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    System Synergy - Special Sound

    705 @farbinator My favorite experience in this hobby is when I'll be sitting there listening, usually after dorking around with some EQ...
    Post by: farbinator, Apr 19, 2022 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    Post Your Computer Build

    Ooh the ADAM! That machine was a hoot but had some weird quirks. The PSU for the entire machine being housed in the printer so you had to have it...
    Post by: farbinator, Mar 27, 2022 in forum: Geek Cave: Computers, Tablets, HT, Phones, Games
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    Sold: Complete Pi2AES/RPi4 Setup

    Sold @shotgunshane @jexby please close this thread
    Post by: farbinator, Jan 8, 2022 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    Sold: Complete Pi2AES/RPi4 Setup

    [ATTACH] Great little setup, I just don't use it as much as I used to. Assembled and ready to roll pre-loaded with Volumio (will come factory...
    Thread by: farbinator, Jan 8, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
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    Dummies Guide to Pi2AES! Throw away your PC or laptop.

    In Volumio this is definitely possible, it's an option in the main menu. Other RPi builds have something similar I presume.
    Post by: farbinator, Nov 16, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Koss Porta Pro

    Traveling with my PortaPros, I discovered one unexpected benefit while mask mandates remain, the gaps between the headband and the ear pieces work...
    Post by: farbinator, May 30, 2021 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    Massdrop x Eddie Current ZDT Jr. (Official Thread)

    Start with the obvious first, did you check the fuse to see if it is blown? Ofcourse then the next question to ask is, why did it blow.
    Post by: farbinator, May 7, 2021 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop x Eddie Current ZDT Jr. (Official Thread)

    That was my post from awhile back regarding the 100k ALPS pot. What would be the issue with just using the straight 100k pot in place without...
    Post by: farbinator, Apr 14, 2021 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Loaner Jotunheim 2

    @YMO @ChaChaRealSmooth convenient timing.. I actually will need to bow out of this tour sadly. I got orders to move and I will unfortunately be...
    Post by: farbinator, Mar 21, 2021 in forum: Closed Loaners
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    Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

    Of course he was arrested at a Waffle House.. Classic Florida Man.
    Post by: farbinator, Jan 22, 2021 in forum: SBAF Blogs
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    AES/EBU Cables - what to use?

    I have a $20 0.5m WBC AES/EBU cable and a $6 Monoprice 1.5m cable. Use case is to connect a Pi2AES to my DEQ2496. Both work equally well, no...
    Post by: farbinator, Jan 18, 2021 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Loaner Jotunheim 2

    Interested, for the purposes of comparing to the original Jotunheim that's in my setup. Completely understand if I don't meet the case-by-case...
    Post by: farbinator, Jan 14, 2021 in forum: Closed Loaners
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    Topping L30 xploding and taking headphones out

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    Post by: farbinator, Jan 13, 2021 in forum: All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out
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    Topping L30 xploding and taking headphones out

    The entire premise of Topping brings to mind the same business strategy that Amstrad in the UK had regarding hifi gear: Make stuff that looks the...
    Post by: farbinator, Jan 12, 2021 in forum: All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out