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by Yomanze
Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: DAC's.....Do I really need one ?
Replies: 44
Views: 8113

Re: DAC's.....Do I really need one ?

How are the Sapphires Jammy? Give them a hug from me. ;)

Easy to hear component differences with them from gear quite frankly ridiculously more expensive...
by Yomanze
Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:16 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: DAC's.....Do I really need one ?
Replies: 44
Views: 8113

Re: DAC's.....Do I really need one ?

Silly post deleted... Will edit later!
by Yomanze
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:46 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: DAC's.....Do I really need one ?
Replies: 44
Views: 8113

Re: DAC's.....Do I really need one ?

Jammy, YES you need a DAC... NO you're not going to find much that sounds significantly better than what you've got. IMHO you'll need to go beyond the usual M-DAC, Rega, Beresford etc. recommendations especially looking at the quality of your kit. I owned a Bushmaster MK1 & demoed an MK2 with a ...
by Yomanze
Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:38 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 64
Views: 12866

Re: Speakers

Glad you got it sorted Wallace. :)
by Yomanze
Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 64
Views: 12866

Re: Speakers

Don't think so,they move in and out freely...they just sound very thin and without any mid or bass, but loads of treble. Definitely gunked. If there is any blackness on the voice coil, even the slightest rubbing kills the bass. A friend came round with his, which were sold as functional. Two second...
by Yomanze
Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:52 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Naim NAC 272
Replies: 11
Views: 3382

Re: Naim NAC 272

The poor little signal which sets off nice and healthy from its source, quite merrily. Alas it is then confronted by the above abomination of a circuit about 300 miles in length passing through 400 filters, 150 caps, 4650 resistor,s and fuk knows what other multitude of vitality sapping crap. Is it...
by Yomanze
Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:27 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Naim NAC 272
Replies: 11
Views: 3382

Re: Naim NAC 272

That's not how you build a 'complex' preamp, this is how:

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(Krell KRC-3).
by Yomanze
Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Farting Minstrel
Replies: 7
Views: 2254

Re: Farting Minstrel

jimbob wrote:Thank you Yomanze, my minstrels fart no more! They now sing beautifully!!! :grin: :dance:
Happy to help, amazing how "broken" it makes a driver sound!
by Yomanze
Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: What speakers have you owned ?
Replies: 45
Views: 18312

Re: What speakers have you owned ?

There are advocates of the RR series but people it seems don't realise they were the sign of Joe compromising. The process of driver doping and matching was expensive and time consuming and only he knew how to do it. The RRs and the tie up with JPW was to get an easier life and make some money for ...
by Yomanze
Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: What speakers have you owned ?
Replies: 45
Views: 18312

Re: What speakers have you owned ?

Mission 780SE Amphion Argon2 Amphion Argon3 Royd Sorcerer (with hand-doped revelation drivers) Royd Sapphire MK1 Royd Minstrel Royd RR3 ...as in owned for a long period of time rather than home demo etc. Have you still got the RR3s ? If you do ever want to sell them Id be happy to give you a good p...