Big Earth-Shattering Announcement!

I did add a 2nd RPi4 Diretta Host as described HERE to find that David’s supposition is entirely correct. We are both hearing more of what was captured by the recording engineers, in a slightly narrower 3D soundstage with “significantly greater image focus” to quote his assessment.

That an inexpensive addition to the local network can produce such a jump in clarity blows my mind! Remember, I was already using Diretta in the conventional way as one of many efforts to elevate my affordable source hardware to something like the >$10k Grimm MU-1 performance, which device, according to many commentators, appears to filter out RF/EMI, ground plane variations etc. to greatly benefit streaming SQ.

I am trying to think of a comparable step up in the past: Firmware for my 568.2mm? Gaia II feet under Special Edition? Shunyata Denali power? HAF room correction and crosstalk cancellation? EtherREGEN w/ Finisar fiber segment? Stack AUVA vibration control? Network Acoustics filtering?

I had the system cooking along pretty well when I bought DSP9s, which have launched me into a new universe. Now the icing on that cosmic cake.

Server: Audiolinux Roon NUC w/HAF room correction and crosstalk cancellation
Theater: 218, Allo Signature, miniDSP, HD621, C61R, DSP5200SEu, 420, 33, NHT subs
EtherREGEN w/Finisar fiber, Shunyata Denali
Living Room: RPi4 Diretta Host & Target, Ghent USB > Singxer SU-6 > AES NA M-Links > DSP9
Shunyata TritonV3, LHY lps, Farad Super3, Stack AUVA feet