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- Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Headphone users
- Replies: 13
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Re: Headphone users
Cheapo headphone extension cables work just fine for me. £1.99 for 5m, sorted. :) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5m-3-5mm-Jack-Extension-Cable-Lead-Stereo-Plug-to-Socket-AUX-Headphone-GOLD/352207902030?epid=10028939092&hash=item52013a154e:g:h7AAAOSwxIRZ6L7r I had a Grado extension cable come with a ...
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Very interested to see how the battle of the dacs goes, Chord v Audiobyte. Me, too. Although it's not really a direct comparison, as the Chord requires a means to control the volume to be added to the system, i.e. some form of preamp, while the Audiobyte has its own volume control. I can tell you a...
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:32 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Maybe, at the moment I've got my eye out for a used D70
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:23 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Kegworth, no, sadly not.
7 years in what turned out to be a very slightly damp garage turned the boxes into mush. And those top drivers are just too vulnerable.
Yes, I do go through periods where not a lot happens. And then suddenly, Whoosh, like recently.
DIY, no, I know my limitations!
7 years in what turned out to be a very slightly damp garage turned the boxes into mush. And those top drivers are just too vulnerable.
Yes, I do go through periods where not a lot happens. And then suddenly, Whoosh, like recently.
DIY, no, I know my limitations!
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 6:42 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Nett outgoings every year are about £3k, mainly due to losses when kit is moved on. I have a strict annual budget or things would get way out of hand and my marriage would go down the toilet. Over-budget items [like my MBL speakers] are agreed in advance with the Mrs, but that's rare, I'm sure she'd...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:31 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Ooooo, new DAC. :dance: Chord 2Qute with a Teddy Pardo PSU. ... which necessitated the re-introduction of my Chinese RVC passive preamp, as I had been using the volume control on the Audiobyte DAC. https://i.imgur.com/aBkr7Fw.jpg I tried the 2Qute with its standard wallwart PSU first, then onto the ...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Ah, sad to see that post from RD a couple up. RIP - we didn't always get on in forum-land, but I remember with fondness the afternoon at his place, just the two of us, playing tunes, discovering new music and chatting hifi. We got on just fine. Yes the world of sound reproduction is a lesser place ...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
... and 4th amp in the current line-up, a tiny TPA3116 class D amp. Something like 50wpc, according to the spec. I use it with a Chinese linear PSU and it sounds pretty damn amazing. I could happily live with it long term as my only amp if I had to, which I find quite astonishing. https://external-c...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
- Replies: 569
- Views: 148083
Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
... and an upgraded version of Pass DIY aleph-M, sold by Taiwan-based Vintage Audio Lab. 20wpc pure class A, and the chassis gets too hot to keep your hand on. Had it a few weeks now and really enjoying it. Fast, subtle, transparent, dynamic. And a surprisingly taut and powerful bass. The sound seem...