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Yes they are both ASCs aren't they I need to dig out the photos I took when I removed the electronics from of mine to remind myself what's in there. At one stage I seemed to have blown the amps in one speaker. But after sourcing some replacement Icepowers, dismantling the speakers, probing and...

I'm late to the party here and extremely jealous. I have a pair of Summits - have had them for 5 years or so - and they were bought with the specific intention of making them fully active with a DSP crossover. The intervening years have been consumed with major house remodelling and...

I was asking if the changes also brought an improvement in the 0dB distortion Of course, the noise floor is where it is

@JohnW Trying to interpolate/read between the lines... at 0dB 0.0003% is -110dB Prior to your solution the -60dB signal was producing distorion at <-120dB (ie.-60dB relative to the signal) Now the -60dB signal distortion is <-150dB (and below the noise floor) Does this mean there are also...

@JohnW Can you please explain more about the detox within the MDAC? - does this effectively provide a 2nd USB input, or does it daisy-chain into the (single) DevDAC USB input? i.e effectively it is an alternative USB input - either way, the original detox was bandwith limited: will that also be...

@audiojoy What models are your friend's Sony cd player and amp? They will certainly be playing a part in what you've heard Thanks

Which super regulators have you used/where did you get them from? Thanks

Hypex FusionAmp FA251 plate amp https://www.hypexshop.com/DetailServlet?detailID=9001

Thanks for posting that. I'm in need of a PSU for testing and you've reminded me I've got a bench PSU tucked away in a storage unit. I'll get it out

If you're taking the output from the BPBP then you should connect pin 2 to the centre/live terminal of the RCA and pin 3 to sleeve/ground. It doesn't have 2 active "halves" at the output, rather it has a balanced impedance output, and the output signal only exists between pins 2 and 3. The is no...

Well the detailed (but possibly not fully helpful) answer is in the original article I = integral r^2 dm ..the sum of all the particles of mass in the arm, times the radius squared The article also gives ways of measuring it on a finished item If you want to try to model/predict it then, have...

The tonearm's effective mass is its moment of inertia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_of_inertia It's the mass "seen" by the cartridge as it tries to rotate the tonearm about it's axes. And hence may be different in the different access of movement (nominally horizontal & vertical) The...

I think you'll have to investigate the offered models for yourself. Depends on your concept of bargain, how many hdmi connectors you want and what spec hdmi, and how old you're prepared for it to be. At the end of last year I looked for an AV amp after my old Yamaha e800 started humming badly...

Responses are much appreciated. MrDog Thanks, I'd found those, but interestingly there is no visual sign of any blown components on my Icepowers. This link potentially seems most relevant, although it refers to a 250 rather than a 200/300...

It did :) On 3 separate occasions On each occasion it tripped the circuit breaker and RCD On a previous occasion it took out a Hypex NC400 PSU On the last occasion (before its replacement) it took out the ML Now it may have been the toaster having an effect on other equipment on the...