Hi all I was very interested in this device, but it seems to have gone very quiet. Does anyone have any insight as to what's happening? Thanks Alan

I'\d be interested in this as well.

Hi GoldenOne Are your measurements of the Red published anywhere yet?

Is there any more information or experience on the R26 yet? The combination of R2R DAC and direct ethernet interface ticks two very important boxes for me.

But it's the sacred duty of every generation to make music their parents hate. You may not remember what people born in the thirties and forties said about rock music from the sixties and seventies - it wasn't generally complimentary.

Can I just confirm my understanding: my Auralic Aries has the capability to upsample to 705.6 kHz. Are you saying I shouldn’t use this with the Qutest as it will sound worse than leaving it at 44.1? Thanks Alan

Well, after long consideration, and despite Pink Floyd's kind offer, I decided it was time to improve my soldering skills and try some of the upgrades myself. The story so far: 1. Install Alps 50kohm Blue Velvet volume control - needed 'cos the original crackled like sweet wrappers. I'd...

I think the feet might have been replaced at some time in the 19 years since it was new - I think mine are HomeBase stick on specials The socket and everything else in the pictures is original though. I've got a couple of pictures of the whole board - It's probably more sensible if I...

Looking at the pictures more closely the transformers look the same, except thay mine doesn't have a cap, and yours has, for some strange reason, been fitted the other way round - which might explain the funky wiring! Alan

Quote: Originally Posted by PinkFloyd First off, apologies for calling it the ugliest amp on the planet you know I'm joking I think Tim De Paravicini must have been on the magic mushrooms when he designed the PCB but other than that it's not a bad sounding amp. It's OK - I'm not...

I have one of these Headcase amps which I've actually had from new. As Pink Floyd says, it was designed by Tim de Paravicini and the circuit is apparently closely based on the Musical Fidelity A1 amplifier which Tim also developed. The only change I've made to mine was to replace the volume...