Buffalo III - flexibility without compromise.

[SCompRacer]

Originally Posted by DQ828

It looks great, I had a similar thing happen recently, too deep in the forest to see the trees

Nobody else has a 384Hz model

Thanks for the kind words...and you are so right. The only one like it...lol

[Erlend Sæterdal]

Originally Posted by c12mech

DC blocking at the outputs are what is needed. I know that these can get really expensive. How do different values affect the sound? It sounds great as is but I nor the owner want to change the sound unless it is better. I thought of buying a few of the less expensive ones to try out. Just to see the kind of difference it makes.

Buy 47 uf 50 V Then they will be ok for even very low impedances. My dac use 47 uf. and can be stated as world class according to a friend.

[Corpius]

Originally Posted by c12mech

That is a nice looking build. Can you give a little information about the display. I would like to have some for the next one I do for myself. I would love to be able to use a VFD for the display. I just like the look.

Can anyone suggest some good caps to use as AC coupling caps. Russ suggested 4.7uf-10uf as a size. I just need to know what anyone might be using that sounds good. Prices for such animals can be ridiculous.

The LCD is an 20x4 white on blue display with a Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller. He uses it with 'LCD ExtraIO' from electroFUN. This is basically an port extender allowing one to control the LCD using the "two-wire interface" (I2C). The controller is an Arduino Uno.

[SCompRacer]

Originally Posted by c12mech

That is a nice looking build. Can you give a little information about the display. I would like to have some for the next one I do for myself. I would love to be able to use a VFD for the display. I just like the look.

Thanks for the kind words. I was just getting to enclosure choices when I decided to add the Arduino/LCD display. I was overwhelmed by it all and followed HiFiduino's recommendations for the HD44780 protocol displays.

INTRO H i F i D U I N O

Some folks, like DQ828, Corpius, gwiske, and bigpanda that can do code used different type displays. IIRC VFD displays will require external power due to the high mA requirements.

I had this big rats nest of wires on a breadboard with my Arduino/LCD until Corpius put me on to the electroFun LTD I2C LCDextra IO board. That reduced number of wires to run LCD. You do have to replace the Arduino LCD library with electroFUN's for it to work and add some lines to the code. Not sure if that works with VFD displays, but anyone that goes the LCD route should look into it. Not very expensive, like $9 US.

In regards to coupling caps, I saved some suggestions folks have offered in other threads. Mundorf ZN, Mundorf Supreme, Sonicaps. But I don't know caps like most of the folks here do.

[Erlend Sæterdal]

Originally Posted by SCompRacer

Thanks for the kind words. I was just getting to enclosure choices when I decided to add the Arduino/LCD display. I was overwhelmed by it all and followed HiFiduino's recommendations for the HD44780 protocol displays.

INTRO H i F i D U I N O

Some folks, like DQ828, Corpius, gwiske, and bigpanda that can do code used different type displays. IIRC VFD displays will require external power due to the high mA requirements.

I had this big rats nest of wires on a breadboard with my Arduino/LCD until Corpius put me on to the electroFun LTD I2C LCDextra IO board. That reduced number of wires to run LCD. You do have to replace the Arduino LCD library with electroFUN's for it to work and add some lines to the code. Not sure if that works with VFD displays, but anyone that goes the LCD route should look into it. Not very expensive, like $9 US.

In regards to coupling caps, I saved some suggestions folks have offered in other threads. Mundorf ZN, Mundorf Supreme, Sonicaps. But I don't know caps like most of the folks here do.

I like Mundorf ZN. What I hate is anything starting with M . Metalized caps is killing the homogeinity. They focus on the treble. And make hard midrange.

[Corpius]

Originally Posted by Erlend Sæterdal

I like Mundorf ZN. What I hate is anything starting with M . Metalized caps is killing the homogeinity. They focus on the treble. And make hard midrange.

Mundorf starts with an M

[Erlend Sæterdal]

Originally Posted by Corpius

Mundorf starts with an M

Haha What I meant was MKT, MKP, MKS etc. ZN is pure Polypropylene foil KP.

[c12mech]

Thanks for all that information. That will keep me busy for a while. Luckily I'm not in any hurry for it so I can take the time to get it all worked out like I want.

[Erlend Sæterdal]

Hi anybody have exsperience with power supply quality influence on sound from Otto II and SPDIF 4 ?

I use a 7805 and wonder why I did this because I use very good supplys for everything else.

[leifchristensen]

noise is noise whereever you inject it imo
best
Leif