[LAU] Cutting the USB cord :-)

[david]

On 03/03/2015 11:40 AM, Will Godfrey wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Mar 2015 08:13:07 -0700 (MST) "Jonathan E. Brickman"
> <jeb at ponderworthy.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been trying to strategize cutting the USB cord (right now,
>> one USB, one Firewire...) for my portable synth on and off for a
>> long time; I really don't like wearing out USB ports and cables
>> !!!! Was just perusing some of the AoIP conversation and
>> thinking...and then a thought was given, did a search, and found:
>>
>> https://www.hifiberry.com/
>>
>> So, at least in theory, for about $160 or so, I could get one of
>> those and an RPi 2.0 starter kit, run netjack and qmidinet, and
>> have a 96kHz wifi audio interface with MIDI...? Anyone see an
>> obvious catch?
>
> Sounds interesting. I've no experience of wifi. What's the
> reliability and latency like?

Don't know about yours, but our wifi here reports about 166ms latency
and 0.50% packet loss over the past month, using the FCC Speed Test app
for Android.

My wife wouldn't describe wifi of any sort as "reliable".

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