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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Or considering the Lampizator Horizon vs Quartet/Ultra Dac in the far future, e.g. 5 - 10 years.
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Do you have the contacts? I thought of getting one and upgrading to the Ultra Dac in the far future. Thanks!
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Do you have the contacts? I thought of getting one and upgrading to the Ultra Dac in the far future. Thanks!
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    Watts Up...?

    Btw, after owning a HMS for years, my experiences were: 1. The more sensitive the speakers is, the better. I believe hp is more sensitive than speakers. 2. A power supply did make a difference. Provided day and night, else stick to the stock. E.g. I powered the Qutest with a 600W-5V, can't...
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    Watts Up...?

    You may want to consider the below after your system has settled down: https://www.meanwell-web.com/en-gb/ac-dc-single-output-medical-enclosed-power-supply-msp--600--12 the difference is day and night. I usually don't play with PS, cabling but since HMS is processing ton of 1/0s device, the...
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Thanks for the well structured details! It's easy to understand, importantly, it'll benefit those layman.
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    To a layman like me, the USB alter the 1s and 0s?
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Another alternative? Post #3 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/optical-usb-cable.972459/post-18072517 To save everyone time, this is the USB optical used by romaz, "was" a good friend of Rob before...
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    The fan will turn on if temperature => 50c, and max working temperature is 70c, before triggering the over temperature protection, I believe. MSP-600-5 for the Qutest and two optical receivers, 24/7 since Jan 2023. The surface temperature of the PS is slightly higher than body temperature...
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Indeed, the effect was immediate. Just like popeye the sailor man after spinach. The audiophile brand will price it 4 or 5 times for such built quality.
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    I replaced the stock PS of the HMS with Mean Well MSP-600-12 (https://www.meanwell-web.com/en-gb/ac-dc-single-output-medical-enclosed-power-supply-msp--600--12). The effects are Captain America before and after, powerful and open, energetic, controlled and lively! I replaced the stock PS of...
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    Watts Up...?

    Well, my pair of new speakers have been running for ~300hrs by now. Now, it's time to integrate the speakers into the room. I placed the speakers based on the manufacturer recommendation or those online guides. I used track no 10, 11, 16, 18, 20 from Stereo Review: Gold Stereo & Surround Set...
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    Watts Up...?

    Not sure have you try these https://windowsxlite.com/ultralight/ And tool to perform specific operations on the CPU registers optimization purposes http://jplay.eu/forum/index.php?/topic/3063-pink-hq-minorityclean/page-312
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    Watts Up...?

    What are the roles of the PC in the setup?
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Long story short, I'll trade in my excesses, if things go well, to replace the HMS/Qutest with the Quartet and Ultimate Dac because of the Yamaha NS5000.
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