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| PC audio tweaks? Power the waveterminal from battery. These other tweaks will pale in comparison. | |
| Substitute for Waveterminal U24 Empirical Audio Off-Ramp Turbo, based upon Transit.http://www.empiricalaudio.com | |
| Mono blocks-High current/low impedance...options? Look at the freq resp. plots in the Stereophile review. Parasound Halo JC-1's. Also can be modded. | |
| best way to convert a sdpif to aes ??? Get it modded to do it right. It should be isolated and 110 ohms output impedance. | |
| DAC with remote for input select? This one also does it:http://www.inday.com/da4x/da4x.htmI modded this one. None of these switches are really audiophile quality. They will add considerably to the jitter. I had to gut the entire thing and start over.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufact... | |
| Looking for an incredibly dynamic preamplifier Dynamics are only delivered if the power delivery is done right, with the right wiring, circuit board layout and with the right types and brands of capacitors. Nothing stock except maybe NAIM or Spectral comes close IMO. | |
| Soundcards with wordclock input Wordclocks do not eliminate jitter. They may improve it, but the effective solution is a clock inside the DAC, not external.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/modder | |
| WHAT WOULD CAUSE JC-1 MONOBLOCK TO SELF DESTRUCT? Excessive DC can be caused by a DAC that is direct-coupled or even a preamp that is out of whack. | |
| WHAT WOULD CAUSE JC-1 MONOBLOCK TO SELF DESTRUCT? Angela - the bias pots can actually drift, or a component can fail to cause high bias currents.DC on the inputs can cause the amps to shut down as well. You should measure the DC on the outputs of the preamp. If it is more than 15 mV, this is too ... | |
| Best DAC under $2K The Benchmark DAC-1 in it latest version is hard to beat. Comparables are: Stello and Northstar. The Northstar has I2S input which can be a great advantage if you plan to use a USB to I2S converter later with your computer. I do not make any of th... | |
| ASIO on PC & Mac with iTunes & Apple Lossless I have been using ASIO plug-in with Foobar for a few weeks. I found it to be a bit better than without, but not hugely better. The sound stage is wide and deep with and without ASIO. It just gives a bit more dynamics to the high-frequencies and be... | |
| WHAT WOULD CAUSE JC-1 MONOBLOCK TO SELF DESTRUCT? I've repaired some of these type problems. If the amp is shutting down intermittently, there is at least two reasons:1) there is excessive DC offset on the input to the amp2) there is excessive bias current to the output transistors - this can be ... | |
| Audiophile USB to PCM Edsilva - If you open the volume control for windows using control panel, do the sliders have any effect on the audio??Just wondering if KMIXER is bypassed.Steve N. | |
| Audiophile USB to PCM Edsilva - does your waveterminal have a driver that you load on the PC? | |
| Audiophile USB to PCM Onhwy61 - I have used and modded the Big Ben. I found it to work exceptionally well for reducing jitter. The effect was immediately noticable. Deciding whether it is worth the price for what it does is up to each individual. It also has the benefi... |