How many black boxes do you need ?

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How many black boxes do you need ?

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In the midst of a gear re-arrangement just realised my box count has gone into double figures ! Half of them are PSU's of course but still it begs the question can't I do with a midi system ?
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No worries mate, send it all to me and I'll post you a nice midi system!

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If you have to consider WAF then as few as
Possible. If not as long as each box has a distinctive duty then stack em high.

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I'm actually reducing my box count as I am going from monoblocks to a dual mono power amp.

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Amen to that one brother

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Ali Tait wrote:No worries mate, send it all to me and I'll post you a nice midi system!
Done deal as long as it matches the carpet and chintz curtains :D

However you could get away with 2 boxes with a digital system using a DAC and digital attenuation straight into a stereo power amp. I have just seen the latest must have DAC which reads direct from SD card's making a PC redundant ? With storage capacity of SD's increasing expotentionally and falling in price could be the way to go Jason :idea: ?

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My count's not the lowest either-

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Oh, and this lot in the hall as well-

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Lot's.... if I can afford them.
But I guess it depends on how many source's you have....
Think a system does benifit from keeping things separate though to a certain extent PSUs MONOS PRE's
Not DAC's and transports though....Thats taking the piss....... :hand: :whistle:
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Oh...And Ali..... why do you have a large red penis sitting on your telly for ?........ :lol:
see pic 1.

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