AudioSector-chip amp kits, dacs, chassis - Page 80

cotdt · 12th February 2006, 09:31 PM

the enclosure often costs more than the rest of hte amp!

sdedalus · 13th February 2006, 12:10 AM

What size transformer would work best with the buffer?

Peter Daniel · 13th February 2006, 04:47 AM

I'm presently using a 100VA toroid and it works fine. Will be also trying same transformers that I'm using in DAC (50VA, one per channel)

TBM · 13th February 2006, 09:37 AM

Hi Peter

How is your USB version of the DAC going?
Any news and listening impressions compared to SPDIF?

Tom :-)

safetyman · 13th February 2006, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cotdt
the enclosure often costs more than the rest of hte amp!

Yes, agree totally. That's why the Patek takes my breath away each time. B4 anybody attempts a real nice enclosure, they will never imagine the nightmares that starts to follow. Of course, I believe this applies to the beginners like me.

Thanks Peter, I'll be thinking of the NOS DAC. I am going to finish up my projects one at a time. Finally, I hope to own a system that is completely DIYed. My ultimate dream.

Peter Daniel · 13th February 2006, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TBM
How is your USB version of the DAC going?
Any news and listening impressions compared to SPDIF?

I don't know why, but USB DAC never seemed to have major priority in my plans. I will try it whenever opportunity arises, but presently I'm concentrating on an active preamp project.

Anyway, I have more than 2,000 CDs. I don't feel like ripping them to the hard drive

jleaman · 13th February 2006, 06:24 PM

Here is a dac that a friend of mine is working on. Really nice too. And sounds good.

Destroyer OS. · 13th February 2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peter Daniel

I don't know why, but USB DAC never seemed to have major priority in my plans. I will try it whenever opportunity arises, but presently I'm concentrating on an active preamp project.

Anyway, I have more than 2,000 CDs. I don't feel like ripping them to the hard drive

No need to rip all of them... However I HIGHLY suggest doing ones you listen too. The bennifits are are more than worth it. The poor CDs you have may all of a sudden be worth listening too.

http://www.audiocircle.com I invite you Peter to have a look. Squeeze Box, SB, Slimware, and Foobar2000 have taken over.

Free yourself of Jitter and incorret CD reads. No jitter and the ability to have as near perfect read of a CD as you can ever get, is a beautiful thing. This voids the need for a good CD player, only SACD and DVD-A are left. With SACD and DVD-A the quality is usually much higher quality and you can get away with a cheaper effecient transport as opposed to CD's poor quality which is not always very readiable. Well you still need an external DAC but none the less.

Sorry about the rant, but you should really check out this swiffering craze.

jeff mai · 14th February 2006, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Destroyer OS.
Free yourself of Jitter and incorret CD reads. No jitter and the ability to have as near perfect read of a CD as you can ever get, is a beautiful thing.

USB does not free you from jitter. See here:
<http://www.diyhifi.org/forums/viewto...er=asc&start=0>

The USB devices measured here have many times more jitter than a normal CD player digital output.

Peter Daniel · 14th February 2006, 12:54 AM

There is an interesting thread on analog to digital recording on Romy's site: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/...px?PostID=1644

13th February 2006, 04:47 AM	#793
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I'm presently using a 100VA toroid and it works fine. Will be also trying same transformers that I'm using in DAC (50VA, one per channel) __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

13th February 2006, 09:37 AM	#794
TBM diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norge	Hi Peter How is your USB version of the DAC going? Any news and listening impressions compared to SPDIF? Tom :-) __________________ Higher end!

14th February 2006, 12:54 AM	#800
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	There is an interesting thread on analog to digital recording on Romy's site: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/...px?PostID=1644 __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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cotdt diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	the enclosure often costs more than the rest of hte amp!

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jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	Here is a dac that a friend of mine is working on. Really nice too. And sounds good.