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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier.This amp is far too complex for someone without intimate knowledge of its inner workings to swap opamps. Just leave it be.
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jnorris replied to the thread iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks....Thanks so much Dancing Sea and twrr, you've saved me $400! Those are the kind of answers I was looking for.
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jnorris replied to the thread iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks....Sounds like sage advice. I'm currently using Daphile music server on a dedicated computer that does everything I need. Maybe I should...
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jnorris replied to the thread iFi Zen Stream: Setup, Tips, Tricks....I'm considering purchasing a Zen Stream, but I need to know some things that no one has addressed yet. I'd like to use it as a music...
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jnorris replied to the thread Shure SE535: Reviews and First Impressions Thread.More than likely the cable is defective. There is probably a miswiring so that the + and - are reversed on one channel. I don't buy...
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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier."...sound methodologies." I see what you did there...
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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier.The day my headphones smell like burnt nipple hair is the day I give up the hifi hobby.
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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier.I happened to have a 24v, 2.2A power supply with a plug that matched the RNHP's that came with an old Kodak photo printer. I also...
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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier.You are not wrong. The amp will draw what it needs. I'm using mine with a 24v, 2.2A power supply and I can swear that it sounds better...
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jnorris replied to the thread Hifiman he-400i Impressions and Discussion.I have the 2016 400i and the Sundara, and have a completely opposite opinion of them. To me, the Sundara is a more transparent...
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jnorris replied to the thread The iBasso DX50 Thread - Latest firmware: 1.9.5 - June 30, 2016.I used to have it, but it didn't work. It was buggy and would freeze up. Plus it only went to 48K. I uninstalled it and lost it in a...
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jnorris replied to the thread AudioQuest Dragonfly Review : Affordable, Outstanding, Tiny DAC / Amp.That's quite the list of DACs. Mine includes the Modi Multibit also, as well as the SMSL SU8, Topping E30, 2 different iFi Zens, and...
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jnorris replied to the thread AudioQuest Dragonfly Review : Affordable, Outstanding, Tiny DAC / Amp.At this point the Red is a pretty low bar. A few years ago I compared it to a Peachtree DAC-IT which sounded much better. Since then...
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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier.A quality turn on/off relay would be a negligible additional cost on a $500 or a $700 unit, and absolutely expected on something over...
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jnorris replied to the thread Rupert Neve Designs Announces The RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifier.Sound wise it's just as good at 700 as it is at 500. But at 700 there are many more flexible options, i.e. buit in DACs, pre-amps...