jgoldrick
Responses from jgoldrick
| Advantages with an outboard power supply Small Green Computer has LPS at a good price. | |
| Streamer software, what do you use? Hqplayer embedded on a fanless PC. Have a linear supply from small green computer. I use the hqplayer OS and control from a Chromebook. I have some filters setup, but I am novice hqplayer user. At one time I ran it on a pi III. Doable, but no... | |
| The latest audiophile streamer craze OFC copper foil gives a warmer sound. Silver is more resolving. | |
| Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp? Hypex, not Hyped | |
| Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp? I used a Hyped plate amp for my DIY subwoofer. Liked it so much I replaced the plate amp in my B&W subwoofer with a second one | |
| New Product RE: Denafrips 12th Anniversary Edition Digital-to-Digital Converter (DDC) When I had my Metrum Onyx I used a Kitsune edition DDC, as the coax input was the best. I now have a Totaldac D1 core and the USB input is best. The DDC is not needed. | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? My parents Columbia / capital console. I used to crank that baby up when they were gone. | |
| Would my DAC matter? Agreed. If you are going to use DSP, do it while the signal is still digital. I use hqPlayer. I can add filters to it. I did my own with REW and rePhase. | |
| Poll: Most impactful component Source. Nothing can fix a bad source. | |
| Will earbuds with anc reduce loud gym music? I recently had some bose noise canceling earbuds that work very well. They just recently died after 3 years of hard use. They don't make that model anymore. I used them for sleep and they cancelled the sound of a room a/c unit almost completely. ... | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? Today, if I had the money, I could easily double the investment in my system. 6 months after that, I could probably do it again | |
| Sharing SACDs +1 @ghdprentice | |
| A Different "Analog" Question Like @jond , I don't wear one. No jewelry except my wedding band. A habit I acquired in the Air Force working on radar. We were not allowed to wear any jewelry when working. | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? Maybe a scatmat from petsafe? Keeps our animals off the couch. | |
| Distinctly Digital Forever? No. But you can get close. R2R is the way to go if you want analog sound from a DAC, IMHO. I have a Totaldac D1 core. It's very analog sounding. |