It's all about making the right compromises, and I will try to point out the compromises I am making and explain why.ĭone with the messy thermal compound paste that goes on the CPU, copper pipes, and all over you and the case!!! :). I think we get very similar performance for audio but a few degrees lower temperature would be beneficial. And given that I also have 6 regulators generating heat in the case, I decided to go with the 65W TDP Intel i9-9900 instead of the 95W TDP Intel i9-9900K. If the temperature in the chassis gets too hot, the sound becomes harsher. I opted for a lower power Intel i9 - the 9900. I thought about using terminals and thicker wire but I did not want to introduce another connector and material in the path. Some of the boards cannot take 15.5AWG wire. I will be using the 15.5AWG wire where possible.
I estimated I need 6 meters for the internal wiring and 5 meters for the umbilical cords.
I will be using this wire exclusively in this build. The yellow wire you see in my previous post is Mudorf silver/gold. Here is the final result and a review from the new owner after a couple of weeks of listening to the new server: I am planning to post a lot of pictures and comments as I make progress. But I’ve never had one in my system to compare with a DIY server like this. I’ve heard the Statement in a few occasions and liked what I heard. One can buy a Statement instead, but there are a few things I don’t like about the Statement - the low powered CPU does not sound as good as this configuration the SSD drives are too noisy, and I don’t want to have any in my servers Apacer RAM is a must the wiring (silver/gold wires used for everything) cost $1,500 alone… if the Statement had the same wires and cables, it would probably cost $5K more just for that… that’s not including the amount of time, it takes to do all the JSSG360 shielding and every small detail. But to be honest, I am aiming higher than that. This server will look a little like the Innuos Statement. The only way to build his power supply inside a computer is to go the DIY route. Due to his contract with Innuos, he is not doing ATX power supplies. It’s also good to mention that Sean Jacobs would not do a power supply like this. It’s not a coincident, and some of the ideas were taken from there. This may resemble a little bit the power supply of the Innuos Statement described here. But we have an available heatsink to use in the power supply, so I opted for the better heat management. I calculated that the path from the regulators would be almost the same length as if they were in the motherboard chassis. That would meet the first goal.įor the second goal, I left the regulators for the PinkFaun USB bridge in power supply chassis.
#Loxone music server review install#
I decided to install the regulators for the ATX connector in the motherboard chassis. The second chassis would be hosting the motherboard, CPU, RAM, etc. and some of the DC regulators. One chassis would be hosting a big 400VA toroidal transformer, Schottky diodes for rectification, Mundorf caps, etc. We decided to use two black Streacom FC9 chassis. Good heat management to keep things cool. Shortest possible cable path from the double regulators to the components powered.Ģ. There are two goals with the customization of the 4-rail LPS:ġ. The JCAT NET card will be powered by various spare linear power supplies he has, tbd which works best. The EPS connector will be powered by another 12V Sean Jacobs DC3 LPS he already has. 3 rails used for the ATX connector and one rail for the PinkFaun USB card. He acquired a 4-rail Sean Jacobs power supply, which I customized for him. Given the specs above, we came up with 6-rails - 3 for the ATX connector, 1 for the EPS connector, 1 for the PinkFaun USB card, and 1 for the JCAT NET card. Resonance controlling material will be applied on the chassis. Some but very little EMI absorbing material to be applied at strategic places.Īll connectors will be treated with Walker Audio Quantum Silver Contact Treatment with Nanocrystal Technology. Isoacoustics Gaia feet will be used on both chassis Operating System: Euphony running Stylus, switchable to RoonĪll wiring will be done with Mundorf silver/gold wire (and JSSG360 shielding where it makes sense) USB Output: PinkFaun USB Bridge with ultraOCXO clock Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming ITX changed to ASUS Z390-I ROG Strix Gaming Intel LGA 1151 mini ITX motherboardĬPU: Intel Core i9-9900 changed to Intel Core i9-9900K.One box solution to eliminate some of the clutter. Let me start with some of the high level requirements:
Hi everyone! I am building a computer for someone else and decided to share what I am doing with everyone.