RPi5 - the first month - soundchekk - Computer Audio Asylum

RPi5 - the first month

Posted by soundchekk (A) on December 25, 2023 at 23:50:49

As some of you might remember I own a RPi5 with 8GB RAM for about a month.
A very busy month. ;)

I just concluded a challenging project to get this thing properly going.
"Going" in a way that I finally got my custom version of RPiOS
Bookworm properly integrated and all my custom apps adapted to the new HW.
All with the obvious goal to outperform - soundwise - my well established RPi4/CM4 setups.

SW-setup:
I am running
* my own custom operating system - no pre-made image,
* my own custom realtime kernel,
* a custom Logitech Media Server and
* a custom squeezelite
* numerous optimizations
* as controller the excellent LMS-MaterialSkin plugin by Craig Drummond

Basically there's not much that's original Raspberry PI OS.

Some key items I'd like to mention about the HW:

* The new RPi5 runs at about double performance
* The board layout and parts have been much improved
* Power consumption at idle is about the same as the RPi4
* I get along with a GeeekPi passive cooling case @54°C and continuous 2300MHz.

Downside:
* The RPi5 allows for much less HW teaks at this stage.
* Due to cooling needs working with HATs is basically not recommended.

Additional HW:

* I use my Gustard A18 hooked up to USB3
* a Samsung SSD also hooked up to USB3 via SATA-USB adapter.
* Allo Shanti 5V/3A supply
* iFi USB filters on DAC and SSD
* IanCananda ShieldPi Pro (GPIO filter and buffer) attached via 90° GPIO adapter

Outlook:
* I just received the NVME HAT, which I'll test soon.

Conclusion !?!?

All I can say. To wrap it all up. That'll be the last post that I am mentioning the RPi4.
Yep. I consider the new setup quite a step up the audiophile ladder. There's no looking back.

From an audio perspective the new setup exceeds my expectations. And I consider it a major success.

Enjoy.

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Topic - RPi5 - the first month - soundchekk 23:50:49 12/25/23 (33)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 08:33:42 12/29/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 01:27:20 12/27/23 (2)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - AbeCollins 14:48:12 12/28/23 (1)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 04:34:00 12/29/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 01:08:07 12/27/23 (24)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - Ryelands 06:18:24 12/27/23 (22)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 11:21:46 12/27/23 (17)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - E-Stat 11:43:37 12/27/23 (16)

Those don't appear to show... - mlsstl 19:41:01 12/27/23 (9)

RE: Those don't appear to show... - E-Stat 20:35:15 12/27/23 (8)

RE: Those don't appear to show... - mlsstl 05:12:31 12/28/23 (7)

Really? - E-Stat 06:15:00 12/28/23 (6)

Ok... - mlsstl 07:11:11 12/28/23 (5)

RE: Ok... - E-Stat 07:15:53 12/28/23 (4)

A follow-up - mlsstl 16:25:24 12/28/23 (3)

All observed by me in the linked post - E-Stat 16:57:26 12/28/23 (2)

And now you have a side-by-side example! -nt - mlsstl 18:02:18 12/28/23 (1)

What I'm thankful for is - E-Stat 06:59:58 12/29/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 14:39:22 12/27/23 (5)

Yes - E-Stat 15:37:59 12/27/23 (4)

RE: Yes - zacster 19:10:33 12/27/23 (3)

That's clearly the case - E-Stat 20:25:14 12/27/23 (2)

RE: That's clearly the case - ivan_terrible 00:59:12 12/28/23 (1)

You have a problem - E-Stat 05:49:10 12/28/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 08:55:01 12/27/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - zacster 08:30:04 12/27/23 (2)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - Ryelands 09:18:34 12/27/23 (1)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - zacster 11:22:59 12/27/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - soundchekk 06:00:05 12/27/23 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - ivan_terrible 13:03:44 12/26/23 (3)

I go the other direction - E-Stat 07:36:52 12/27/23 (1)

RE: I go the other direction - Dawnrazor 10:57:03 01/03/24 (0)

RE: RPi5 - the first month - soundchekk 00:08:29 12/27/23 (0)

RPi5 - the first month

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