jaytor
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| Best sounding resistors @cal3713 the Audionote Tantalum resistors that are on sale are the magnetic variety. I've seen a few posts from people when I was researching resistors who tried those and were not happy. I think the non magnetic versions are supposed to be much ... | |
| Best sounding resistors @pragmasi - Thanks for your response. I agree the Vishay thin films sound great. I am going to try to use these in as many places in the signal path I can. I am using the Salas DCG3 circuit for the output stage (in a balanced configuration) and th... | |
| Best sounding resistors Thanks. Is there an online retailer for the Charcroft CAR resistors? | |
| Notifications when someone comments on my virtual system I got the notification. Just took a little while. | |
| Notifications when someone comments on my virtual system @cal3713 I think so. I got a couple of email notifications but I'm not sure if it was a reply in your system page or to this post. | |
| DAC upgrade? I also think you're better off waiting until you can justify spending a bit more. While the Modi Multibit MAY be a bit better than the internal DAC, I doubt it would be much of an improvement. There are a number of DACs that retail closer to $1000... | |
| Notifications when someone comments on my virtual system @cal3713 - I just posted a comment on your system page so you can see if you get a notification. - Jay | |
| Notifications when someone comments on my virtual system I got a note from Tammy that this has now been fixed. | |
| Class D The primary advantages of GaNFETs (compared to mosfets) are low on resistance and low input capacitance. The low on resistance allows for higher efficiency, particularly into lower impedance loads. In car audio, available power is pretty limited ... | |
| Differential Balanced Sound Quality @atmasphere - Ralph - another excellent explanation. Thanks. I've been a big fan of balanced circuitry and cables since I discovered what a difference they could make in my system in the late 80s. Never looked back. | |
| Bulk power cables suggestions I've also had good luck with building cables with DH Labs bulk cable - both Power Plus and Red Wave. You can get 10% off just by signing up to their email list, but they often have sales for 25% or more off their bulk cable if you are patient. I'v... | |
| Innuos: A Cautionary Tale. @antigrunge2 - How did you connect the Roon Nucleus to your DAC when you compared it to the Innuous? Which Roon Nucleus were you using? Which Innuous were you comparing it to?I'm using Roon ROCK on a fanless NUC with LPS and the way I have it set ... | |
| Streamer or DDC I was using a Roon ROCK connected to my Terminator DAC through a Bryston BDP2 streamer via AES3.I bought a Denafrips Gaia DDC and connected my Roon server to the Gaia via USB and then used i2s to connect the Gaia to my DAC. This was a significant ... | |
| Class D It's often the case that extra filters are added to allow the device to pass FCC requirements and/or to improve stability into arbitrary loads.If you are making modifications for your own use, you can get away with it, but if you are trying to mak... | |
| Benefit of a Newer (Used) DAC - "Bang for the Buck?" There are a lot of excellent DACs below $1K (new and used). In addition to the ones mentioned, I'd look at the Denafrips Aries II (new for about $800) and the Schiit Gungnir MB (used for about $950). |