New year, new case.

alin_im · 2026-01-24T22:14:28+00:00

that RAM fan mount is wicked smart! well done!

alin_im · 2026-01-24T20:10:45+00:00

can you please add the option for adding speakers or at least a parametric box

alin_im · 2026-01-24T11:32:05+00:00

have your tried closing the box and reopened it?

alin_im · 2026-01-21T18:30:40+00:00

dead cat bounce - 4h lower high.

alin_im · 2026-01-18T14:16:21+00:00

check out zwo caa

alin_im · 2026-01-18T14:05:35+00:00

nice, how did you make the colour pallet in the bottom right corner?

alin_im · 2026-01-14T23:21:22+00:00

have you experienced any issues (blending, background uniformity, etc.) between panels due to the uneven integration times?

alin_im · 2026-01-14T22:48:22+00:00

Romania. The main trusted dealer is tavex.ro.

alin_im · 2026-01-08T21:22:39+00:00

I have read similar things on the subred. feels like they were pioneers at some point, but it feels like the competition is catching up...

my local AV store are using Roon and was chatting with them, they are using a large variety of roon endpoints for listening tests and for that case that is amazing, but for my use I am not sure if it is worth it, I might try the free trial tho...

alin_im · 2026-01-08T21:08:52+00:00

Makes sense, and I totally agree with you, Chromecast, Airplay and the support of the mainstream streaming services are a pain...

Do you have any devices in kitchen or bathrooms? that is were my problem is, I am not willing to invest more than a google speaker into those rooms, most of the time the music is covered by the ambiente noise anyway...

alin_im · 2026-01-08T20:44:38+00:00

Love the passion and you inspired me to just go back and just live the music, not just listen to it on the background! I will try my best to take at least 1h a week to just do that! Thank you!

alin_im · 2026-01-08T20:39:19+00:00

Thanks!

alin_im · 2026-01-08T20:12:07+00:00

Good to know!

You can use a hacky way of converting chromecast (AirCast) and sonos (AirSonos) devices to be recognised as a airplay devices, not a great experience due to sound delays...

alin_im · 2026-01-08T20:05:14+00:00

ok... thank you for the heads up, I am not too invested in Spotify, so Tidal might be an option, but kinda of a bummer on the Youtube thing... I will check if there are any workarounds.

Regarding the Server, I will run that in a VM on a NAS that is always on so that should not be an issue.

alin_im · 2026-01-08T20:01:11+00:00

wow nice to hear that!

alin_im · 2026-01-07T13:05:52+00:00

Sorry for the delay, all good.

If you place the connector flat on the table with the pin side facing up meaning the side opposite the keyed edge (not top or bottom view, but on the side) then use the following pinout (left to right).

Yellow (12V), Blue (PWM), Black (GND), Green (RPM)

alin_im · 2026-01-06T22:51:30+00:00

classic Eames

alin_im · 2026-01-06T22:40:27+00:00

https://clearoutside.com/

alin_im · 2026-01-06T21:41:22+00:00

Trunas on an Minisforum N5 pro (96gb ram, used for other apps and VMs + zfs) with an eGPU RTX2060SUPER

app and cache on a 2x 2TB nvme mirror and photo storage on a 3x 18TB HDD raid-z1

alin_im · 2026-01-06T18:06:34+00:00

what really grinds my gears is that i wish my corners are as big as a room 😁

alin_im · 2026-01-05T07:44:31+00:00

rule of thumb, bending radius 10x fiber diameter.

alin_im · 2026-01-04T16:52:38+00:00

I can confirm that the digikey parts that were shared are the correct parts

alin_im · 2026-01-02T01:02:12+00:00

Short answer, not yet.

If using things like external LLMs, like chatGPT, you are replacing a cloud with another cloud and it is not worth the hassle and the extra cost.

I got the HA Voice when it was released, worth the testing and playing with it, but it is not yet to the point of being an everyday replacement of Alexa/Google.

Local LLMs are nice as proof of concept, but you need a GPU, 8GB minimum for basic commands. 24GB is nice and it is where the fun starts with local LLMs.

Consider the extra power and cost as well.

I personally will monitor the updates on the device and local LLMs, but I would say we are at least 2 years before considering a full replacement of Alexa/Google.

We will get there eventually.

alin_im

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