Dang it, I went ahead and ordered me an NFB-11 and an NFB-12, guess I'll get to see which of the DAC chips I like best before getting an NFB-10 :)   I got my Bijou ready and M3 nearly finished, copious loverly headphones to try so I can't wait to see it. There is only so much strapping tube...

Hi,   Have been looking at the XB700 for a giggle bass headphone.   Does anyone know if two wires from each driver goes to the plug? I.e is it as easy to convert to balanced drive as it looks with flat cable coming from both drivers.   //J

No it won't hurt, surely not, I am questioning if it is absolutely needed, at any rate I would go for a passive heat sink, nothing gets in the way of enjoying music like a fan.     //Jan

Ah yes, you are indeed right, I forgot about that part, On my board I have a jumper that can switch the I/V resistors between 270 and 120 ohm   Also changing the bias resistor (From pin 6 of the chip(s) to ground changes the characteristics quite a lot, I have a 1K trimmer in this position...

Ere, what do you get in the log viewer when connecting the device?   I never got to figure out what was bothering the Tealink device when I was on 10.5.8, by the time I went back to look at it, I had upgraded to Snow Leopard and am now also on 10.6.4, I now no longer have the problem.  ...

I have been tinkering with the TDA1543 for about a week now, running 8 of them off the I2S output from my Teralink, I find there is a distinct benefit from using 8 devices rather than 4, I would suggest that for the DIR9001 based board (Muse Audio) that ya'll are using a possible mod would be to...

Hi,   Has anyone had any luck getting hold of coolfungadget lately?   I have sent a PM about three weeks ago but have had no reply,   I wish to purchase a Mini-i and would prefer going to Coolfungadget direct rather than through eBay.   //J

The fail is overflowing like a love chalice full of, Eh WHAT?

I got my Teralink X2 today and have noticed a strange anomaly with it.   When I set it in the midi control panel to 24/96 it won't play as in iTunes (and cog) just does not play, the progress slider does not move, if I set it to 16/96 or 24/48 it does play. What gives? Anyone else experience...

I'm glad you like it..     I went a bit of a different route, I ordered the Teralink X2, a WM8740 on a DIP adaptor board, 8 TDA1543's and a 1541, I'll have a bash at setting the three of them up on breadboard and trying them with the I2S output from the Teralink. Yes I appreciate that the...

Quote: Yes I too assume it should read shouldn't I hope no one suffers any injury from contacting it to both, it can cause some pretty nasty effects.   I have never heard a Dac Magic, but it has been said that many similar and even lower priced units blow it clean away, maybe you...

Quote: Uh, I don't think so, if I understand it correctly oversampling takes place in a digital filter prior to DA conversion, some DAC chips have these filters built into the chip, some have features to disable the filter.   //Jan

This looks nice http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DAC-DIR9001-TDA1541A-2-0B-parallel-output-OS-NOS-/320588294150?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa48d2806#ht_2452wt_886 It is almost 4 times as expensive though and does not come with case or power supply.   Also it appears to be far from perfect...

Hmm yes, well the 1543 is listed as the 'economy' version of the family.   Something I'd like to do some day is cobble together a TDA1541A and a DIR9001 on a vero board, might be a kind of interesting project, the various factory made boards out there are all designed for CS8412/4 receiver...

Quote: Hehe, so do it! Once I get hold of one and rip it apart I will take some pictures and make suggestions for sure.   I don't think it would be a very good idea no, the lower limit for operating a TDA1543 is 3V with 5V being the recommended voltage and 8 being the max. But as I...