OK after years of computer audio exploration - I have reached the mountain top.  The 'Game Over' end solution for source chain - and the results are beyond any thing I could have imagined when I started this exploration a few years back - see my previous ground breaking threads...

Ok Now things well get more interesting - here I want to explore the LPS solutions available - focusing on the less expensive options (under $250).  But first a quick primer on the last main component of these LPS units - the filter capacitors.   WARNING – POWER SUPPLIES CONTAIN LETHAL HIGH...

Ok now to part 2 - in the next section I will cover existing lower cost power supplies available.  But first a description of the different linear power supply regulators - or LDO's (low drop out) regulators as they are sometimes referred to.  Also some alternatives to a IC based LDO regulator...

After messing around with a whole host of USB DDC's and the new class of AES67 AOIP DDC's (like the Focusrite Rednet and BURL B2B DAC), I've found that low noise power is very important to digital sound quality.   From AC line filtering and balancing to ultra low noise DC regulators - the...

While the discussions on my thread about the new class of XMOS USB processors rages on along with all kinds of USB gizmos to fix it's follibles.  A new paradigm of computer audio is not here.  This is different then the UpNP/DLNA - it that this new Audio over IP Ethernet std will allow you to...

With so much success with USB and computer audio recently (see my 'XMOS XU208' thread), but requiring all kinds of fixes and gizmo's to get top quality sound.  Wondering about the future of computer audio and the emergence of a new standard.  So the start of this thread...

An update to my Gustard U12 thread - announcing the newest generation of DDC's based on the new XMOS 200 series chips:   The XU208 for example has twice the processing power of the U8 - 1000MIPS   http://www.xmos.com/products/silicon/xcore-200/xu-series   The xCORE-200 USB family of...

The idea of the Grand Tube Review came from my long (20yr+) tube rolling history with the 6DJ8/6922/6N23P/E88CC tube type. I have always been amazed at the sound quality improvements that some of the better of these tubes made. Most recently I have been active on the Lyr tube rolling...

I'm beginning a new PC music sever build project with the objective of no moving parts - none.  All SSD drives, fanless PS and fanless CPU/Motherboard.  Likely Windows 10 OS.   So far this is the basic configuration I have in mind:   - Windows 10 OS - Intel Core M - Broadwell CPU - Fanless...

A new true R2R Ladder DAC!  The first reasonably priced Ladder DAC to come along in a long time!   I'm very excited about the potential for the implementation of this keen new piece of gear.  Now to the particulars.   Here is the link to the Soekris website...

The age old question of which basic computer platform is best for music servers PC's or Mac's?  Since most folks take one path or another - direct comparisons in the same high end systems is rare.   I picked up the January 2015 issue of Absolute Sound and found this article "Feature - New...

PCM1704 DAC MOD PROJECT - LITE DAC60   My goal was to have a near state of the art true R2R DAC with no opamps with a true tube output stage.   I choose the Lite DAC60 to start with.  It has 2 PCM1704 DAC's one per channel, uses a real tube output stage (easy to find 6922), has lot's of room...

After rolling through a bunch of USB interfaces including 3 different John Kenny's, M2Tech Highface and Evo, Audiophilleo 2, Musiland 02 and Musiland USB 3.0 USD. I settled on the Musiland USB 3.0 as the best sounding. Made better with a Aqvox linear power supply. I've been running this for over...