CuBox Project X

[Kunter]

Hi... A little update...

Cubox is a stunning little device and even on default configuration, sounds great.

Today, I made 2 changes to the system...

1. Acoustic Revive Lan Isolator: Not a must in my opinion, but helps clear out the sound a bit. Does not seem to justify the expense yet. Will further test when I reach my final configuration.

2. Battery power supply: Purchased one external phone charger (something like this: Anker Astro E5 15000mAh Dual USB Portable Charger, but from a local brand, which has the capability to output 2.1 amps from one of its USB connections), modified a USB cable to feed the DC input of the Cubox, and I am in business... good increase in detail, depth and musicality compared to the wall wart. Soundstage more stable.

My setup will finalise once I receive the eSATA enclosure and start feeding music from an SSD. This will take a couple more weeks as I need to receive it from the US. Will report back once everything in place.

So far the bill of materials as follows:
Cubox i4PRO (129 USD plus shipping)
Mubox Voyage (free)
eSATA SSD enclosure (20 USD on Amazon)
SSD (size of your choosing)
2 External battery chargers (40 USD each)
and USB cable to connect to Devialet.

And sounds better than AIR/A+/Diamond

All in all, I am very glad to have tried this. And so far it is THE streamer in my system. MPaD is very easy to use. I can copy music from my laptop using network connection. USB loses connection when powering Devialet off and on, but a simple tap on the MPaD app to refresh audio output reconnects the system.

All I will need is to charge the battery supply (supplies, as finally I will have another charger powering the eSATA enclosure) between listening sessions... not a big deal... One charge of Anker will run the Cubox around 12 hours.

Cheers

Kunter