[miketlse]

i only got the tt2 so there is no stacking involved, regardless what hp i use(ether2 or hd660s) i would never say it’s running cool...call it feels warm at best

What is the typical room temperature, when your TT2 is running hot?

 

[greyforest]

What is the typical room temperature, when your TT2 is running hot?

12C~15c

 

[betula]

12C~15c

Wow. You like it cold.

"The basic level of warmth required for a healthy and well-dressed person is 18°C. This standard is recognized by the World Health Organization and is the minimum standard in the latest UK cold weather plan.

Here are some basic benchmarks for indoor temperatures:
18-21°C - comfortable temperature
18°C - minimum for comfort
12-16°C - respiratory risk"

 

[greyforest]

Wow. You like it cold.

"The basic level of warmth required for a healthy and well-dressed person is 18°C. This standard is recognized by the World Health Organization and is the minimum standard in the latest UK cold weather plan.

Here are some basic benchmarks for indoor temperatures:
18-21°C - comfortable temperature
18°C - minimum for comfort
12-16°C - respiratory risk"

we invented cloth therefore we can safely live outside of the Great Britain.

 

[betula]

we invented cloth therefore we can safely live outside of the Great Britain.

I can understand that, but I feel uncomfortable below 18-20C at home. One would think if you can afford high-end DACs you can afford heating as well. Obviously your reasons to live between 12-15C are not financial. Forgive me, but this made me really curious.

 

[518141]

I can understand that, but I feel uncomfortable below 18-20C at home. One would think if you can afford high-end DACs you can afford heating as well. Obviously your reasons to live between 12-15C are not financial. Forgive me, but this made me really curious.

You are a sissy. Every night before I go to sleep I air my bedroom to cool it.

 

[miketlse]

12C~15c

i wasn't expecting such a low temperature.
One of the normal Chord design principles, is to use the case as a heatsink for the internal FPGA, so that it is normal for some areas of the case to feel warm.
From a heat transfer point of view, this heat transfer needs a certain temperature delta (T case - T ambient), so if T ambient rises, then the T case will also rise by the same amount.
Certainly on the Mojo thread, the instances where owners experienced thermal shutdown problems, were mainly concentrated to areas of the world where climate/season meant that the local ambient was relatively high (eg Dubai, Singapore). However 12 to 15C is low, even for the UK, so I feel a bit uncomfortable that you are experiencing such high temperatures on your TT2.

My advice is to email Chord support so seek advice, just in case you do have a problem with your TT2 internal components.

 

[andrewd01]

Temp in our house is 20deg, and the TT2 is only half a meter from a radiator (not by choice, only place I could put it).

 

[betula]

You are a sissy. Every night before I go to sleep I air my bedroom to cool it.

Sure man, but to live at 12C at home? That's not healthy.

 

[bluenight]

would you say the improvement is obvious? (Plastic vs mavros)

For now in my system with tt2 i find it very hard to distinguish between usb and optic (cheap one)

Yes i use my optical from my LG oled to Hugo2. I did go back to the supra optical just to hear the difference. I had been using the mavros for months before going back to supra. The supra sounds more veiled/muffled and warmer. The mavros sounds more realistic with movies and tv series streamed from netflix,hbo its more clarity the downside can be its not as forgiving to lower bitrate content/ porer recordings as its brighter. But i prefer the more realistic sound of the mavros.

 

[miketlse]

You are a sissy. Every night before I go to sleep I air my bedroom to cool it.

It takes all sorts.
One of my work colleagues opens his office window first thing in the morning, to freshen the air by replacing it with cold air from outside.
Not my choice, but live and let live.....

 

[N Quarter]

Scamp was a now discontinued amplifier from the Chordette range, which was the same range as the 2Qute dac

I may give it a try this weekend, but obviously this thing does not even have much more power than the TT2 direct to speakers. What surprised me was how small it is, around the size of a Qutest, but the box it comes in lead me to believe it might be the size of the Dave, but no.

 

[miketlse]

I may give it a try this weekend, but obviously this thing does not even have much more power than the TT2 direct to speakers. What surprised me was how small it is, around the size of a Qutest, but the box it comes in lead me to believe it might be the size of the Dave, but no.

Yes, give it a go, because you have nothing to lose.
I was surprised when I discovered that my Hugo could drive my Focal Aria 936 floorstanding speakers.
Go back a few decades and many DIY amps needed only 2W to drive speakers, so do keep an open mind.
If you do find that SCAMP works for you, then that is a bonus.
Good luck with your tests.

 

[bluenight]

I tried the wifi usbdongle for the first time with my streamer that is feeding hugo2 with spdif and an external HP amp with rca out. Somehow The top end brightness,harshness and sibilance i was hearing got gone. Now i can play it louder with more reward.

Maybe there was rfi/emi creeping in to system from generic cat 5 ethernet cable from router side that is powered by a cheap generic power strip. All my good hifi gear, TV and Apple TV4K is powered by AudioQuest niagara1000 mains conditioner that reduces rfi/emi. So cutting the link to the dirty power side maybe helped me from harshness and brightness that i heard.

This may be usefull to TT2 users to try wifi instead of wired ethernet cable for the source feeding TT2. This proves to me that packages and bits isent just all packages and bits and will always sound the same. I think i will skip uppgrading ethernet cable because wifi may sounds best for my streamer.

 

[greyforest]

I can understand that, but I feel uncomfortable below 18-20C at home. One would think if you can afford high-end DACs you can afford heating as well. Obviously your reasons to live between 12-15C are not financial. Forgive me, but this made me really curious.

Ok let me satisfy your curiosity. As i am live and born in a third world country, i find the cold room temperature keeps me vigilant and sober against the constant global capitalism propaganda. While also make me enjoy the irony of this post-colonial totalitarian society’s dystopian atmosphere better than usual.