店主：2ヶ月の研究開発を経て、SSDエンクロージャーを改良し、独立した12V LPSリニア電源、AfterDark. Black Lake USB CFSケーブル、EMIシールドとAfterDark. Black Mountain audiophileMATを搭載し、CASユーザー向けの高性能AfterDark. Project Clay X SSDエンクロージャー製品を作成しました。
店主はAfterDark. audiophileCAS DTDについて多くの良いコメントを受け取り、オーディオファイルは常にNASのオーディオパフォーマンスの変更や調整を店主に求めていました。店主は郭氏に、EMIシールドとカーボンファイバー素材のコンセプトを適用し、NASの「Audio Tweak on Sound Performance Tuning、オーディオ性能調整」を提供するために再設計することを約束しました。そのため、NASのHDD/SSDに「Project ClayX Black Mountain Carbon Fiber audiophileMAT 炭素繊維オーディオマット」という初の製品を導入しました。
技術的な話題： なぜRaspberry Pi 3をオーディオレンダリングプロセッサとして使用するのですか？ 店主は、このオーディオレンダリングプロセッサがオーディオファイルDACの真の可能性を引き出すことができると信じています。純粋なデジタル伝送デバイス（DTD）として機能し、USB、I2S、デジタル同軸ケーブルなどを介してDACに信号を伝送します。異なるインターフェースを使用することで、オーディオファイルは異なる種類のオーディオファイルケーブルで音色を変える楽しみを味わうことができます。
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This week the shop owner would like to talk about the unique product line called Project ClayX.
What is AfterDark. Project ClayX? The shop owner develop this product line because we received some unique customer sector, which require more exotic or demanding audio performace tuning product on their CAS. They require to have excellent audio tuning and unique features which never will be develop in the mass production market. The material will include tailor made Carbon Fiber Board, Carbon Fiber Woven shielding, Industrial grade EMI shielding materials, Industrial Anti-Absorber materials, some exotic material from German made WA product etc.
What is the major product line for Project ClayX? The shop owner is try to inspire the market with the unique product which are never be seen and produce in the market. All the major product is CAS related.
Why the shop owner start Project ClayX? There is one reason, there is one customer with his special request. He is Mr. Kwok, he always want something special and very enlighted with AfterDark's new product. One day, he approached the shop owner, saying that he want some cable where he can separate the 5V DC and USB signal wires.
Mr. Kwok: Can you make a tailor made Mirco A to Micro USB 3.0 cable for my SSD?
The shop owner: Yes, we can make it with the same material from AfterDark Black Lake CFS USB Cable.
The shop owner: The cable with made along with Carbon Fiber Shielding (CFS) Technology. This can benefit for all the digital signal cable included USB cable, I2S Signal Cable, HDMI cables and Digital Coaxial Cable.
Mr. Kwok: Yes, can you make some product which can separate the 5V and feed them with 5V DC on audiophile LPS that will be great.
The shop owner: I should start another product line to reflect this unique segment on audio tuning, and started Project ClayX as a Research and Development Team for CAS product. People would appreciated the effort and tailor made with handcrafted product in Hong Kong.
After 2 months, research and development, we modify on SSD Enclousure with separate power supply 12V LPS, AfterDark. Black Lake USB Cable, with Black Mountain Carbon Fiber audiophileMAT as a high performance tuning set for all CAS user.
Shop owner received a lot of good comment on audiophileCAS DTD, audiophiles always asked the shop owner to perform modification or Tweak on the audio performance on NAS. The shop owner promised Mr. Kwok, AfterDark. will re-engineering the concept with some EMI shielding, Carbon Fiber Anti-Absorber material to provide the "Audio Performance Tuning" on NAS. Therefore, we introduce the first ever "Project ClayX Black Mountain Carbon Fiber audiophileMAT" for NAS product to put on HDD/SSD for Music Storeage.
Technical Insight: Why Raspberry Pi 3 use as audio rendering processor as Digital Audio Player (DAP)? The shop owner believe this audio rendering processor can unlock the true potential of audiophile DAC. It act as pure Digitial Transport Device (DTD) to transmit the signal to DAC via USB, I2S etc. With different interface, audiophile can enjoy the fun with different kinds of audiophile cables.
Which Audio Rendering Software to choose from?
Volumio
PiCorePlayer
Runeaudio
MOodeAudio
They are all open sourced code software, and have its own strength and advantage.
User is most accepted Volumio for two reasons: The UI is well develop and easy to use. The sound is quite good and have a lot of new update for software Kernel every month. Support all music files: One DAP (Digital Audio Player) for all music: MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, ALAC, DSD and much more.
Plus, you'll get UPnP/ Dlna, AirPlay, Spotify, YouTube and Web-Radios all in one place.
