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by jandl100
Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:45 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Headphone users
Replies: 13
Views: 6047

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 ...
by jandl100
Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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...
by jandl100
Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:32 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog

Maybe, at the moment I've got my eye out for a used D70 :epopc:
by jandl100
Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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!
by jandl100
Sat Dec 21, 2019 6:42 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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...
by jandl100
Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:31 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog

karatestu wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:20 pm Jerry, have you got a duck fettish ?
Yes.

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by jandl100
Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:45 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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 ...
by jandl100
Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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 ...
by jandl100
Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:32 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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...
by jandl100
Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:26 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Replies: 569
Views: 144655

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...