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congratulations on a great price for the Tambaqui. In case you haven't looked at the Mola Mola Remote app yet, there are three possible output levels. Both with and without a preamp, these are worth trying to find what fits your system best. Have fun.

wow. dealers post about the high fees they pay for these events in addition to the prep time, transportation costs and lost time selling gear in their usual way. They couldn't be very happy about a day and a half without internet service (or interruptions during that time). Especially if this is one of only a very few events they use to publicize their gear.

it isn't surprising that an IT professional who has designed interface screens will see it very differently from those of us who are users only. And some IT folks prefer the absolute minimum on the screen. One fellow I worked with (brilliant coder) used a font that was so small I asked him if there were fonts smaller than 8 point or if he custom-programmed it. He would always shrug and laugh. Then I would specify the size and placement. When you are used to writing very efficient code, why muck up the interface with a lot of unnecessary stuff? 🙃

Thanks. She mostly used it with internet radio channels. I'm assuming the LMS solution only provides access to our library. Is that correct?

Simple systems are great. It is unfortunate that Logitech no longer supports the Squeezebox Touch, which was the ideal interface. My wife loved it. But, fortunately, Roon has gotten easier to use and she continues to enjoy listening to music. Once she got used to the search function (which thankfully has been improved) she can find songs and albums she likes.

it is strange that if my internet service is down, there is no music to listen to (at least in the main system). Of course, ISPs only survive if the outages are very short. On the other hand, having access to "more than 240,00 albums in Hi-Res audio quality" in Qobuz is a joy.

interesting company and concept. the photos show some drivers that seem very similar to those in high-end brands; however, those brands customize the stock drivers. I wonder if YB does too.

wasn't questioning your (plural) hearing or reactions (and, hey, if your wife can handle you she has my admiration 😉). I should have simply made my point: Purifi makes transducers; speaker makers build speakers using the drivers, therefore one implementation does not tell us about Purifi transducers. Researching/designing/building stuff is hard and deserves a full vetting. The real question is whether the measurements they show indicate something fundamentally better than other mid-range/woofer drivers in their price range. I've only seen one professional review of one implementation, but there might be many others... Fun trivia: My wife loves @DuckToller's dogs even though she has only seen photos (and we can conclude that she thinks, by extension, he is a good person).

Fastest way to build confidence in a product. 😆 They look weird to me too. Like there weren't finished. But maybe time to get back on topic...

So, an i3 processor can handle the headless Audirvana?

implementation is everything. Purifi only makes mid-range and bass transducers. Wonder what driver was used for the treble.

Regarding Audirvana, I hope Grimm Audio's next software update for the MU1/MU2 will facilitate using Audirvana. Looking forward to your experiments and better understanding the benefits of headless applications.

Audirvana is testing a Linux program - https://www.alpha-audio.net/streaming-audio/2024/04/audirvana-announces-linux-beta-program/ According to this article: "Unlike the Windows and Mac version, this Linux version is without an interface. The software is operated through a new version of the app for phone or tablet. Besides Linux, the software can also be installed on a QNAP NAS. This step opens the door to using Audirvāna on Raspberry Pi-based streamers, like Volumio and the open source software Ropieee XL also offer." I wonder if that means it will run on a MU1/MU2 once their software has been updated to accommodate non-Roon players. Audirvana does interface with Qobuz.

when Roon re-programmed the lefthand menu, the performance was snappier. Perhaps they have trimmed down some code that affects sound too (network traffic?).

Suggest you start with the last on the Taiko list and see how that sounds: Disable DSP and remove filters. I don't think there is a posted list for the Grimm, but @TheAttorney has a post or two on this thread about what he has tried (a lot).