Hello, What portable highres player plays all the formats and supports 1TB microSDXC card? Should also be affordable and not have the Sony 'database' issue: i.e. be quick on powerup and interface. Please post...!

Hello, What is the recommended way of switching up to 192/24 S/PDIF on coax as in N-to-1 ? Backgrounds: I need to switch a CD-player, LD-player, DVD-player, Squeezebox Touch, etc into my Zhaolu D3.5 w/ LM49710's. BNC connectors are a plus. Passive? Active? SDI? Brands? What to look for...

Hello, How is the recommended method for switching connections terminating in BNC carrying S/PDIF? What gear could I use? (and still use 24/96 or perhaps 24/192) A purely mechanical switchbox? A powered switchbox advertised as (also) suitable for SDI? Anything else that keeps the signal...

After reading the info at http://lampizator.eu/LAMPIZATOR/TRANSPORT/CD_transport_DIY.html I think AES/EBU ports in my CD player, DAC etc would be welcome. Would there be any howto's for specific devices available? (as the implementation can vary a bit) Or perhaps small kits that can act as a...

Hello, Instead of a Zapfilter, would discrete opamps in a Zhaolu D3.5 or even D2.5 be enough of an upgrade to compare to a Zapfilter? Any experiences, advice you'd like to share on this? Please do share!

Hello, Considering the Zhaolu D3.5 (see http://poppulse.com.hk/product.php?name=20160113160024 ) I sent Eddie an email. No reply yet. Does anybody know if he's around or away? As an alternative I could buy from this site...

How can one decide to recap an amp when there's no obvious problems yet? (e.g. no bulging caps, no real sound issues) I can assume that the sound could change very gradually over time, making detecting the need for recapping harder. Is there a rule of the thumb for 'modern' amps like e.g. a NAD...

After having Zapfiltered a Zhaolu D2.5C some years ago, I am looking for a similar DAC for the living room. It should be like the D2.5, i.e. should allow modifications like the Zapfilter, better clock, etc. Headphone amp is not necessary. Upsampling optional. A very good implementation of the...

Hello!   What would be the current, portable players to consider for  seamless flac playback? (also mp3, wav, perhaps ape) I am also looking for features like: - Storage on (mico)SD(xc) card of 16+GB. - Battery replaceable. - Battery playing time of 20+ hours - Able to drive various...

Hello,   What would be a decent upgrade from a Zapfiltered D2.5?   This is the question remaining after getting no responses to my previous questions for a DIY mod-ready DAC a la D2.5.   Please let us know!     Udo

Hello,   A few years ago I used the info from this forum to mod my Zhaolu DAC's with better opamps, zapfilter, etc.   At the present time, what affordable DAC offers the same DIY-friendly openness or has a design that already has discrete amp, stable PSU, etc? What feature upgrades might I...

Hello,   After Zapfiltering the Zhalou D2.5 and modding my C521BEE's clock a few years ago:   What is currently the mod to do? What DAC to start with? Still a D2.0 or something else? Or has technology advanced so that one DAC does it all very well??   Please advise!   Thanks...

Hello, NAD explained me that the NAD T535 universal player is their only player that does gapless DVD-A. Can anybody confirm? Can anybody explain about their experiences with the NAD T535? Would it be an interesting modding project? (Zapfilter, clock...)

Hello, Through a Hong Kong contact I got these pictures for a possible `DIY` DAC kit. It has USB and S/PDIF input, has various options socketed and is said to be good sounding. It does 24/192, up-sampling dac kit with USB input. This dac kit use BB PCM1793 (or CS4398 , 43122 or 4397) and...

Hello, I am in the process of replacing the clock with a D-clock (DEXA). I also posted elsewhere about this, but got no real repsonses so far. I do have the schematic for the NAD C521, but not for the C521BEE. Any differences? The howto, as planned: Power to be taken from the input of...

Hello, What is the opinion here on the Gainclones? Gainclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Synergy - LM3875 Gainclone Amplifier (Chip Amp) sjostromaudio.com - QRP01 The Gainclone - high performance power amplifier etc. What commercial offerings are they comparable with? How...

At http://www.recommendedbuys.co.uk/ele...y-fusion-3.htm I read about modding the crossover of the Fusion 3 speaker. Any idea of the impact by replacing the capacitors? Audible for an average listener?

Hello, Did anyone here have a chance to check out the NAD T585? Does it sound OK? Does it have a DVD-A skip issue? Udo

Main setup here is: NAD C521 -> Zhaolu D2.5C w/ Zapfilter -> NAD C32BEE -> Tannoy Fusion speakers After Zapfiltering the Zhaolu, what would be the most sensible next step to improve the audio performance? Is it really to clock-mod the C521?

Hello, I own a set of floor standing Tannoy speakers that I want to put on earlevel, about 5-10 cm higher than they currently are. What could I do to achive this? Put a nice block of wood underneath each of the speakers? Or are there caveats? Please post your advice! Thanks, Udo

Hello, What is the consensus on a good, affordable clock upgrade for CD and DVD players? LC audio has the XO3: http://www.lcaudio.com/index.php?page=4 Burson has a clock: http://www.bursonaudio.com/Burson_Clock.htm Effective Audio's clocks...

Hello, What S/PDIF switch is to be recommended? It should be reliable up to 192 KHz, switch 4 or more sources and be affordable for an average European. Any advice? Kind regards, Udo

Could from a Zhaolu D2.5C the analog board be ripped out and be replaced by a zapfilter? Or is more removal etc needed?

I have a modded Zhaolu DAC 1.3. I also have a modded DAC 2.0 which distorts after some time. I might need to replace some opamp, need help here. Please post here if you can help. Would it be interesting to get a (modded) DAC2.5? The Citypulse 7.2 is a different beast with some fixable noise...

Hello, What are the opinions about this DAC? Same price performance as the Zhaolu 1.x or 2.x? Absolute performance better than Zhaolu? Worse? Who tried it? Please post your findings! What about teh pre-amp function? Usable with NAD C320 BEE? Ideas? Thanks, Udo