Volumio, a company dedicated to superior audio and design quality, has announced the launch of the Rivo Plus, and enhanced, upgraded version of the existing Rivo streamer launched two years ago. 

As a company, Volumio is driven by its community’s needs. Following the successful launch of the Rivo our customers, while loving the product, made some suggestions for new features they would want included in any future product. Volumio is proud to announce that we have incorporated many of those suggestions with the launch of the Rivo Plus. 

The Rivo Plus has several added features, including an additional 12V trigger-out and I2S/DSD over HDMI ports. Technical improvements include upgraded clocks (MEMS) and a dedicated ASIC connected to the internal USB, resulting in a better-quality output signal on the S/PDIF and AES-EBU interfaces.

Priced at €1,299 USD $1,399, GBP £1,099, AUD $2,299.

The Rivo Plus is available to order here.

More detail on the Rivo Plus features and technical improvements:

Dedicated ASIC for generating the signals S/PDIF and AES-EBU.

On the original Rivo, the signals for the S/PDIF and AES-EBU outputs were generated directly by the Amlogic SoC. On Rivo Plus, those signals are generated by a dedicated ASIC

connected to the internal USB interface, this lowers the load on the CPU for generating the audio digital stream. The ASIC is fed by a high-quality MEMS active clock and powered by several dedicated ultra-low noise linear regulators. The result is a further improvement in the quality of the output signal on the S/PDIF and AES-EBU interfaces.

12V trigger-out port

This has been implemented to facilitate the management of the audio chain connected to the Rivo Plus. If the other devices used together with Rivo Plus feature the trigger-in port, they can be connected in cascade to the Rivo Plus and they will be turned ON and OFF by the Rivo Plus, according to the system status (playback, standby, etc.)

Improved clocks for the USB HUB IC, connected to the USB DAC port for reclocking and signal integrity

The clocks have been upgraded to the MEMS type. This improvement brings even better jitter and frequency stability performance, and less susceptibility to temperature variations

and the ageing effect.

I2S/DSD over HDMI

Requested by many customers and implemented also on Motivo, the I2S over HDMI interface provides another option for connecting an external DAC. With some DACs, this interface brings the best sonic performance compared to S/PDIF, AES-EBU, and USB.

The signals for the I2S/DSD over HDMI are generated by a dedicated ASIC, connected to the internal USB interface and fed by a high-quality MEMS active clock. All the analog and digital sections of the ASIC are powered by dedicated ultra-low noise linear regulators.

The Rivo Plus is aimed at audio enthusiasts who already have an audio system and an external DAC who want the maximum performance from digital music, no matter what source it comes from.

AUDIO RESOLUTION

• Digital Coaxial S/PDIF output: up to PCM 192kHz/24bit and DSD64 via DoP
• Digital AES/EBU output: up to PCM 192kHz/24bit and DSD64 via DoP
• Digital I2S over HDMI output: up to PCM 768kHz/32bit and DSD256
• USB output: up to PCM 768kHz/32bit and DSD256 (via USB DAC)

HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

• CPU: Amlogic S905D3, Quad Core 1.9 GHz
• RAM: 2 GB DDR4
• Internal Memory: 16 GB EMMC
• Video Output: HDMI 2.1/HDCP 2.2, up to 4Kx2K@60fps resolution
• LAN: Gigabit 10/100/1000M
• Wireless Networking: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2X2 MIMO with RSDB
• Bluetooth: 5.0
• USB: 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0

SUPPORTED FORMATS

• DSD, WAV, FLAC, Alac, Aac, Vorbis,Mp3 and many more
• Playback control and configuration via App and from browser
• Airplay support via Shairport Sync
• Bluetooth 5.0 Playback support
• CD Playback and Ripping (USB CD/DVD Drive required)
• UPNP DLNA Renderer with Open Home support
• Integrated TuneIn Web-Radio Directories
• CIFS/SMB and NFS Network
• Attached Storage compatibility
  

SUPPORTED SERVICES

• Airplay via Shairport Sync, Spotify & Spotify Connect, TIDAL & TIDAL Connect, QOBUZ
• Plugins available:  Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Fusion DSP, Bandcamp and many more

 

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