tuga
Legal Alien
That sounds like a good definition for hobby.
The John Westlake/Lakewest MDAC/FDAC, VFET and Detox
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That sounds like a good definition for hobby.
Space is the Place
pfm Member
I'm not defending the decisions he's made, i comment on this thread because i think those that are owed thousand for the VFETs etc have been treated beyond contempt.
His history on DIY audio etc was always genuinely helpful to others, no doubt he's working his ass off to get things done, but it's probably to little to late for most people.
Today's MDAC memory from 2013 !
Dear Jason,
We are scheduled to receive the MDAC2 PCB back from rapid PCB production tomorrow – so we are now “Officially” at the next stage of the project & we welcome the second stage installments.
The Second stage installment option has been added to our web page under the “Select MDAC2 Installment:” option button.
http://mdac2.lakewestaudio.com/
We are looking forward to Christmas as we plan to listen to the new Analogue output stage (cobbled onto a MDAC1 PCB).
Happy Christmas & all the best for the New Year.
Renata & John Westlake | Lakewest
Dear Jason,
We are scheduled to receive the MDAC2 PCB back from rapid PCB production tomorrow – so we are now “Officially” at the next stage of the project & we welcome the second stage installments.
The Second stage installment option has been added to our web page under the “Select MDAC2 Installment:” option button.
http://mdac2.lakewestaudio.com/
We are looking forward to Christmas as we plan to listen to the new Analogue output stage (cobbled onto a MDAC1 PCB).
Happy Christmas & all the best for the New Year.
Renata & John Westlake | Lakewest
Space is the Place
pfm Member
Today's MDAC memory from 2033 !
Dear Jason,
We are scheduled to receive the MDAC2 PCB back from rapid PCB production tomorrow – so we are now “Officially” at the next stage of the project...
Dear Jason,
We are scheduled to receive the MDAC2 PCB back from rapid PCB production tomorrow – so we are now “Officially” at the next stage of the project...
Space is the Place
pfm Member
Today's MDAC memory from 2073 !
Dear Jason,
We are scheduled to receive the MDAC2 PCB back from rapid PCB production tomorrow – so we are now “Officially” at the next stage of the project...
Dear Jason,
We are scheduled to receive the MDAC2 PCB back from rapid PCB production tomorrow – so we are now “Officially” at the next stage of the project...
russel
./_dazed_and_confused
Eight years for a power supply, we really are motoring along!
earlofsodbury
Wastrel.
Allllllllll these years - just to discover All DACs Sound The Same... ;-)
Craig B
Re:trophile
The digitally clocked sonar section that synchronizes optimistic FB progress reports with bursts of pessimistic noise on here appears to be working well.
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nostromo
pfm Member
I think the pessimistic coherent noise here has many sidebands in the audible range and is easily swamping the weak flickering optimistic signal of a hopeful tune.
Timcat
pfm Member
Different scale, but Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos do keep popping into my mind!
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58469882
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58469882
Rosewind
Lost in Translation
Ahh, right. The good person who exudes charm and knowledge when raising funds but fails to deliver ...
Oh and by the way ... this passage from the article about Ms Holmes reminds me of what MQA does ...
"Keeping the 'secret sauce' secret
In Silicon Valley intellectual property is closely guarded. The 'coke' recipe, the secret sauce, is often the thing that gives a company value, and new technology firms are particularly sensitive to having their ideas copied or stolen.
Secrecy is important for these companies to succeed - but that culture of secrecy can also be used as a smoke screen, particularly when even employees and investors don't understand or aren't given access to the technology itself."
Oh and by the way ... this passage from the article about Ms Holmes reminds me of what MQA does ...
"Keeping the 'secret sauce' secret
In Silicon Valley intellectual property is closely guarded. The 'coke' recipe, the secret sauce, is often the thing that gives a company value, and new technology firms are particularly sensitive to having their ideas copied or stolen.
Secrecy is important for these companies to succeed - but that culture of secrecy can also be used as a smoke screen, particularly when even employees and investors don't understand or aren't given access to the technology itself."
russel
./_dazed_and_confused
They will for me, my hearing is deteriorating faster than progress to completion.
davidsrsb
pfm Member
So is JohnW's. He is 51 now, so he was actually very young when he designed the DaCapo and the Cambridge DACs and would actually have been able to hear the Red Book filter differences at the time
