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post #766 of 1284
7/1/09 at 10:59pm
damn oh well lol. So ill save that for later. My cousin might be able to but not without a bit of time and hes very busy.

Regardless, I read the Lampizator.eu article saying the new buffalo is GOD compared to so many items. So really has anyone tried his analog output stage? the lampizator tube business?
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post #767 of 1284
7/1/09 at 11:06pm
Considering how lampizator puts together a power supply (let alone their other Frankenstein like efforts), I frankly wouldn't try anything they have to offer.

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post #768 of 1284
7/1/09 at 11:20pm
ouch, though his review made me want my buffalo done so much more, saying it rocks the socks so bad compared to other DACs that cost alot more.

DIY really is the way to go Glad I got over my fear of ruining things, though I still might blow a board or so when I wire my B22 but by then the Buffalo should be fine and just need to read specs to do the inputs


This statement shows that he is a little looney,

"Another bad point is that the Lampizator is not readily available for this DAC, so to reach Nirvana - like I did last night - one must solder a tube circuit himself.
Honestly speaking - without tubes - dont bother. "

I honestly don't think Tubes will make it a totally different dac and that is all his nonsense, it sounds amazing because of the chip and other TPA objects and design.
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post #769 of 1284
7/2/09 at 1:18am
That comment makes me want to bring back my last signature rule: "Tubes are NOT the answer to life, stop recommending them for everything!"
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post #770 of 1284
7/2/09 at 1:35am
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Originally Posted by DoYouRight View Post
no I just want to have ethernet connection as it would be easier to get 24/192 on ubuntu than usb dongle with spdif. What module has ethernet?
is the only goal of your ethernet aspirations simply to get 24/192 digital from a computer running linux?

if so, why not simply get a Juli@ PCI card for your Linux PC? it can output 24/192 via coax, and is fully compatible with ALSA
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post #771 of 1284
7/2/09 at 6:40am
Not to mention that Lampizator now recommends the Behringer SRC2496 as the best DAC around - which I happen to own and which you can't even begin to compare to my Buffalo, even though the Behringer is already modded (not Lamp-modded, but modded still)....
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post #772 of 1284
7/2/09 at 3:07pm
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Thanks guys

qusp: I would recommend NOT using AES/EBU as the XLR connector is nowhere close the the spec'd 110 Ohm rating of the standard and you would get considerably better impedance matching (meaning less jitter, though it's not as much of an issue with the Buffalo) if you use coax S/PDIF with BNC.
oh well that saves me a little; although I was looking forward to utilizing the AES as I also just made myself a 9 pin breakout (AES/EBU and coax) for my RME hammerfall 9632. plan was to use that and get rid of my fireface to help offset the cost of the buffalo. oh well. I wonder if its possible to use another connector type to maintain a 110ohm connection. since I can put just about anything on the breakout. looks like its time to do some research.

in the meantime that means that I can get out of a buffalo32 with decent case for around 750-$800

so i'm all set. now to start shuffling money
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post #773 of 1284
7/3/09 at 12:10am
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now to start shuffling money
This is usually the most fun part of my day!
I'm constantly amazed at how money can magically appear from just
shuffling between accouints on netbank
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post #774 of 1284
7/3/09 at 1:05am
El_Doug, I am using a Dell XPS M1330 laptop, no pci that is the root of my problems. The Creative Expresscard I have to output coax/optical will NOT work in Linux, I tried everything! Until they release new creative drivers from OSS it wont happen.

So I need 24/192 over USB, 0404usb? or M-Audio Fasttrack Pro? I know the m-audio works in linux. which is best?
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post #775 of 1284
7/3/09 at 1:11am
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El_Doug, I am using a Dell XPS M1330 laptop, no pci that is the root of my problems. The Creative Expresscard I have to output coax/optical will NOT work in Linux, I tried everything! Until they release new creative drivers from OSS it wont happen.

So I need 24/192 over USB, 0404usb? or M-Audio Fasttrack Pro? I know the m-audio works in linux. which is best?
"which is best" comes down to preference, since digitally they behave identically at the output. if the m-audio is guaranteed to work in Linux, id recommend you go for that, and save yourself the hassle.
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post #776 of 1284
7/3/09 at 8:10pm
It's a thing of beauty

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post #777 of 1284
7/3/09 at 9:01pm
GAR! I truly wish I could get this stuff doing it up right. I realize I now have to spend ALOT more time on my chassis, for this to match my b22 and o22 and have it all stack marvelously and maybe racklike but with KRMATHIS and FALLENANGEL flare.
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post #778 of 1284
7/3/09 at 9:09pm
I think I may have read somewhere that someone has developed drivers for the 0404usb to work with Linux. I have no idea where I would have read that but it most likely came from a search done to try and fix my own problems with the Vista drivers on my laptop. The Vista drivers and software never panned out for me so I have since deleted them to return to what Vista has, and now can't seem to set the sample rate to anything higher than 16/44. It would seem that the Creative drivers and software somehow alter what I had before, which was sample rates to 16/192. I was in hopes of finally being able to use the 0404 to do what only a few usb audio boxes can do, 24/192.

At the moment I'm trying to research the possibility of using the Y1 to convert usb to spdif to supply my recently aquired Buffalo 9008 v1.2.
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post #779 of 1284
7/3/09 at 9:59pm
yea I just want usb transfer of 24/192 to a dac. it is a very large PITA for those with laptops that aren't MacBook Pro's
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post #780 of 1284
7/4/09 at 5:00am
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It's a thing of beauty

Have they started shipping the orders from a few weeks back, then?

Looks like the thumpbusters have been built into the circuit as well.

Ooh, exciting, mine should be on the way!
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