jaytor
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| PS Audio Power Plant P3 to P12 I have been very pleased with my PowerPlant 3 so I have no interest in switching to another brand. I really don't want this thread to devolve into another objective vs subjective debate. As an electronics engineer, I think measurements have th... | |
| The problem with absorption panels- it kills the fine details As many responders to your previous thread mentioned, you need a combination of diffusion and absorption to achieve optimal results. Absorption panels can be very helpful if used judiciously and appropriately. | |
| diffuser or absorption panels, which would you choose? My experience matches what others have said. Too much absorption will make the music sound dead, but some absorption is likely necessary. I tried the GIK Diffusor/Absorbers behind my speakers to start with and found the sound to be kind of flat. ... | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits Nice bikes. IF makes an excellent steel frame. I don't own any steel frame bikes at the moment - mostly high-end carbon road race bikes and a couple gravel bikes. I've got to pare down my stable at some point. Here's a decent book to start with.... | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @johnah5 - I own a lot of bikes (I own an e-commerce cycling business), but the one in the photo is one of my oldest - a Serotta ti with S&S couplers, SRAM red etap. This is the one I usually take to Europe since it fits in a small 24"x24"x10"... | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @charles1dad - Thanks Charles. I used the AN non-magnetic Silver Tantalums for all the parts in the audio path. These are the white-colored ones in the photo above. | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @changeout - I bought the upgraded resistors/caps and the TentLabs DHT filament supplies from HiFiCollective.com. The Jensen line input transformers came from PartsExpress.com. I built the heater supply for the input tube using a pmillet PCB I b... | |
| DA Krell not nearly as good as DA DA, or was it? In the late 80s, early 90s, I had a pair of Krell MDA-300 monoblocks. I really liked them but they generated a lot of heat. I replaced them with an FPB-300 which I also liked a lot. I owned this amp for over 20 years until it started having proble... | |
| Roon Nucleus vs generic NUC You’re not missing anything. If you want, you can put your NUC in a fanless case. Otherwise, no difference. | |
| USB reclocker vs DDC? A couple of years ago, I added a Denafrips Gaia to a Terminator DAC and switched from AES3 to I2S. To start out, I used an $12 HDMI cable from Amazon. This provided a very noticeable improvement over the AES3 connection. I later upgraded to a Tu... | |
| USB reclocker vs DDC? Most DDCs include a reclocker, but many DDCs include a USB input, but not a USB output. They will connect to the DAC using SPDIF, AES3, Toslink or I2S. A USB reclocker, on the other hand, generally has just USB in and out. | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations This doesn't seem like a good fit. You can get 15-16W from a parallel 300B SET, but unless you listen at very modest volumes and have a fairly small room, an amp like this is probably not going to meet your expectations. | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @johnah5 - I've heard some Audio Note amps at audio shows, but not in my system. I think the kits deliver similar performance to the lower-end AN commercial units, but none of the kits (that I'm aware of) have the silver wire transformers and the ... | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @vinylvalet @charles1dad - Thanks for the compliments. If anyone is interested, I created a build thread on the SH forums. https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/ank-300b-interstage-monoblocks.1112018/#post-27958720 | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @charles1dad - When I first finished the ANK amps, I was using GR-Research NX-Oticas. These cross over to powered subs at around 70Hz. The 300B amps provided a bit more depth and width to the sound stage, a more natural decay, and a smoother midra... |