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by keepitsimplestupid
Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:06 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Why no analogue to digital talk
Replies: 12
Views: 2769

Re: Why no analogue to digital talk

Gents, let's not forget that the tda1541 was for quite a while the only 16 bit dac chip in town available to every brand. Also let's not forget that it was surpassed, I don't recall any of the magazines making claims that the newer 16, 18 and 24 bit chips from Sony, wolfson, pm, bb et al that follow...
by keepitsimplestupid
Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:13 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Robbing Bar Stewards
Replies: 16
Views: 5181

Re: Robbing Bar Stewards

750 includes fitting, so a couple of hours of a decent dealers time. Interestingly it's too big to be used with many 3rd party psu boards and the in deck mounted Valhalla as it fouls the hole in the pcb. No doubt intentionally...
by keepitsimplestupid
Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:13 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Tinker, Tailor, Streamer, Pi.
Replies: 793
Views: 249729

Re: Tinker, Tailor, Streamer, Pi.

Big Laptop, hqplayer...
by keepitsimplestupid
Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Specifications - let's get them out of the way
Replies: 22
Views: 6942

Re: Specifications - let's get them out of the way

It's a subjective forum and the brand take the same viewpoint. That's fine, but theres a whole chunk of the market who want measurable fidelity, if you're happy to accept that a marketing stance is sufficient reason not to provide what they require as part of their purchasing decision, then so be it...
by keepitsimplestupid
Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:55 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Merc
Replies: 7
Views: 3353

Re: Merc

I run a Benz LP, that's the range topper prior to the current LP-S. Excellent cart, a real open window onto the recording.
by keepitsimplestupid
Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:20 pm
Forum: Multichannel and Movies
Topic: How many books in yer gaff, Jimmehs
Replies: 20
Views: 23116

Re: How many books in yer gaff, Jimmehs

Probably a thousand or so I buy a couple a month
by keepitsimplestupid
Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:29 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Cable burn in
Replies: 23
Views: 8101

Re: Cable burn in

Cables are system specific because not all kit has infinite psrr and noise rejection, and input and output impedance vary as does load in variance.


Use stuff that's load invariant and has 100db of psrr and noise rejection and cable sound disappears, ime.


@madmick, I'd look at experimental first.
by keepitsimplestupid
Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:25 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Random thoughts...
Replies: 5
Views: 2340

Re: Random thoughts...

Production volumes and margins
by keepitsimplestupid
Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Cable burn in
Replies: 23
Views: 8101

Re: Cable burn in

No denying that people believe they hear cables burn in. But given that no science supports this, we really should look to equipment warm up and acclimatisaion as more likely causes.
by keepitsimplestupid
Tue Dec 10, 2019 9:30 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 115007

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

A pre amp attenuates the signal and noise equally, so running the pre quiet is only an issue if your power amp has poorer noise performance than the pre, as you're adding extra noise vs what an unattenuated source would have presented. The best active pre amps can be quieter than a passive. Most/all...