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    Denafrips Arce

    I have the Iris and did not put it on my Arce/Pontus 2 12th combo and did not feel it was needed and put the Iris on my Alo bridge/Schiit Yggdrasil where I think it is better suited.
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    ZMF Aegis Official Thread

    It has always been my feeling a well designed circuit does not need boutique components to sound good, and like you say some boutique parts have poor quality control and longevity. I have built several Nelson Pass designs, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between stock and...
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    Searching portable music player/buds for swimming. Got questions for users (if any)

    I have not tried Bluetooth while swimming, I-tried bone conduction headphones under water and they sounded awful , but I love them for bicycle riding. The little player h2O audio sells is not expensive and it has outlasted 2 Apple shuffles that were waterproofed that cost more and did not sound...
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    Searching portable music player/buds for swimming. Got questions for users (if any)

    That’s the ones, and It is their stream 3 player I am using. They are a nice company as well have used them at last 10 years and never let me down. Bill
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    Searching portable music player/buds for swimming. Got questions for users (if any)

    I am using the H2audio custom buds, the fit is excellent and when I accidentally pinched a wire in my case I was able to just replace the earbuds and reuse the custom molded end. Sound is ok for swimming and not sure where I got my current player but it is a dedicated water player and it works...
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    Denafrips Arce

    I would have to say the Arce has issues with DSD files. I play strictly PCM files without issue, don’t have any DSD files to ck on it.
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    Comment by 'wirewiggler' in item 'Schiit Mjolnir 3 Desktop Class A Headphone Amp'

    That was my first Schiit product, the Second was a Jotunheim - still have it. This was their first Jotunheim and has a the multibit dac in it, I don’t use it and will let it go reasonably. I have a Bifrost and Yggdrasil - all great products. Bill
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    Comment by 'wirewiggler' in item 'Schiit Mjolnir 3 Desktop Class A Headphone Amp'

    If you were to inquire to Schiit they would tell you it is proprietary, basically it is marketing hype. Thought it may be unique to them but probably not patentable. Not to say it is not relevant Jason is always putting little twist in his designs that making improvements to conventional designs...
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    DIY Cable Gallery!!

    Both of my amps are about 10’ from my listening chair, what is the best wire for making an extension? Does anyone sell bulk copper litze braided cable? Bill
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    Aegis DIY Tube Headphone Amplifier

    For years I used electricians scissors, those things are so sharp I accidentally cut a finger badly. I can’t imagine the amp has a wiring route issue if you followed the diagrams in the instruction, a second set of eyes check your work.
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    DIY Raspberry Pi - Dac - HDD - 7" Display in a Stereo Component Case

    The pi / dac hat is an affordable solution that offers decent sound quality, however a really nice milled case is probably going to cost 5 or 6 times the cost of the pi dac itself, and I think at that point the money would be better spent on a superior compute / dac solution. The pi even with a...
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    amplifier poor sound quality with sub 10 ohm iem's problem

    Yep it is a design choice by the manufacturer. Different designs have inherent limitations on output impedance. Jason at Schitt is always coming out with different headphone amps designs, there are always pros and cons . I like that he likes to experiment with different designs and not stick...
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    Roon Optimization Guide For Increased Sound Quality

    After using Roon for close to 5 years I built up a new server in a fan less case and went from a Nash server to a usb drive. It is medium size I5 with 16 meg memory with solid state drive. Sounds the same as my old server. I run a Yaggrisil dac on one endpoint and Pontos II on another, other...
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    Aegis DIY Tube Headphone Amplifier

    I really like the Teflon coated wire Apex jr sells have used it for years but it is a pain to strip. I rotate the stripper 90 degrees and make 3 cuts on the insulation before I try to remove it.
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    Denafrips Arce

    Same here have been listening for 3 months. I don’t understand how some one who does not actually owned one can be so critical. As a Roon bridge it improved the sound from a Allo bridge with a DDS considerably .I use it with a Pontus 12 strait into my Aegis headphone amp and I could not be more...
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