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    Does a boutique-ey IEC cable bennefit the DPS?

    I know premium IEC cables with the width of a Boa Constrictor does make a substantial improvement when using it between outlet and source/amp/dac etc. but I was wondering if that remains true for the DPS. The function of the DPS is to output clean, stable power. Adding a premium IEC cable...
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    Ultra Desktop Amp or Grace Design m902

    Watch the headroom B-Stock page like a hawk. I've seen three pairs of D7000's pop up (one of which I bought) since I started looking. Those wonderful goofballs at headroom marked down my pair by $310 because (according to the description) there was a small scuff on one earcup... ...To be...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry anyway, all I can say is that bass is back w/ a vengeance! Bass response is really that much better on the HA's vs. NA's hmm?
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    leeperry: Haha, perhaps I should have been clear that my card was definately not fried by my attempts. I did only try the one time to get 49270 working, I didn't attempt to reseat them. I'm going to give it another go after work today. I think I have to bend the pins a bit better, make them...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    Place the STX face up on a table with the PCI-E pins closest to you (I/O's on the left, 4pin molex on the right) The STX DIP8 pin numbers looks like this: 8-7-6-5 1-2-3-4 Looking at the TO-99 top down (cant see the pins) the notch on the edge marks pin 8: ______^ ______8...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    I quintuple checked the pin diagrams - I'm 110% sure the pins were in the correct orientation. It was a pretty sketchy operation getting them snugly in the socket. Upon visual inspection it looked like every pin was seated properly. Honestly I don't know what a botched op amp installation...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    I got a pair of LME49720HA's and after meticulously bending the round grid of pins into the DIP8 square shape and firmly pressing them into the socket, I threw it into the computer to see how I fared!... A note to everyone out there: if you look underneath the STX at the dip 8 sockets, you...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry I thought about regular electrician tape tbh, but having second thoughts I might just use a bit of Thermattach T412 Does that tape conduct electricity? I can only find its thermal specifications; no reference to electrical conductivity. I...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry I plan on bending them, and put a piece of tape on top Box sealing, double sided, duct, masking, filament, gaffers, hockey, medical, scotch, surgical... so many tapes to chose from - Of course you mean a little circle of electricians tape on...
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    The Xonar Essence STX Q/A, tweaking, impressions thread

    Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry a break it's been 4 days now...I would have hoped that my 49720 had broken in by now anyway, I've ordered the TO99 49720, eager to hear whether there'll be any difference Will a LME49720HA on a TO-99 to DIP 8 adapter fit underneath the...
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