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The CH would be a very Different sound than the MSB. If you like the MSB have you thought of adding a MSB amp? I am in the camp using a preamp is better in most instance. If I'm not mistaken MSB maybe the exception, I've heard them with DAC to...

I do not believe that they do. They are on the Master Sound Discrete DAC board for key digital signal processing functions (a primary role of an FPGA) in several areas, but they are not "the DAC" all by themselves. In the circuit diagram for the...

I started watching the first couple of episodes and was enjoying it but my wife was having a hard time keeping up with the sub-titles so I am waiting to pick it up again. I read all of the original novels (Shogun, Tai-Pan, King Rat, Noble House...

Just to be certain, in case there is any confusion, I am NOT that Smith... Best, Jim Smith

What irritates / annoys is that the new budget lines are the only ones treated with the new v2 process. I’m fine and understand that the Alpha/Sigma v2 Lines that came out in 2020 didn’t have it (it just wasn’t there back then), but having...

Interesting. I didn't know that an FPGA could also output analog signal.

Thanks! So, do I understand correctly that a sigma-delta dac can deal with 1 bit (high frequency) and multi bit encoding (low frequency)? I always thought these are too different to be able to do in a single dac architecture.

I did watch the broadcast Shogun when it came out, and once as re-run. It was great. I read the book at least once, and some of the following books. I also purchased the original series on DVD. All that being said, the new series rocks! The new...

Agreed on the new series. Never could get into the older series. One of the reasons I like the newer series is Hiroyuki Sanadai's performance. I remember first seeing him in The Last Samurai.

I remember a YT video Mike did a few years ago on analog. One of his comments stuck with me. Paraphrasing - You don’t need to go crazy in analog. Just get a good TT and spin your old albums and maybe buy new ones. It doesn’t have to be...

Absolutely agree, Crwilli,...an epic production with attention to every single detail. One of the best productions of any kind ever. The original series years ago was excellent at the time and still enjoyable to this day. The new series,...

Very good series, but I still prefer the old shogun series with Richard chamberlain.

Google Play Apps website for one. Music discussion forums are another, among many other sources. They sometimes take up 1/2 to 1/3 of the screen. I must be the only one with this problem. The TDPRI discussion forum that I frequent almost daily is...

VBR is not precise. Please ignore the bit rate display.

Mike, are you getting your K1X upgraded to SE?

Ads where? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Ok, thanks very much for the quick response.

Only Grandioso level units can be upgraded.

Hi Peter, thanks for your reply. I looked at what you suggested, though I couldn't find options in the settings that matched up perfectly with what you described. Most transcoding options appear to pertain to video only. In any case, I think I...

Can you upgrade existing non-SE versions of the K-01XD to the SE version or do you have to get a whole new unit?

12V is sufficient, and the LHY power supply Adam recommended is an excellent power supply.

Thanks, Adam. As always, your experience and expertise for these products is very helpful. I've found exactly what you've stated and can power my Akasa NUC with a 12V power supply, as well. Agree with all your points. Cheers.

Smooth this morning, as well. Thanks Mike & Co.

Officially, unofficially, yes. We’ve sold 3 already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Has a K-01XD SE actually been announced by Esoteric?

So far so good Mike.

The Esoteric rep from Japan was at the show. He said they were thinking about building a Grandioso level network transport in a way which leads you to believe they were actually doing it. If you think N-01XD SE sounds good (which is based on a Lumin...

No. There is only one DAC. It accepts PCM or DSD signals. PCM upconversion, and PCM to DSD conversion happens in a FPGA prior to the DAC. The DAC is just a software algorithm in an FPGA. So there are two FPGA's one of which is dedicated to the...

They are sigma-delta modulator DAC's with flow pass filter. PCM signals are processed as PCM, or PCM signals can be converted to DSD before being converted from digital to analog. Esoteric also give you the choice of upconverting PCM signals before...

Site seems to be responsive and working well this morning, thanks to Mike and his team for the ongoing support. :tup:

I think Magico is set to retire the S7 design and put it in it's rightful place in the pantheon of other great past successes.

Well said Chris, we moved from California for similar reasons. Mainly so we could afford to retire keeping similar lifestyle. We were able to purchase our new home for cash. It is not smaller than our California home, but it is a whole lot less...

I have measured the current draw of over 20 different NUC boards. For the regular Nucleus, the current draw @ 12V is as follows: Standby: 0.05A Music playing (no DSP): 0.42A Startup spike (less than 0.1s): 1.22A Nucleus+ Standby: 0.05A

Intel specs for the NUC boards used inside the Nucleus clearly state: Input voltage: 12-19V DC Which means you can use any voltage from 12V to 19V. Nucleus comes with 19V one, which is the most popular laptop standard (and also the cheaper...

According to the Roon website it takes a 19 volt power supply. Also those LHY PS from AliExpress are grey market and have no warranty. There is a US Distributor in Texas with full warranty and free shipping.

This is a 12 volt LPS....is that sufficient ?....I thought one needed something like 19/20 volts, especially if doing DSP, etc.

It is too early to be sure what the end result is going to be. Because of all of the fluids red and clear that are still draining the Eustachian Tubes are often clogged off and on. It is hard to say for sure because, when they aren't it seems...

Nucleus One is said to offer similar performance the regular Nucleus (computing power wise), although in a plastic case, with a fan. Those unfortunately tend to get noisier with use. I'm a bit worried about the SSD performance of the Nucleus One...

I didn't know this, never tested it, because I have a Turing case. Ty for this info. Talking about the LPS, I hear a huge quality difference between brands.

Yup, same here.

The product shots from Casio don't do it justice; the way it plays with light is really gorgeous. I'll set up my lighting kit in the next few days and take some proper photos of it, but in the meantime, here's a quickie iPhone wrist shot...

1. Without playing to Lumin, check the bitrate display of Plex/Plexamp app when playing to your phone speaker or headphone. If the bitrate is still wrong, check that you have set Plex transcoding to off, and all quality settings at Original or...

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