If you plan on using a Pi you can buy a AES hat(e.g https://www.pi2design.com/pi2aes.html) and skip tthe Matrix-X-SPIDF
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How best to connect Genelec 8341A to PC
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If you plan on using a Pi you can buy a AES hat(e.g https://www.pi2design.com/pi2aes.html) and skip tthe Matrix-X-SPIDF
Yes! I've actually been having a look at this guide to build my own https://www.superbestaudiofriends.o...-to-pi2aes-throw-away-your-pc-or-laptop.8878/ My only concern would be how much noise there'd be in the digital output coming from this device. I think it wouldn't be that bad but I'd need to experiment. I felt confident going for the Matrix because of ASR's review about its minimal jitter.
EDIT: a Genelec representative indeed said that jitter in the input signal should not matter (https://community.genelec.com/forum...e_boards_web_portlet_MBPortlet_message_920398).
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I did some research on the jittering issue of digital input of Genelec, and I feel probably the jitter in the input AES signal does not matter.
1. discussions on the Genelec forum (https://www.community.genelec.com/forum/-/message_boards/message/913050#/) as well as some others seem to suggest that the speaker will read input signal, figure out the sampling rate, and regenerates a new signal using its own clock.
2. Description of genelec's 2029A (https://www.genelec.com/previous-models/2029a) says "The DA converter inside the 2029A is a professional quality four times oversampling 20-bit delta-sigma converter, with high resilience to clock jitter and excellent linearity." which seems to support 1.
@soundwave76 can you chime in, as I saw you mentioned Genelec's reclocking issue in https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...sh-s-pdif-re-clocker.7006/page-35#post-160288.
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I did some research on the jittering issue of digital input of Genelec, and I feel probably the jitter in the input AES signal does not matter.
1. discussions on the Genelec forum (https://www.community.genelec.com/forum/-/message_boards/message/913050#/) as well as some others seem to suggest that the speaker will read input signal, figure out the sampling rate, and regenerates a new signal using its own clock.
2. Description of genelec's 2029A (https://www.genelec.com/previous-models/2029a) says "The DA converter inside the 2029A is a professional quality four times oversampling 20-bit delta-sigma converter, with high resilience to clock jitter and excellent linearity." which seems to support 1.
@soundwave76 can you chime in, as I saw you mentioned Genelec's reclocking issue in https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...sh-s-pdif-re-clocker.7006/page-35#post-160288.
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I don’t have any info regarding jitter in AES. I highly doubt it being a problem.
P.S. I once had an ADI-2 Pro which I used with 8330 to control the volume. I ended up selling that because volume control via GLM is the best solution and I actually started to prefer my mouse’s wheel to ADI-2 volume knob. You always had to reach far to adjust it vs the mouse which is always in your hand.
P.S. I once had an ADI-2 Pro which I used with 8330 to control the volume. I ended up selling that because volume control via GLM is the best solution and I actually started to prefer my mouse’s wheel to ADI-2 volume knob. You always had to reach far to adjust it vs the mouse which is always in your hand.
thx for the reply! I updated my old post. Looks like indeed this has not been a problem since Genelec produced 8260 ten years ago.
I feel mouse wheel is probably easier to reach in my environment than a DAC's own knob.FYI, I wanted to get a remote (Genelec 9101A) so that I can control volumes while listening in a more relaxed setting (while cooking or dining nearby); it's supposed to be "coming soon" to BH Photo (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1602767-REG/genelec_9101am_b_wireless_volume_control_for.html) but it has been "coming soon" for months so I'm forced to save that money now
^ I have that remote as well. Ordered it once when it was discounted, but I have never even opened the box
This just became available in stock.
Yeah... however, there is newer version of the remote (9101B) out now, based on Genelec website
I'm in somewhat of a similar situation to Cloudreader, but I'm wondering how to connect a PC to a multichannel Genelec setup.
Analog would seem to be rather straightforward, I think, with an Okto dac8 PRO which was very favorably reviewed here at ASR, but how would one connect a PC digitally for multichannel? It seems like there are a lot of options for stereo, but if I'm hoping to put together a 7.1 system with SAM/GLM calibrated and controlled speakers, what do I use?
Analog would seem to be rather straightforward, I think, with an Okto dac8 PRO which was very favorably reviewed here at ASR, but how would one connect a PC digitally for multichannel? It seems like there are a lot of options for stereo, but if I'm hoping to put together a 7.1 system with SAM/GLM calibrated and controlled speakers, what do I use?
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