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| Apple Airplay Sound Quality Single hangup with the AE is HUGE jitter. Some DACs, my 840c among them, simply do not like this amount of jitter, and have audible problems. | |
| Toslink or 110 ohm aes/ebu? Sword,I am using my 840c as a DAC and it has almost NO tolerance for jitter. I am using either an AirPort Express, known for its jitter or a Dishnetwork receiver to feed optical.......In both cases, and the AE is worst, the system makes a real scr... | |
| If you have a line conditioner, does noise matter? While is doesn't adjust line voltage, a sub category of power conditioner includes an Isolation Transformer. My PanaMax has all the usual power conditioner claims but also has a 400va iso trans. Into this, goes all my low power and digital equipme... | |
| $8k budget. Need advice. What did you audition the speakers with? That's where I'd start.Why didn't you try to choose amp/pre at the same time and buy a complete system? That being said, the Pass Int-150 would work. | |
| Need integrated with LOTS of WATTS BINGO! Now, any idea what the phase angle data looks like?And Yes to Jylee. Better watts.....are better! | |
| Need integrated with LOTS of WATTS Forget the thou budget @new.The NADs will get you to the bottom of the power you asked forI looked up ATC and found the SCM50 in active or passive versions. no '7's.Could you be a little more specific? Sensitivity maybe? And if available as active... | |
| integrated amp problems I'm not a tube guy, but could BIAS be the problem? Is this amp auto-bias? Any easy way, like test ports, to check it? | |
| IC's and Speaker cables Years ago, even DIY stuff that started life as Home Despot extension cords had its day. Got good press but the Despot has since moved on and no longer has the EXACT cord.Setup and detail before trying to use cables as a tone control.Try random cab... | |
| Wadia 170i iPod Dock Jitter Please link a few reclockers. What is the price spread? IF it worked, the update to the CA would be easiest. It has a very good DAC section and the balanced outs? Nothing but gravy. I run mine with Mogami cables. Kudos to Guitar Center and not muc... | |
| Wadia 170i iPod Dock Jitter Periodic, bad, 'screechy' sound, right? Almost like a finger-on-chalkboard?Please check the software rev of your 840. This guy, with original software is very intolerant of poorly clocked signals.How do I KNOW? Well, my 840c simply doesn't like th... | |
| dbx Expnders - 3bx, 5bx Want a DBX compressor expander? I have one WITH the DBX disk exander circuit built in. PM me if you are interested. I have no idea if these disks are available or where or at what price. I think it is a 20bx? Can't 'member the model number. I used... | |
| Speaker crossover mod. Your advice? I made a big post about 'parts ain't parts' and it never made it.without elaboration:no part is pure anything. Inductors? have DCR and capacitance. Caps? ESR and inductance. Caps are even microphonic.:: Clarity link available upon request.It is po... | |
| How Important is RPM for Hard Drives Classic,which RAID are you reff'ing? Raid 0,1 / 0+1? I'd agree.RAID 5 with a 5 disk array should be able to reconstruct a dead disk, on the fly, with few interruptions. Hot Swapable? A must.I thought RAID was a goner? Staging a comeback? Any ESATA... | |
| Emotiva XDA-1 DAC? I use the BB OPA2134 as a headphone amp.For this use, a little 'opamp rolling' may yield benefits.As it stands, would the DacMagic for maybe a 'c' note more, be an improvement? | |
| Speaker crossover mod. Your advice? NO inductor change recommendations? hmmmmmmm. |