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kijanki

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Mac Mini Power Supply
Mintzar - I don't know of a single switching mode power supply that operates in audible band. The lowest I know to operate is about 50kHz - non audible. Modern switching power supplies are switching at zero voltage/zero current while linear power ... 
Mac Mini Power Supply
"I have always found switchmode supplies to be VERY noisy and mechanical sounding."I don't question your findings but I hope you realize that this voltage (is it 18V?) goes inside of Mac Mini thru internal switching regulators to deliver voltages ... 
What Wilson to Buy?
http://hyperionsound.com/Images/Hear%20the%20Hype_low_res.pdf 
New Mac Mini Outputs
Don't forget wireless. I use Mac Mini - Airport Express - Toslink - Benchmark DAC1. 
Computer system
Mozartrules - How do you use Mac Mini without monitor? 
Computer system
Turboglo - why don't you use Mac Mini remote? 
Computer system
Reubent - I have three 1TB drives just in case if something goes wrong during copying and I loose two drives. I can imagine one drive interface (electronics) or firewire itself going bad and copying garbage to another making two disks unusable. I ... 
Does this degrade sound?
Blueranger - Elizabeth is right about trusting Nelson Pass. He wouldn't make mistake like that (bleed through) .Reason for limiting range is gain loss. Imagine that you have 100% balance adjustment. It means that each channel goes from 0-100% and ... 
Computer system
- MacMini with external 1TB firewire drive (music in ALAC)- Airport Express (wireless across the room)- Toslink- Benchmark DAC1 D/A converter- Amplifier 
Got $1000...how should I spend it?
Compact and under a thousand? Tvad is right - dump the girlfriend. Speakers come and speakers go but memories of $1k spent on drugs and hookers will stay forever. 
AudioQuest DBS Field
Paulsax - exactly. I'm leaving it to others as well. It would be a great arrogance on my part to say that it cannot work because I cannot understand it. It wouldn't be right for me to say that AQ doesn't know what they doing (or cheat people) beca... 
AudioQuest DBS Field
Paulsax - depolarization into random state is called relaxation. Dependent on material it can take from relatively short time to a year. Some materials might be permanently polarized. They are called electrets. Electrets can be natural, like quart... 
AudioQuest DBS Field
Paulsax - Maybe not physical changes in dielectric but forming and orienting dipoles in presence of electric field. 
Sennheiser HD650 Headphone Amp
I used HD580 (same drivers) with Benchmark DAC1. More money but great sound. It can also serve as a preamp or portable unit for travel with laptop. 
best towers for $3000 ?
I had Paradigm Studio/60 v2 before. Replaced it with $3000 dealer demo of Hyperion HPS-938 - amazing speaker. You can find link to reviews on their website as well as pictures.hyperionsound.com It got whole bunch of awards - many component of the ...