m-i-c-k-e-y
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Geek Pulse: Geek desktop DAC/AMP by Light Harmonics
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I never thought to bring this up until now. Is it of any use to know the input of the device? I mean it's not like I'm going to look at my system and be like "ooooh yeah, I totally forgot I was using the coaxial input!"
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Black is Black...I want my baby back...
Lovely.. one of my favorite designs right here! I much prefer the italic "Light Harmonic" text vs the "Geek" script (I just don't like the idea of the word "Geek" scribbled across the front of my amp/dac, too). I prefer the volume knob in the middle of the unit so it makes placement of the unit on the left or right hand side of a PC/rig a non-issue).
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Lovely.. one of my favorite designs right here! I much prefer the italic "Light Harmonic" text vs the "Geek" script (I just don't like the idea of the word "Geek" scribbled across the front of my amp/dac, too). I prefer the volume knob in the middle of the unit so it makes placement of the unit on the left or right hand side of a PC/rig a non-issue).
Most headphone amplifiers have it off to one side or another. It is kind of annoying though...
I would agree, even if you are using multiple inputs, they would all be going to different sources most of the time, and I would think you know what source you are using. More lights = more better?
Design looks great, although I like the symbols more from can dude regarding input selection. I find input selection very important, because as far as I know there is some idea that all unused ports will be switched off with audio-grade relais to avoid any electromagnetic interference (emi) to the dac on all unused ports.
Sure the auto-switch would work but even the autoswitch would get confused over time if leave toslink from my radio and spdif from my cd-player and the usb-cable from my computer all connected and I do not switch off everything I do not use or if I switch off I always have to do it before switching on the other unit or some ripple and noise will be induced to the dac and a big plop will be heard on the speakers or anything like it. Way to complicated. As well in the x f a I ordered I do not want any - even unused - cable to destroy the hard earned money bought THD and SNR on my dac by induced electric disturbance on the other ports. So for the simple pulse I do not really know, but for the x f a I hope this is integrated. Why buying a sub 1.0uV regulator feeding a femto-clock feeding dual-dac if all cables have direct access - even with galvanic isolation - to the circuit. Just imagine not you but somebody else in the house turns on the device that feeds some of the other ports. Or you want to plug or unplug on any port while the device is converting on the other without hearing any plop on the speakers. Only possible with relais or a manual switch and some sort of sign to be sure which one is playing and used and which are good to go. Audio-grade 4-position switches can get quite expensive so maybe this is the reason why all electronic, as well the relais can have a better position on the pcb I guess immediately after the input.
I hope our units will feature off-switch relays on all unused inputs and therefor we would need some sort of understanding which input is used. Some years ago we would have got a rotary switch with 4 engraved symbols like most hifi features, nowadays we have relais and electronic status symbol leds I guess. Do you know the old braun radios, they have nice simple round dials. Total analog! Maybe a "cheap" 4-position switch could be used not for the audio signal but to switch the relais! How simple would be that, then no need for led, but only laser the names or symbols on the plate. Only Larry Ho can tell.
Is anybody in geek force to get this straight if I am wrong?
Sure the auto-switch would work but even the autoswitch would get confused over time if leave toslink from my radio and spdif from my cd-player and the usb-cable from my computer all connected and I do not switch off everything I do not use or if I switch off I always have to do it before switching on the other unit or some ripple and noise will be induced to the dac and a big plop will be heard on the speakers or anything like it. Way to complicated. As well in the x f a I ordered I do not want any - even unused - cable to destroy the hard earned money bought THD and SNR on my dac by induced electric disturbance on the other ports. So for the simple pulse I do not really know, but for the x f a I hope this is integrated. Why buying a sub 1.0uV regulator feeding a femto-clock feeding dual-dac if all cables have direct access - even with galvanic isolation - to the circuit. Just imagine not you but somebody else in the house turns on the device that feeds some of the other ports. Or you want to plug or unplug on any port while the device is converting on the other without hearing any plop on the speakers. Only possible with relais or a manual switch and some sort of sign to be sure which one is playing and used and which are good to go. Audio-grade 4-position switches can get quite expensive so maybe this is the reason why all electronic, as well the relais can have a better position on the pcb I guess immediately after the input.
I hope our units will feature off-switch relays on all unused inputs and therefor we would need some sort of understanding which input is used. Some years ago we would have got a rotary switch with 4 engraved symbols like most hifi features, nowadays we have relais and electronic status symbol leds I guess. Do you know the old braun radios, they have nice simple round dials. Total analog! Maybe a "cheap" 4-position switch could be used not for the audio signal but to switch the relais! How simple would be that, then no need for led, but only laser the names or symbols on the plate. Only Larry Ho can tell.
Is anybody in geek force to get this straight if I am wrong?
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i would like to see more a da vinci jr kind of look
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@m-i-c-k-e-y I love that black design!
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For those who are not registered over on the Geek Force forums (and why aren't you?), Geek Out has made its way onto the Wall Street Journal. It beat out the Dragonfly as their recommendation for entry level high res music playback. Now let's do the same thing with the Pulse!
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Look like someone won an Abyss.
Pretty sure the contest rules stated that had to be discussing the Pulse, not the original Geek.
Icenine2
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There was an Abyss giveaway? I wish for a LCDX giveaway!
Are you going to keep spamming every website?
http://www.soundonso...51&Main=1074826
http://www.rig-talk....hp?f=3&t=146122
http://audioshark.or....html#post40145
and the one already deleted at the site that can't be named here
interesting that a few years ago stuff like this meant a ban, and now it's revered
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