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Sound card or not?
There are a few companies now, us included, that offer fully digital amplification. This means that the amplifier inputs a digital signal and handles all signal processing and amplification in the digital domain. The digital signal is then demodul... 
Sound card or not?
Ultimately it depends on the hardware in the computer itself.In MOST cases I find that if you use SPDIF right off the header on the motherboard it will sound better than most sound cards. Some cards have the benefit of external power, which means ... 
Does Anyone Offer Audio Mods For A Mac Mini?
Matt Reise is one of my distributors and has done some great demos of the mods we offer for the Mac Mini.The Paul Hynes supply and Mojo Supply are both great upgrades for the Mac Mini. Anyone who owns a mini really needs to consider the upgrade.Th... 
CAPS 3.0 Zuma vs Mac Mini
The battery power supply from RWA is a single rail supply. They basically output using a 12V LiFePO4 battery, this 12VDC goes through a DC-ATX converter (basically a mini switchmode power supply) and that DC-ATX converter generates the necessary v... 
CAPS 3.0 Zuma vs Mac Mini
Audio signals in a computer are processed in real time. This is the case regardless of whether you use JPLAY and memory playback engines, or any method.The first common misconception is that data on the computer is just ones and zeros. This is not... 
Linear ATX Power Supply
Hi All,My name is Ryan Mintz and the ATX Linear Power Supply is my design that I have been working on with my engineers now for close to 8 months. It has gone through SEVERAL revisions in that time and is a pretty neat device.Kijanki is correct, i... 
Core Audio Server Ryan Mintz
Robert,If you want to post a bad review about my products you are welcome to, but do so with the whole story and sign your name. Otherwise there's no way for us to course correct.I sold no servers over a year ago. The server is a new product and y... 
Mac Mini Power Supply
It's cheaper than buying the cable from MP3car most times.And I build my cables into a Powercon for my power supplies so I'd have to chop things up a bit anyway. Unfortunately it bricks the brick to do this so it's a bit of a waste, but there aren... 
Mac Mini Power Supply
I just saw this post, sorry for the delay in response...Power supplies can be ordered through Core Audio Technology's website or contact me from there. Plenty of reviews on the Core Forums also.Yes, I remove the switcher and insert an additional f... 
Core Audio Technology - power supply for Mac Mini
Hey Paul,It's not a DAC/Amp combo. There is no D/A conversion that takes place, it is a truly digital amplifier.The amplifier inputs a PCM signal either via USB or SPDIF and converts it to a pulse width modulation (PWM). The digital signal is recl...