timlub

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earlier Musical Fideltiy V-LInk to new V-Linkll
Sorry I didn't answer your question Tom about the HiFace, sorry, I haven't tried it. If your ever in St. Louis, let me know, I'll give you my info, you'd be welcome to stop by and check it out. It clearly betters my USB in on the DAC. By the way, ... 
earlier Musical Fideltiy V-LInk to new V-Linkll
Hi Tom, I opened the box, metered the USB connection to the board, went to the ground on the spdif coax... Nothin... Just to make sure I used pin 4, I went to the opposite side pin on the usb, hit the ground on the spdif... nothin. Put my trusty F... 
earlier Musical Fideltiy V-LInk to new V-Linkll
Dtc, I'm at the office, I'll check it out tonight and post. Tim 
earlier Musical Fideltiy V-LInk to new V-Linkll
Hi Dtc, I haven't opened it up, but I do have photo's saved. The ads clearly say Galvanic isolation all over the place. They don't tell you that it won't play 24/88 or 24/176, I found that on my own and upon emailing they confirmed. They use the C... 
Best Integrated Amp for B&W 602 s2 +/-$500 used
I've never heard anything better than the Audio Refinement Complete in that price range. Good Luck 
asymmetric apodizing filter
Bombaywalla, I know it wasn't meant for me, but thats the glory of this forum. I recently bought a dual mono WM8741 DAC. This filter info is very informative...Thank you,Tim 
earlier Musical Fideltiy V-LInk to new V-Linkll
Hi DTC, Yes, Gigawork does take some of the best from the DIY community and further develops it. I belong to a couple of those forums also, thats how I found it and yes again, it does have galvanic isolation on the USB as well as a seperate power ... 
Looking for an integrated w/ a more forward sound
Dussun V6i or V8i, both are smooth, fast and offer the forward presentation that you speak of. The only on your list that I've heard is the B100sst. It is very similar to the above two, less power than both. Probably a touch more refined than the ... 
earlier Musical Fideltiy V-LInk to new V-Linkll
I really don't know if anyone needs or cares, but I bought a similar product on fleebay from a seller called Gigawork, works quite well and sounds very good. $98.It is not always listed, but pops up on occasion. The Lars Audio USB 01 24/192 conve... 
Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved
Wow, I've not looked at this thread in 2 weeks, pop on to find the same ole LAME arguments going on (that make no sense) by Petty Officer. No one is going to get through to this guy, we are now imperialist, capitalist, Elitist....And those terribl... 
DAC for 300-400 $
ok, I'll bite. I shopped heavily at the same price point. Schiit, Arcam rDac, Musical Fidelity VDAC II were at the top of the list. I ended up with this and am quite happy.Valab WM8741 24bit 192k USB DAC --- Dual WM8741 (mono mono configuration) B... 
Which B&K ST-140?
Hi River251, Phase angles are imperative to tube amplification, but don't effect ss amps so much, Phase angles tell us how far a apeaker dips or rises between resistive and capacitive loads, you can normally see it in an impedance chart, but some ... 
C'mon name that amp ...please?
Coda Model 15Spread Spectrum Technologies Ampzilla/Son of Ampzilla 
What do I do with these Cartridges
Just read my last response, when I said I think I can do this competently... I wasn't being cocky, I hate to come off that way...I was saying, Uh, I think I can do this, Kinda like the little engine that could. Might not have need this explanation... 
What do I do with these Cartridges
Thanks Rodman, you might remember Marcof Electronics, years ago I was general manager there, we made moving coil head amps, speakers, cables & modded phono cartridges as well as amps & preamps. I have laid my hands on (modded) a few cartri...