Quote:       I'd be interested in seeing a pic of your assemblage dac. I have both a 2.7 and a 1.5 assemblage.   Nathan

  Quote: Did you use asio or asio4all on your xp setup?

Great work John Regarding the I2S mod i have an assemblage 2.7 dac that I'm heavily modding. It has three inputs; coax-bnc, opt-tos and aes/ebu. I want to remove one of the input connectors and wire your I2S modded Hi-face straight to the inputs on the board. Is this possible to simply...

Great review

Great work slim - Have you or anyone else on here compared the cables you have reviewed with the nordost moonglo digital cable? It is the one i currently have and I would be interested in upgrading it if one of your recommendations is an improvement. Thanx

Hello John, Does the 3.3v battery and 5v usb cable mods also power the 1.8v fpga chip? If so, then am I right in thinking that with these two mods the modded hiface is not using any power from the computer at all? Thanx

Quote: Originally Posted by jkeny Slim.a, your the cable man & chief reviewer around here - want to do a review? I'll send them to you & while I'm at it I could send you a modded HiFace for review but would need some security that I'll get it back. When are you getting your repaired...

Upstate - did you hear a difference with your ZU cables you bought?

Dont feed the troll

Well written Slim - it seems some people just come looking for a fight...

Ive used both spikes and vibrapods and found that the vibrapods were the best. They are not very expensive considering the improvement they make...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hybrys lol, almost everything in that article is debatable theory. USB cabling, digital cables... How did he measure the differences themselves? Are the devices applying a flavoring that could be found elsewhere for cheaper? (IE certain ONBOARD chipsets)...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hybrys LARGE margin? Probably something in the software, not the real difference. Next. Or this thread...http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f7/usb...hiface-449885/ Or the many others on here... FWIW the digital coax out on my delta1010 soundcard...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hybrys LARGE margin? Probably something in the software, not the real difference. Next. I think you need to read this thread http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/us...5/index55.html before you make rash, unfounded statements like that....

What are your thoughts on the pmd200?

What spec is your cpu and how many services are you running in the background? Quote: Originally Posted by Pacha I have problems with mine using KernelStreaming with plugin v3.63 for Winamp. Drivers 1.0.3. Windows XP. Intel chipset. I hear clicks for half a second when I press...

Hi there, I have an assemblage 2.7 dac that blew its transformer and fuse while i was on holiday. I replaced the psu with the identical model and the lights all came on so i thought everything was fine. However after leaving it on for several minutes it started to smell and slowly started...

Hawkhead - did you hear a difference going from batteries to a psu?

Thanks Thermionic. From what your saying it sounds like i should avoid using the steel plate in the base and just use the 4mm aluminum. As far as shielding the power supply - is it ok to just shield the transformer or do the caps etc need to be shielded too?

Thanks for everyone's input. I think i will make the case out of 4mm brushed aluminum. I think I'll also insert a cutout of 5mm steel to bolt to the floor of the chassis to add weight and stability. I will make a separate compartment for the power supply components and will try and shield it...

Hiya, I'm making a custom case for a dac I'm building and I want the case to be the best for sound quality as possible. Obviously it should be built like a tank but what materials should i use to achieve the best sonic results? I have managed to get for free two sheets of 4mm thick...

Thanks for the replies. How do i tell if the balanced inputs and outputs on my preamp and poweramps are "floating" or "grounded"? My preamp is an Enlightened Audio Designs Theatermaster Ovation and my power amps are Rotel RB1080's Thanks

I'm going to build a pair of xlr "Y" cables to use from my preamp to my two poweramps as I am biamping. Could someone please give me the wiring instructions for building such cable using xlr's? Thanks

Another solution to raise the transporter up is to use isolation cones. Apart from the extra space for cooling they improve the sound a bit too. The best isolation device i've used is the cheap vibrapods but they dont lift the component very high unless you use the matching cones that go with...

Jkeny - what a great amount of work you have achieved! I'm very impressed. If i was to purchase a bnc hiface from you with your mods except for the dac and i2s connections, what would it likely cost to produce?