dgarretson
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| DIY Computer Audio Server or Melco N1Z/2EX-H60 I haven’t heard the Melco. My general opinion is that there is a performance advantage in separating the ethernet-to-USB rendering function from the CPU and mass storage. Optimizing the ethernet-to-USB renderering function frees you to employ a mo... | |
| How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers? Caddock MPs are 10W resistors. Vishay/Texas Components Z-foil are .25W. If you want to experiment, use 10W alternatives such as Path, Duelund, Mills, or ebayed Russian SSG silver mica. | |
| DIY Computer Audio Server or Melco N1Z/2EX-H60 You seem to have good grip on optimized parts for a DIY server. Most of what I have learned on the subject is in thread below. I use and wholeheartedly endorse the JCAT Net Femto Ethernet card, powered externally by an inexpensive Zerozone LPS. ... | |
| How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers? "Moreover, why has Merlin Audio (now defunct) experimented with their network components, before settling on the Dueland/Caddock combo?"@pmboyd Bobby used a Hovland capacitor in that position before switching to Duelund. He mention to me at an aud... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "Before Gary Clarke Jr there was Jimmy D Lane............."And before Jimmy D there was his father Jimmy Rogers. I had the good fortune of hearing the two together in '91 in a brewpub in Rochester NH. JR on acoustic backed by JDL on a strat. | |
| Audio System Donation Join a local audio society/club. They should be worthy pallbearers. | |
| Recommendations for a good audiophile digital coax (BNC-BNC) 50 ohm cable? SOtM and Habst make good if expensive 50 ohm cables. | |
| What is your top priority items on Black Friday Sale. I grew up in a family-owned department store. In that world the first shopping day after Thanksgiving is thought of as the point in the year when a retailer begins to turn a profit. It is black vs. red, not black vs. white. | |
| Mattresses, not stereos is where the money is Unfortunately, a friend on a very limited income has a 400lb. twenty-something mentally-disabled son who wandered into one of these mattress stores and purchased an $8000 mattress on a five-year installment plan. | |
| Best of compact audio systems For around $25K, Gayle Sander’s Eikon audio system does it all, to which you add your DAC of choice. This compact system sounds and looks great, with LF extension to 20hz and digital room correction.https://eikonaudio.com/ | |
| Pass Labs XA 30.8 Standby power draw? The spec on the Pass web site states 3.3A at idle, which is around 400W. | |
| Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass? Upon returning from the CAF audio show with good sounds freshly implanted in the memory bank, I was greeted by two Zerozone 24V/5A linear supplies from Hong Kong. Even without break-in they improve on the stock Meanwell SMPS. Increased dynamics. ... | |
| Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass? @auxinput - Woops, the connectors are indeed Oyaide-- for the ACA, 2.5 ID x 5.5 OD (based on the Meanwell data sheet spec.)I do a custom build to 10-11awg with a twist of 20awg .999 dead soft silver strands from Rio Grande on-line. IME, with DC t... | |
| Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass? @auxinput Thanks for this info. In past projects I have build DC umbilicals with 10-11awg silver wire, Furutech connectors, and tinned copper braid shielding. I'll keep all options in mind. | |
| Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass? I just ordered a pair of Chinese Zerozone 24Vdc/5A linear power supplies to compare to the stock Meanwell SMPS. I've queried the ACA DIY forum thread for experience with LPS substitutions, but to no avail. We'll find out shortly. |