Recent content by googleborg
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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.- googleborg
- Post #71
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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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?).- googleborg
- Post #94
- Forum: Sound Science
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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!- googleborg
- Post #3
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Good Power Cord article from 6 Moons
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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 :)- googleborg
- Post #33
- Forum: Computer Audio
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EMF and Brain Damage?
I WR0K INA MAGNET FAKTORY NADd IDnoT' HaEV BRiAN DmAMAGE!- googleborg
- Post #11
- Forum: Sound Science
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Solid State Vibration Isolation: Utter Tripe?
i do kinda chuckle when i see all those amps on stilts- googleborg
- Post #2
- Forum: Sound Science
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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...- googleborg
- Post #4
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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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. ...- googleborg
- Post #6
- Forum: Computer Audio
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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. ...- googleborg
- Post #8
- Forum: Sound Science
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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. -
Cables/adapters for new rig? @_@
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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- googleborg
- Post #8
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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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...- googleborg
- Post #7
- Forum: Sound Science