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| A post on AC Voltage Regulators - Why you might want one I've kept voltage meter on home ac for years. This after I was having issues with transformers in several audio components humming and buzzing. Discovered I had consistent 125v on ac lines, had to build bucking transformer to shelve down AC to 120... | |
| Issues with HQPlayer on MacMini I've seen any number of issues running HQPlayer even when using low levels of cpu, and this with many servers. Running the highest levels of dsp available with HQP is taxing. At this point I'm pretty convinced only high level server builds using a... | |
| Usb or Optical Auxinput one of the few who get it that usb or optical directly off motherboards not optimal. If there is one thing I'd like to get across to people it would be this. I find it inexcusable so many servers don't have optimized usb built in. Benjami... | |
| Tweak or Replace? The Costs and Benefits of DIY Speaker Mods The BMS 4592ND will require the Volti horns, doesn't fit stock horn. May also require experimenting with crossover settings on stock crossover, Volti crossovers make this much easier, soldering with stock, simple spade and wire change with Volti. ... | |
| Issues with HQPlayer on MacMini What mac OS are you using, likely need latest os. Also, have you optimized mini for music server, therefore, shutting down all unnecessary processes. Even though running 18%cpu this could be issue. Otherwise could be issue with network. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Zero 7, "When It Falls", Yes, "The Yes Album" | |
| Tweak or Replace? The Costs and Benefits of DIY Speaker Mods If trying to keep costs down, try cap upgrade and damping of present horns for first mods, just those two should be nice upgrade. I'd probably go with VCap ODAM for easy fitting and reasonable cost. I've not heard the ODAM but are reportedly nice... | |
| Solution for By-Passing Xfinity Fiber-Optic Modem/Router Uptone etheregen is one option, although only available used at present because of chip shortages. You could go with network switch with optical in capability. You could also remain optical up to Sonore OpticalRendu. I assume your using usb in on... | |
| Whats your take on a NAD 3020, I truly believe it defined stereo and still does! 3020, takes me in way back machine to 1980's, 3020 with Dahlquist DQ10's (still own) and Magnavox cd player. | |
| No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio @waytoomuchstuff +1. 8 and 9 are just two of the extensive mods I've done to my Klipschorns, upgrading over SonicCaps certainly worthwhile. Tractrix horns and John Allen A-55G mid driver also very nice! With Klipsch Heritage one needn't spend ... | |
| Is there any one piece of vintage gear you most wished you owned? Forgot to mention two others on my list. Dahlquist DQ10's which I purchased in 1980's, will remain with me to the end, the other, Technics SP-10 MkII is in my main rig. Probably the one vintage I don't own would be Technics SP-10 MKIII with Alber... | |
| Tweak or Replace? The Costs and Benefits of DIY Speaker Mods If you wanted to really go all out with the Belles and willing to make cosmetic alterations, tractrix horns are the way to go. I do have one extra Volti mid horn I'd be willing to let go of if you decided to go that route. Some of the tractrix hor... | |
| Tweak or Replace? The Costs and Benefits of DIY Speaker Mods I'd have to say the Volti horns, but then my KH had the metal mid horns, rang like a bell, hopeless for natural timbre. So, more applicable to you would be crossover mods, I started with the Crites and then further modded with combo of Audyn T... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. My vinyl collection is at least 90% pre 1990's purchases or gifted. While some of the newer vinyl has great sound, some is digital original mastering or remastering, pure analog masters, no digital ever sounds best to me. Vinyl prices would certai... | |
| What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to? I wonder how much Black Flag and other hardcore Henry listens to these days? |