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    Car & Bike XUV700 Car Audio upgrade

    Audio quality is very subjective, what sounds as excellent for one person might be below average for somebody else. Listen to the stock audio system for some time and see if it really needs improvement. High end car audio systems are expensive and difficult to setup unless you get a competent...
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    Where do I solder the wires to bypass my speaker's volume control?

    No difference. Select the one which seems easiest. These kind of PCBs will have very thin tracks, so when soldering be careful not to overheat or the tracks will lift off and it will be a mess
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    Where do I solder the wires to bypass my speaker's volume control?

    You can disconnect the wires from the input side and connect it directly to the speakers side matching the colors. If disconnecting the wires is difficult, short the points b and c and also a and d with a short piece of wire / jumper
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    OpenBSD anyone? Instead of OpnSense, OpenWRT etc?

    What exactly is the issue you face with Opnsense ? I run Opnsense in a dual WAN setup and it is not that difficult if you follow the documentation
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    Review Flac vs Premium streaming services (Alac, Spotify etc)

    The first post said you were considering upgrade of DAC. I have been through few upgrade cycles, which taught me a few things. Shared them thinking that it might be useful for making the right decisions I have 3 entry level DACs other than Chromecast audio and there is no night and day...
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    Review Flac vs Premium streaming services (Alac, Spotify etc)

    Consider upgrading the speakers first as the Chromecast Audio is a decent DAC and the Fosi Audio BT20A is good enough for an entry level amplifier In an audio chain the speakers matters the most. Get good speakers considering your room and placement restrictions Dont fall for the latest and...
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    Hassle free easiest way to stream FLAC files to GOOGLE CHROMECAST AUDIO

    I recently started using Tidal and it feels bit different from Spotify
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    Hassle free easiest way to stream FLAC files to GOOGLE CHROMECAST AUDIO

    I run squeezebox server (Logitech Media Server) and squeezelite client running on an Odroid C1+ (almost equivalent to Rasbperry Pi 3B+). The LMS has plugins for online music services like Spotify, Tidal etc. It can play media from local drives or from a NAS as well. To use Chromecast Audio with...
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    Using 2 ISP's

    TP-Link has load balancing routers which should be relatively easy to configure. I dont have any experience with them. Other options are Pfsense / Opnsense, Openwrt with MWAN3, Mikrotik , Ubiquiti etc. All of these require more effort and reasonably good skills in networking to implement it. I...
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    Creating 2 networks over 1 physical link using smart switch and VLAN

    This is possible provided the equipment at both ends of the cable understand VLAN tagging This will work only if the main router has VLANs configured and the physical port has matching configuration as the switch port My suggestion would be to get a basic idea and configure it properly before...
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    Recommend me a linux distro other than Linux Mint

    Sorry to hear that it didn't work for you. I did not experience any sluggishness in my system I run Manjaro in my laptops. In the new laptop, the WiFi adapter requires a driver that is not included. Had to install it manually. I could not get Manjaro to install in the Compulab IPC3, only...
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    Recommend me a linux distro other than Linux Mint

    Try EndeavourOS. I have tried many recently and have settled on this. Btw I am using the MATE as the window manager. It is minimal and functional
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    The Raspberry Pi Thread

    It will not reach the speed of the integrated ethernet port However the OS support for SBCs other than Raspberry Pi are limited
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    21-30k Which 27" 2K monitor for general use

    It will be almost exclusively used on Linux. Thanks for the tip, will confirm this now. Will this be a problem with 27" 2K monitors ?
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    21-30k Which 27" 2K monitor for general use

    I am currently using a 22" FHD Dell IPS monitor which I want to replace with a 27" monitor. The PC is used mostly for reading documentation, watching videos and working in linux terminals. My budget is max 25K. Height & tilt adjustment and multiple inputs are needed. I have looked at several...
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    PC Peripherals UPS for someone who hates APC

    Can we replace the fan in BX1000-UXI with a quieter fan ? The fan noise is absolutely horrible