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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?

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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...

Was unable to load this morning. Loaded fine this evening.

Hi there @wklie I know this is an old thread, but my question is related to Plex so it seems this may be the best way to post it. I have set up Plex to work with my Lumin D1. I have Plexamp app and Plex Pass. When I am sending my music to the...

The obvious next question... did the sinus surgery have any impact on your hearing acuity/listening enjoyment? If beneficial, that could be the ultimate audiophile "tweak" for us aging audiophile codgers! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Are you suggesting some old guy might be cranky about an audio cable or anything else on earth on any given day.:dunno:

It’s only needed if the power supply it’s connected to is a SMPS. If you’re using a LPS, it’s not required.

As a retired Anesthesiologist, I'd say you were having a classic episode of Postoperative Delirium. It's more common in the elderly (just sayin' :D). Your subconscious, apparently, has some unresolved audiophile issues to work out! When...

Good idea. We are working in the background to upgrade software and servers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I found a work around, sort of. When I get a "too many redirects" message and can't get in, I Google Audioshark and can go to Forums, general. Navigating the forum from there is precarious. Maybe start a software update thread in "general" and...

It’s in the screen shot I posted. When you go to log in, it’s right there next to password. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro