Great, thanks!
Are there plans for Octave to allow for Qobuz or Tidal to download files to local storage before playback?
When I use the Deezer application on my Mac, itās very easy to noice a significant improvement in SQ if I trigger the application to download the file before playback vs streaming from the provider during playback.
Since Deezer currently has a closed API model, itās unlikely this service will be an option for Octave unless the music service makes some changes. But if I were to consider Octave in the future, the ability to interact with online music services in a manner that can bring the file to local storage before playback would be important to me. And presumably others. Iām not sure if or how either Qobuz or Tidal allows for this functionality in their most recent releases.
Thanks
Since the Octave servers should have digital lenses built-in (so everything that is played through them is buffered), I would hope that would take care of it.
I thought that the Lens dealt with jitter caused by clock issues.
With Deezer, what Iām guessing contributes to the better sound quality Iām hearing after the file is on my local disc is that my CPU isnāt multitasking to attempt to write to disc while error correcting the file being downloaded and playing the file simultaneously. Thereās also less demand on the memory in that simultaneous read/write process. And then thereās less of the possibility of WiFi or Ethernet noise as the upstream network is actively engaged. From what I read, fewer system processes helps SQ.
Iām not disagreeing with the benefits of a Lens but would like to understand how the Lens makes streaming more like native file playback with respect to system resources used. Wouldnāt many of the same things still happen when streaming even with a Lens in the mix?
All that stuff is happening before the Lens. Plus I believe they plan to electrically isolate those parts of the server from the output using an internal optical connection. Iām just speculating.
Is the system still for sale?
Is there a timeline when Octave software will be released?
Weāre still planning on an Alpha launch end of this month to middle of November. That puts beta sometime in January.
1 Like
Iām so keen on getting first impressions if I can get around buying a separate streamer some time by moving to Bridge III. Iām always open to comment non public only 
But how to get an impression without the new HWā¦maybe thereās an option to just checkout the app with some test dataā¦
And regardless of the SW quality it then would really help to get a few halfwise objective sound quality comparison notes vs. common external third party streamer solutions.
Thanks Paul. So probably public in Q1 then? Will Octave work with Bridge II?
Thatās the plan, yes. Octave will not work with Bridge II.
2 Likes
Hi Paul,
How is this project coming along? I hope it is well. Iām excited to see how it turns out.
3 Likes
Hi guys,
Wondering about the plans for the upcoming music server and player. I know its supposed to be a Roon competitor and hopefully sound much better but Iām curious, will one be able to run it on their own device? Or will it require the actual music server to run the player?
Also, are there plans to include DSP such as the one in Roon? I will say that the ability to modify the output, especially the bass in my less-than-ideal room, has been an invaluable part of Roon.
I would suggest that including the ability to have the player on a computer, Mac, or custom server as well as having optimal DSP options would immediately win me over. If not, then the chances are less likely 
Innuos, in anticipation of releasing their streaming player software Innuos 2.0 by 31 May, have been releasing weekly feature articles. Inn-sights ā Innuos ā High-Fidelity Digital Music Servers and Streamers Tells existing and potential customers what to expect, how it works, development strategy and what features will be added in further releases. Like Octave, this is an alternative to Roon.
Surely this is something PS Audio should be doing with Octave?
2 Likes
Thanks for the heads up on their blog.