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    Info on the "aune" USB DAC/Amp

    Still using the good old Aune I bought back in September 2010 :)  Been faultless.
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    Review: NwAvGuy's O2 DIY Amplifier

    Really looking forward to getting this amp from EA http://www.epiphany-acoustics.co.uk/7.html (British/European supplier?). 
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    Is it worth buying a good amp for my HD 555s?

    i run mine from my amps output (yamaha a-s700 or a nad c300) or sometimes my Aune DAC/headphone amp - all are significantly better than using headphones right off the onboard!
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    PSU filter - little device good for computer audio

    it's almost definitely home made :) (see the fraying on the 4pin molex lead, has been cannibalised from a PSU).   nice job if so, looks...interesting :)
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    EMF and Brain Damage?

    I WR0K INA MAGNET FAKTORY NADd IDnoT' HaEV BRiAN DmAMAGE!
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    Solid State Vibration Isolation: Utter Tripe?

    i do kinda chuckle when i see all those amps on stilts
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    Radio-Fi : The AM/FM tuner thread

    i recently sold my Onkyo T9090II, was a very nice tuner indeed, nicest i've heard/used and built very well.  use internet radio now.   that said I still have an old Ultra valve tuner i use when my PC/hifi is down for modification too :D  not worth much at all, but it's pristine and makes me...
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    Western Digital Drive Sale

    i bought many 500gb 7200rpm single platter drives ran in raid1 to use in computers i built, seagate or samsung, forget which; they run very cool, are slimmer than normal and make almost no noise.  that they would be more reliable than 2+ platter 'makes sense', all else being equal.    ...
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    Frequency Response Curves

    ah cheers :)
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    Frequency Response Curves

    how is a FR test done, with what sound that is...white noise or a pure tone sweep from 1Hz-20KHz  am thinking that the later is almost worthless as music is lots of freqs all at once aye?  wouldn't really tell anything from a single freq with regards to how 'good' a driver is i guess.  ...
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    Optical TOSLINK vs. USB: Which connection is better to connect a DAC?

    Quote: what, like, dedicated measuring equipment?   oh! you meant a fancy hi-fi!    stop embarrassing yourself.
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    WHAT IS THE BEST CHOICE? AUNE, AUDINST, ZERO, MAVERICK D1 OR SOMETHING ELSE?

    hope it serves you well, audio gd tempted me but my budget was on the small side 
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    How Do Drivers Break?

      Quote: naughty coil.     on a more serious note it's always worth checking your amp for dc offset :D mine had something like 50mv which isn't terrible but now it has about 0.5mv and brand new trimpots, all it took was my cheapo DMM and £5 for 8x bourns 12-turn trimpots from...
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