06-Jan-2019, 12:36
Well, my luck seems to have really run out..
Yesterday I bought two USB sticks (Samsung Bar Plus 32GB), setup the latest version of Audiolinux (0.8) on my DIY music server previously running Server 2012 R2 with AO, disconnected to local SSD drive, restored my Roon database to the USB stick and pointed Roon to my NAS to find my music files. I also reinstalled AL to the new (faster) Samsung USB drive and reconfigured it.
To directly connect the AL endpoint I setup a bridge on the AL server. The script in AL didn’t work but after some troubleshooting I found the script wasn’t complete and found I needed to add some extra configuration files. OK, then the mounting of an external drive (my NAS) over cifs/Samba didn’t work after a reboot but I found out the spaces or ‘ character were to blame, after renaming the share name to ‘music’ this also worked.
When I wanted to reinstall the server in my system downstairs I heard strange ticking noises. At first I heard it coming from the Devialet but later found the source of these ticks (sounded like sparks jumping) was the PS Audio P3 Power Plant...over five years old so out of warranty..aaaaaaargh...
Disconnecting the devices one by one the ticking remained and they didn’t stop with nothing connected or when I connected the P3 to a diffferent outlet using a different AC cable.
Sick of this I opened the P3 and found the ticking came from a specific part of the P3 and looking closer I found one condensator didn’t look quite right...it should be flat on top!
After removing the entire regeneration unit this morning I’ve desoldered the faulty condensator from the P3 to replace it later, for now the P3 works again, without ticking.
Yesterday I bought two USB sticks (Samsung Bar Plus 32GB), setup the latest version of Audiolinux (0.8) on my DIY music server previously running Server 2012 R2 with AO, disconnected to local SSD drive, restored my Roon database to the USB stick and pointed Roon to my NAS to find my music files. I also reinstalled AL to the new (faster) Samsung USB drive and reconfigured it.
To directly connect the AL endpoint I setup a bridge on the AL server. The script in AL didn’t work but after some troubleshooting I found the script wasn’t complete and found I needed to add some extra configuration files. OK, then the mounting of an external drive (my NAS) over cifs/Samba didn’t work after a reboot but I found out the spaces or ‘ character were to blame, after renaming the share name to ‘music’ this also worked.
When I wanted to reinstall the server in my system downstairs I heard strange ticking noises. At first I heard it coming from the Devialet but later found the source of these ticks (sounded like sparks jumping) was the PS Audio P3 Power Plant...over five years old so out of warranty..aaaaaaargh...
Disconnecting the devices one by one the ticking remained and they didn’t stop with nothing connected or when I connected the P3 to a diffferent outlet using a different AC cable.
Sick of this I opened the P3 and found the ticking came from a specific part of the P3 and looking closer I found one condensator didn’t look quite right...it should be flat on top!
After removing the entire regeneration unit this morning I’ve desoldered the faulty condensator from the P3 to replace it later, for now the P3 works again, without ticking.
PS Audio P3, Shunyata ΞTRON Alpha Digital and HC/Furutech power cables, Paul Hynes SR7EHD-MR4, DIY Roon Server & Roon Endpoint running AudioLinux Headless, Phasure Lush^2 USB cable, Audioquest Diamond RJ/E ethernet, Uptone Audio etherREGEN, Mutec MC-3+ USB, Shunyata ΞTRON Anaconda Digital XLR AES/EBU, Devialet Expert 250 Pro CI, Nordost Tyr Reference LS cables, Von Schweikert VR-5 SE Anniversary Edition, Anti-Mode Dual Core 2.0, JL Audio Fathom F112. More detail here.
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