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Recent content by Riotvan

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    Roon

    I'm not going to pay anymore for the mess that is Roon. Besides the noticeable random bugs like high cpu usage and memory leaks there are some security implications that i can't abide. For example it runs with full privileges while at the same time communicating with their cloud whilst sending...
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    Mains DC Filtering

    The ATL ones do about 15A. Ordered some pcb's to make some since i have hum problems on my actives since i got solar panels, or well it has gotten noticeably worse.
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    Harbeth Nelson: a DSP subwoofer that doubles as speaker stand for P3ESR and other mini-monitors

    Yes, this 45kg woofer‘s waf is only matched by his woof!
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    Harbeth Nelson: a DSP subwoofer that doubles as speaker stand for P3ESR and other mini-monitors

    The price seems steep for what it is, stacking mains on top of subs is nothing new. I have setup like that with sorbothane to decouple and it works great. This probably has more waf though but given the choice i'd rather have some big woofers to look at.
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    I’m guessing still a pretty rare Tannoy!

    As designed by Minions.
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    REL subwoofer hum from high-level connection

    Is it bunched up with any other cables? Like power for example.
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    Vibration Isolation Experiments

    Suspended wooden floor over a void here as well, though the void is filled up with some stuff for isolation. Anyway what works here is rubber on the floor, then a big concrete block which i use a speaker stand for my threeway's. Decoupling from the block is with sorbothane. On top i use Dirac to...
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    The most common mistake in audio?

    I would need really short speaker cables since i run actives. That being said i do believe in interconnects while i didn’t want to. Luckily the Carbokab cable i used was still relatively cheap since its diy.
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    Ethernet and coaxial cables

    I went full audiophile with a cheap CAT7 cable to my streamer. Sounded a bit cleaner, bit blacker background but i did go from a grey to a black cable. Not the best but also not the worst €10 i ever spent.
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    New Rega Speakers - Aya

    I was going to make a joke that you will go ayayaya if you stub your toe against these but at 14kg they may well tip over. Weren’t there some spherical speakers made out of concrete back in the day? Possibly diy?
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    System Pics 2023

    I'm more of dynamic driver guy and this should be a good match with my HD600's, though i will also try it with my Clear and LCD-XC's and see how i like them. Birgir makes some interesting amps for sure, if his Dynamic amp had pre out i might have considered it. Btw you can teach your phonitor...
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    System Pics 2023

    @JTC Cool system! I'm about to try a Phonitor X in a very sexy red as a pre/headamp for my system. Those look like Oppo headphones, did you try any others? And how do you rate it as a pre?
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    Schiit saga plus pre amp and stereo

    No problem!
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    Schiit saga plus pre amp and stereo

    It won’t convert xlr to rca and vice versa in passive mode so naturally it can’t output both at the same time that way. It truly is a passive circuit. Yes, have it listed on another site i frequent and haven’t bothered to post it anywhere else yet(not in a hurry). Note that i live in Holland so...
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    Schiit saga plus pre amp and stereo

    I definitely like the + more than the S. The s had a steely timbre i could not get past, jfet buffer mode on the + is a lot better. Tube is naturally a bit smoother, more flavorful etc and customizable. But to my ears the buffered mode was more transparent. It’s a reasonably close second the to...


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