connection with Qobuz 24/96 streaming to either device which only manifests itself on these devices (and possibly my boxed Boom and Radio). Basically I am getting "choppy" music from time to time when the playlist is Qobuz 24/96.

In the same locations around the house where the DAC32 and DIGI32 were in place I also have Raspberry Pi based players on WiFi which do not display the same issues.

Having investigated further both the DAC32 and DIGI32 have put themselves onto my 2.4Ghz Mesh WiFi whereas the Pi's are on the 5Ghz Mesh as is a Chromecast Audio which can also happily play Qobuz 24/96 without choppy sound. In all cases players are set for proxied streaming.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the DAC32 or DIGI32 just that they don't seem to play nicely with a combination of Qobuz 24/96 and MY particular 2.4Ghz WiFi. They both perform flawlessly with 16/44.1 stuff. I'm quite surpirised as I have a whole host of other media devices running on the 2.4Ghz network without issue. The WiFi is 2 x Draytek AP903 (not cheap) configured in Mesh mode with the same SSID provided on both 2.4Ghz and 5GHz networks.

I'm going to put a separate 2.4Ghz AP in place (not Mesh) and test with that - failing that I'm wondering if it is possible to throttle the DAC32 and DIGI32 to 44100 somehow? Anyone?

[bpa]

IIRC You could put Phillipe "standard" firmware into the DAC32 to test if it is a generic ESP32 issue (i.e.not enough CPU power) or a DAC32 issue

[Heuer]

My DAC32 has been happily running on 2.4Ghz and streaming 96/24 and 192/24 (5,268 kbps VBR) FLAC files from my NAS since I bought it on release. Mother Earth, which is 96K and is running at 2764kbps CBR, also plays nice. I have Unifi AP's (meshed), switches, USG and Controller which easily handles my 55 devices, 36 of which are WiFi and 23 are on 2.4Ghz.

[bpa]

It maybe codec related.
In May 2021 Philippe notes that 96/24 on ALAC was close to limit especially with some wifi.
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showt...=1#post1021978