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Hey all...
I've bypassed the Roon / dropout issue by going the Direct Optical Mode. No dropouts and the sound is probably the best one can get out of the Phantoms.
After some thought I'm not entirely convinced it's just hi-res wireless playback via Roon. It may be all high-res wireless plackback, even from streaming Tidal etc.
In any event, here's the link on DC for more info about my journey to fix this:
https://devialetchat.com/Thread-PLC-networking?page=3
Hope it is helpful. Cheers.
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Hey
Thanks for this. I’m contemplating this to give me stability. I’m also considering abandoning phantoms and Devialet altogether.
Can you explain the set up with direct optical please. I don’t understand the need to remain hard wired via Ethernet? I thought you would just feed with toslink and a splitter to play stereo?
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……also, how are you managing volume control via this set up? Presume the dev app won’t work?
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@
tsmithpam You won't need ethernet for streaming in Direct Optical, it is only needed to reach the web configuration UI on the speakers.
For volume control you'd have to use digital volume, like the one in Roon. Volume control in Phantoms is digital anyway so there is nothing to loose (maybe apart from convenience).
Instructions for Direct Optical on Phantom I
https://help.devialet.com/hc/en-us/artic...M-I-CUSTOM
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(22-Apr-2022, 10:02)ogs Wrote: @tsmithpam You won't need ethernet for streaming in Direct Optical, it is only needed to reach the web configuration UI on the speakers.
For volume control you'd have to use digital volume, like the one in Roon. Volume control in Phantoms is digital anyway so there is nothing to loose (maybe apart from convenience).
Instructions for Direct Optical on Phantom I https://help.devialet.com/hc/en-us/artic...M-I-CUSTOM
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tsmithpam I've implemented a preamp which controls volume with a remote. Also does digital room correction. I've written a ton about it in a couple different threads so I'd suggest you do some homework and read it.... this way you can learn how to tweak for your needs.
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To be on the safe side set a volume in the Phantom web UI - say you start with 40%. That should mean 100% on Innuos=40% out of Phantoms. 40% is probably too little, but this is easy to adjust in the Phantom web UI.
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According to Devialet Customer Care (Devialet support), all Phantoms set to "Direct Optical" ( Phantom I, Phantom II and CUSTOM variants) 70% volume corresponds to 0dBFS. The setting is here in the "Direct Optical" configuration:
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