CuBox Project X

[Kunter]

Dear all,

Finally have my Cubox i4Pro connected to the system.

It has MuBox linux installed on a microSD, and I use the MPaD app to control it.

I put some music on a thumb drive, plugged it in one of the USB's. The other USB is connected to D800 via Furutech usb cable. Currently using the standard switcher power supply.

After some fiddling around, I managed to get sound. And the result is very promising. Very good detail, depth, frequency extremes.

This weekend I will try different routes: AIR vs Aries vs Cubox.

However, I am aware that the current solution has easy improvement opportunities.

1. Power supply... I will try to locate linear or battery supplies. Reported elsewhere to bring serious improvements.
2. eSATA disk connection. Using USB disk for music is not recommended. Will not be able to test soon, since I do not have necessary hardware. Hopefully in a couple of weeks.
3. EMI screening... The box is a funny little plastic affair. I will see if things can further be improved.
4. Realtime kernel... Better control of audio hardware.

Overall, I am enjoying what I hear. And if it finally works well, it is an admirable solution. Very cheap, virtually nonexistent physically, no noise, etc.

Cheers.

Kunter