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    General Speaker Advice and Recommendations

    I'm looking for some bookshelfs like this. I don't care about accurate. I want that presence and impact. Dynamic and lively. Like, my fav...
    Post by: jdev, Oct 24, 2018 in forum: Speakers
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    RS: RME HDSPe AIO PCIe Interface

    Breakout cable?
    Post by: jdev, Mar 23, 2018 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    USB Nervosa Thread Decrapifiers, pro interfaces, and bears oh my

    Right, but the 5V power rail travelling through the cable is disabled?
    Post by: jdev, Mar 15, 2018 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    USB Nervosa Thread Decrapifiers, pro interfaces, and bears oh my

    That card doesn't have a jumper to allow you to disable the power to the ports. All the big boy DACs don't need it, and it can get in the way....
    Post by: jdev, Mar 13, 2018 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    The All Purpose Advice Thread

    Got a Gungnir Multibit + BHA-1. Totally happy with them. Thanks for the recs.
    Post by: jdev, Nov 6, 2017 in forum: Advice Threads
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    The All Purpose Advice Thread

    Does MJ2 run cool with the LISST tubes? I demoed a Lyr 2 with glass tubes and was totally put off by how hot it ran.
    Post by: jdev, Oct 14, 2017 in forum: Advice Threads
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    The All Purpose Advice Thread

    Looking for a cool, balanced SS DAC+amp for my TH900 MK2. Running off an Essence STX II + V5i's right now. I know there's better out there. No...
    Post by: jdev, Oct 10, 2017 in forum: Advice Threads
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    Smyth Realiser A16

    There's a new datasheet for the amp. It doesn't put AS much power into low impedance phones. I still put a deposit on a preorder yesterday,...
    Post by: jdev, Sep 30, 2017 in forum: Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals
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    USB PCIe cards

    More like, the supercharger will work but won't be as effective if the transmission is stuck in first gear.
    Post by: jdev, Sep 23, 2017 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    USB PCIe cards

    That cannot be true. Eitr cannot ressurrect a totally dead port. Therefore there is a limit to what Eitr can do. Before ports die, they operate...
    Post by: jdev, Sep 23, 2017 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    USB PCIe cards

    So there is still a benefit to upgrading the source USB port but it is limited to decreased lag?
    Post by: jdev, Sep 23, 2017 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    USB PCIe cards

    Wouldn't Eitr benefit from a better source? Feels like an MP3 that I'm converting to FLAC.
    Post by: jdev, Sep 23, 2017 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    USB PCIe cards

    Instead of pinning a Wyrd or Eitr with the task of fixing an imperfect USB port, I want to replace the port. I see a lot of USB 3.1 cards...
    Thread by: jdev, Sep 23, 2017, 21 replies, in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    (SOLD) $225 Lynx AES16e

    !!!! I want this. Are you cool selling to a rando?
    Post by: jdev, Sep 20, 2017 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales