Volumio Rivo+ and Lineo5 are unstoppable together

Volumio Rivo+ audio streamer and Lineo5 power supply review.
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00:00 About Rivo+
02:57 Volumio OS and App
05:33 Pricing
06:28 Sound
09:57 vs Rivo
10:33 vs Motivo
11:46 vs Eversolo A6 and A8
12:41 Power Supply Upgrade
13:32 Volumio Lineo5
17:58 Final Toughts

Test setup
Streamer:
DACs:
Preamps:
Amps:
Speakers:

Head-Fi test setup:

#hifi #audiophile #streaming #stereo

[Joeydarkroom]

You and tarun from British audiophile channel are the best hi-fi reviewers. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Boomyaris]

My favourite bit was where you 'dad moved' all those - "its only 1's and zero's just use a pc" guys with = 'if you believe that then you just haven't reached this level of experience yet' - absolute boss 💙

[sloboat]

Excellent review. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Cool runnings.

[davidrivera]

I'm see the Gustard x26iii in the background. I'm quite eager for that review. Additionally, it would be great to get you to compare Rivo + with Topping 90 discrete vs. Gustard x26iii with internal UpNp internal renderer. Thank your excellent reviews. You, sir, a much trusted and value resource in our audiophile community.

[cradlecoast]

Thank you for the Niklas Paschburg music recommendation, I love it!

[choffee]

It's amazing that a streamer or a power supply for one can make much of a difference. I wonder where that gets introduced. Do the DACs struggle to keep time with the clock? Does the noise from the PSU travel along the connections to the DAC? Audio is such a deep hole and its fascinating to hear where and how subtle tweaks make a difference.

[sener.seymenoglu]

I really like and respect this creator! Thanks..

[Anand.Asrani]

Thanks for the awesome music recommendations !

[ozzieflores]

Could you do a video comparing the Rivo+ Lineo PS vs the HiFi Rose strictly as transport … focusing on sound purity and which one sounds more organic..

[paulschreuder]

Love the reviews and honesty, music tips!

[Chris-rkdd]

First of all, thank you for having Greek subtitles. Yesterday I got ...the plus ...and I'm happy that you say it so nicely. I subscribed to your channel

[DeMorcan]

I have bought many things on your recommendations. For which I thank you.

[samidebs]

I have two systems, I never heard my Buchardt S400MkII sounds so musical till I got the Rivo + fantatastico🎸

[frisbiet]

😅thanks for your reviews, I am also interested in Rpi based streamers, after having a Lumin mini U1 a couple of years, software is a big part of a good product, maybi you can shine a light on the Ian Canada hats.

[andrzejchoynowski]

My system gets better and better thanks to your advice outperforming my old setup involving Eversolo DMP-A8 + EUR 4000 Tube amp. After Topping B200 and Silver Cables build on your inspiration, Volumio Rivo+ just arrived. Its sound is—compared to Eversolo A8—more round, calm, effortless, and ultimately enjoyable. It works perfectly with Denafrips Pontus 15th. Highly recommended. Thank you.

[PauloFerreira-hhzv]

Thank you very much for the review. What outputs did you use in the review, and which one has the best sound?

[SuperMcgenius]

Yes, Power supplies make a difference.

[guentherh.]

A good review, thanks. I'm missing an important piece of information about the new I2S output in combination with the Gustard R26 DAC, as I also own this DAC. Is there a difference in sound compared to USB? Thanks.

[riccitone]

Super helpful review! Was considering moving to the plus from my standard Rivo, if even for the future proofing of (eventually) getting a newer dac either I2s. Splitting hairs, but did you find the Rivo + sounding equally good (or even better) via WiFi vs Ethernet wired? You had mentioned the Motivo being better that way (sans switch or isolator). Than you 🙏🏼

[irisfinchmusic]

I had a similar experience to what you described when I upgraded my streamer to an Innuos Zenith!