Audio-GD NFB-12

[eclipes]

Oh yeah Captouch, which filter are you using that you heard a difference between your old sony dac?

 

[captouch]

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Oh yeah Captouch, which filter are you using that you heard a difference between your old sony dac?

I stuck with the 8x min phase apodising.  I screwed on the top cover as well, so I've committed to this filter until I get the motivation to open it back up again.  

 

 

[captouch]

Does anyone know why this ships with two jumper wires, two spare LEDs, and a short piece of cylindrical plastic?

 

[sysfail]

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Does anyone know why this ships with two jumper wires, two spare LEDs, and a short piece of cylindrical plastic?

I didn't get any of that...
 

 

[Tilpo]

I didn't get any of that...
 

Me neither.
A special treatment maybe?

 

[Hawaiiancerveza]

Haha closing of the day the worker just said "ah... I'll just leave it in here and use it tomorrow."  Than it got shipped with it inside.  

 

[captouch]

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Haha closing of the day the worker just said "ah... I'll just leave it in here and use it tomorrow."  Than it got shipped with it inside.  

 
I get the wires and LEDs as spares/extras that got accidentally thrown in, but can't identify the purpose of that piece of rubber/plastic though.  Maybe it's a licorice drop!

 

[Hawaiiancerveza]

Might be.  

 

[Tilpo]

So far all the Asians I met hate licorice.
And I know all the Asians I met have tasted licorice, mainly because I'm in the Netherlands on an international school with quite a few Asians.

My chemistry teacher just loves the sight of foreigners gagging when tasting licorice for the first time.

 

[Hawaiiancerveza]

I'm asian and I like licorice. But I can't speak for ALL of them...
 
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So far all the Asians I met hate licorice.
And I know all the Asians I met have tasted licorice, mainly because I'm in the Netherlands on an international school with quite a few Asians.

My chemistry teacher just loves the sight of foreigners gagging when tasting licorice for the first time.

 

 

[ac500]

I'm not asian and I hate licorice.

 

[Tilpo]

I still don't get how people can hate licorice.
I can understand not liking some varieties, but there are tons of different varieties.
Ever went to the sweets department in a Dutch supermarket? Lot's of different licorice there. *drools*

 

[satwilson]

After suffering thru all the posts in NFB12, I ordered mine 8/26 4AM and received it today @11:30 AM, 1 week after ordering to Kansas, DHL, US248.50, delivered. I am a noob to this site however have been into audiophile/DIY  since the 60's.Will update my profile ASAP, my home system will ROCK/YOU!. Anyway please be patient with my NOOB questions. Need advice on setup, put my old DELL laptop/W7 PRO/ control panel into advanced/96/24 and USB/input via Tenor chip to default. I have SPDIF output in this old Dell, however many posts question the output/vs the Tenor/USB. I am using EAC/Sony Media Go, Foobar/PITA. Using my Sennhd280pros/bought for $40. Sounds incredible w/NFB12. Comments/ advice, headphone upgrade seems to be my best bang for the buck????

 

[tim3320070]

Advice is upgrade the Senn's to something like the Beyerdynamic DT770-600ohm

 

[Tilpo]

My advice is to press the 'Enter' key once in a while. It is also known as the 'Return' key to some.
It can considerably improve readability of one's forum posts, and is therefore an essential technique that should be known to all those who browse the internet.

But back to the point:
A headphone upgrade is indeed your most immediate concern.
It all depends on how much money you are willing to spend, as there are great headphones in prices ranging from $50-$5,000.
In my opinion you get the most bang for buck in the $250-$400 range, this is because beyond this range the effects of the law of diminishing returns increases exponentially. That is to say, a $1000 headphone won't be THAT much better than a $300 headphone, despite being three times as expensive.