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Anyone have experience with small SET amp speakers?
I am considering building a 45SET headphone amp and with a little extra work it could have a switch over to drive speakers around 2W's. I know these types of amps are popular but I have never really seen speakers that have the efficiency to work with such a low power. I have a pair...- regal
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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Non pop/contempory well recorded/mastered female singers
I have a Joni Mitchell collection, although she sucumbed to pop in the 80's prior to that it was real Jazz and prior to that real folk, I'm a huge fan. I tend to like authentic genre's folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues, etc. Looking for audiophile quality recordings of female singers that aren't... -
Humble attempt to improve on a Trafomatic inspired amp
Not a clone at all but this is an experiement to see if the Salas Shunt regulator can drive a single feed transformer loaded spud amp similiar to the trafomatic. I heard the Trafomatic and was impresed by it, but instead of buying a nice well done complete amp I have to experiement with the...- regal
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Separate chassis DC tube heaters
If I have a DC tube heater power supply in a separate chassis should I add a decoupling cap on the heater supply in the amp chassis near the tubes?- regal
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Proof that Grados aren't ancient technology
Here is a webpage witha bunch of old antique headphones for sale. Yea they share a little similiarity in the construction but look at the really high impedances of the drivers. Now it would be easier to build a tube amp for 2000 ohm Grados but this isn't the case, so I'm afraid Grado...- regal
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- grado headphones over-ear
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New Zen I/V proposed from Nelson Pass
In case anyone missed it : http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/diyaudio-com-articles/172983-zen-i-v-converter.html This is significant in that the D1 stage has been highly regarded as one of the best DAC analog stage to use for over 15 years. There have been a lot of complex ideas floating...- regal
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Musiland vs Hiface - battery power question
As I understand it the Musiland can be galvanically isolated with an Adum , I know the Hiface can't because its transfer rate is to high. I wonder if a galvanically isolated LiFePO4 and shunt powered Musiland would be a lower Jitter computer transport than the battery powered Hiface?- regal
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Neutrix locking headphone jack problem
I'm getting a crackling in one channel, it appears to be coming from the Neutrix headphone jack as playing with the headphone jack can make it worse or go away. I thought these were good jacks but it has about a year of use plugging/unplugging daily. Time for a replacement or can this be fixed?- regal
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Best resampler plugin for Foobar
Long story short my DAC's as much as I love them only accept 88.2 not 96k, can anyone recommend the best resampler plugin for foobar? I remember one was suppsoed to have the best algorithm but don't remember the name. I will dither with Izotope Ozone MSB+ VST after the resample ( I can't...- regal
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Speaker's post
I'm seeing more and more posts from people who don't even have headphones asking question in the forums. IMO this is a headphone forum, headphones are a special case and a good DAC for a headphone isn't necessarily the right one for speakers. I'd just like to see the mods crack down on...- regal
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BNC-BNC Digital cable - Mogami
I have a 75ohm Mogami Hidef 2964 cable gold plated BNC on each end for my transport to DAC digital cable. Is this a decent cable or has it been shown to be harsh sounding?- regal
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Ayre QB-9 USB
Is there any chance that Ayre will release their fantastic USB implementation as a transport? I like this DAC from the I2S input back, the DAC and analog isn't my cup of tea.- regal
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- ayre-acoustics-qb-9 dacs
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Survey - Salas HV Reg for DIY Tube Amps
I received PCB's and all the parts and am going to experiement with these this weekend. For tube SET amps on paper these look to be a bit of a revolution for headphone amps. Basically you can build a SET tube amp with no electrolytics in the signal path, practically no capacitors in the...- regal
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Hits per day down by how much
I see fewer and fewer threads and posts since the new format, how much business are you losing?- regal
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DAC's in the Cambridge IsoMagic
This older DAC has some features which may make it a good platform to build a nice DAC, it has a clock out, HDCD, external powersupply. But I can't find any info as to which DAC chips it has inside. Does anyone know?- regal
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Navigate to the last page of a long thread
Is there an easy way to navigate to the last page of a long thread? I fear change- regal
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Nice Boards for Budget Ori Type DIY Zhalou DAC or Sabre
This is really fantastic if you like V-Out S-D DAC's. It is a discrete solution that should still give the CMRR needed for these type DAC's to sound good. One of the best open source analog stages I've seen for these type DAC's: Ray's Audio Page To make a cheap version of Ori's original...- regal
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SeeDeClip Duo Pro
Anyone tried this software? If you know what the loudness war is this is supposed to be a bit of a cure. I apologize if this has been discussed before but search came up with nothing. It seems to good to be tue and cumbersome (would prefer a VST or foobar plugin) but if it can make some of my...- regal
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Anyone tried the Udu silkscreen machine?
Saw an infomercial on this new silkscreen machine. You can create an image with your printer and then make a screen and silkscreen away. Looks great for amp faceplates and the like. https://www.4yudu.com/index.asp?affid=002- regal
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Has anyone who owns >$50 powercords ever wired a house?
Simple question. If you have ever wired a house have you spent more than $50 on a powercord for your amp or DAC ?- regal
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Anyone tried Szekeres MOSFET buffer after a tube?
Has anyone tried this DC servoed Szekeres MOSFET after a SE tube stage?- regal
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Stability of Win7x64 Hiface Drivers
Need to get a survey of Win7x64 hiface users. For my computer stability is top priority, I haven't rebooted in 3 months. Thats the kind of stability I need. Your input is appreciated.- regal
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MS-Proi's vs RS1i's
I've seen comparisons between the pre i versions but would like to know if anyone has compared them since they switched to the i's?- regal
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- alessandro-ms-pro grado-rs1i-reference-series-headphones headphones over-ear
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Caps for DAC analog filter
What are the best caps to get in the 100-500pf range for use in an analog DAC filter? Silver Mica?- regal
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New Miller 71 Grateful Dead SBD's
Any Grateful Dead audiophile want to discus the new April 71 SBD releases from Charlie Miller?