pwayland
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| Boutique caps in oil... reliable? @erik_squires, I've used some oil caps in x-overs without failures, but some context might be helpful as to what you application is. I've considered them for DC coupling in amps but never soldered any in that position. Fun post. Some solder most d... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? I really like sola Linear PS which can be had on ebay for a song for things like NUC PS. For more critical stuff, Sparkos Labs have the best dead silent mostly assembled boards for DIY. Peace | |
| Class D for Repatriated Merlin TSM MMI @atmasphere , Thanks for your post, you make some excellent points! I do understand that the different harmonics of distortion are what gives amps their sound etc and I'm sure these modern machine built products sound fantastic. For me, it is abou... | |
| Class D for Repatriated Merlin TSM MMI Class D, really? I suppose in the modern unsustainable consumer disposable society they may be relevant and sound ok. The question I pose is, will they be durable and serviceable in 20+ years or just another contribution to electronic waste ? I ... | |
| Recommendation on speakers for listening to live music Bloody hell man. You answered your own question. JBL. There is no better for what you seek. It's likely others on this forum have not experienced the beauty of the source material you mentioned. A lesson in history might benefit some but some, bu... | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs Dunlavy IVa crossover modification @dronepunk thanks for your data. I've moved on to two main systems with dunlavy SM-1 with SC-SI passive sub and SM-I with SC-SII passive sub. I've upgraded the internal wire due to excessive oxidation of the copper showing high resistivity. Twiste... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience I''ve been really amazed at my ifi zen stream zen DAC 2 source in my workspace system. Sometimes think it rivals my PS audio direct stream bridge II setup, but just sometimes... LPS for digital is snake oil. Just decouple with optical before the D... | |
| Tekton haters and bashers you just got a new target! I think speakers for me are the most personal choice in audio. I'm convinced for my self that the d'apolito arrangement is best time and phase aligned. Dunlavy is my choice. I just don't feel the need to look for another speaker. But that is just ... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? I love the ifi zen stream DAC in my work space system. Research and reviews I read prior to purchasing compared with node and made major distinction in favor of ifi. | |
| DSP vs. active analog crossover vs. passive analog crossover. What is your take? As Nelson Pass so eloquently said, "Some think using DSP sours the cow's milk" I tend to be of that opinion. I've spent a bunch of money on a DAC, so to introduce several lower end DACs to manipulate the signal is just, well not even close to bein... | |
| Why do so many people have problems with bass? Well, it's a huge part of a truly high fidelity system. The details are really beyond the scope of what what can be said on a forum of this nature but for me besides my background in physics, educating myself about acoustics and using a good t... | |
| Has this happened to you? How can it be stopped? The only problem I see is that you aren't actually seeking the good vintage gear..... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 For what it's worth, I'm a big fan of McCormack amp topology, although, I've never owned one or heard one. I have however "borrowed" Steve M.'s concept of using PS caps really close to the output fets with great success in modifying amps....It wo... | |
| Softest, smoothest sounding capacitors you've tried? Man what a loaded question! Power supply filter mundorf mundorf with PI CRC. Afe and vas really like kemet mkp wherever they fit. Vishay 18xx series mkp as well. Listening to my hafler 9500 with 100uf audio note /.1 uf mundorf mkp right before th... | |
| Music Server/DAC – Ethernet, USB, S/PDIF, AES3 or I2S. @Akg_ca I prescribe to the PS Audio architecture with a Bridge II network card In my DAC hitting a NUC rock fed by Tidal and Qubuz. I have electrically isolated the DAC network card by converting to optical then back to LaN right before the last 1... |