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Resistors / Re: Resistor games
« Last post by stevenvalve on January 30, 2020, 02:50:24 PM »
It is a richer sound over all, more natural.

Thanks to Steve and the KD forums again  8)
Richer and natural, That is what i find is most important and why Allen Bradleys can be great, unfortunately most people lose sight of its importance
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Resistors / Re: Resistor games
« Last post by data on January 29, 2020, 03:05:42 PM »
I'm glad I take heed to what is done here, the AB's where a tad over rated values but close enough and the sound is better layered, instead of a tambourine being more of a single sound you hear all the little clangers that make the sound of it, brushes and strings, maracas ect' all sound better layered. It is a richer sound over all, more natrual.

Thanks to Steve and the KD forums again  8)
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Resistors / Re: Resistor games
« Last post by data on January 24, 2020, 03:29:30 PM »
Replacing dropping resistors in the feed to the pre amp valves with these, the current ones are kiwame resistors. Maybe some to replace the balancing/drain resistors that are across the Mundorf main filter caps also.

Trying to upgrade from those Kiwami's that are still in the amp, I replaced some Kiwami's with Shinkoh's last episode :)
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Transports / Re: Raspberry PI transport with I2S output into TDA1541A
« Last post by stevenvalve on January 22, 2020, 11:14:00 PM »
So true, get some lose some, does that not piss you off. Unfortunately i lost what i loved
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Resistors / Re: Resistor games
« Last post by stevenvalve on January 22, 2020, 11:12:13 PM »
Great resistors, but new they can sound a bit dark for a few days, but clean out nicely, i use them in tuning,  in only the right positions till the balance is right. Let us know what you think of them, but only after run in.
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Resistors / Re: Resistor games
« Last post by data on January 22, 2020, 03:30:31 PM »
Waiting on some AB resistors for some positions in my amp, I haven't used them before but from what I read here and others experiences I'm chomping at the bit to install them once they arrive  :)
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Transports / Re: Raspberry PI transport with I2S output into TDA1541A
« Last post by data on January 22, 2020, 03:27:11 PM »
I have been doing some serious listening to Danny's Computer transport and its incredibly clean and clear, You can certainly hear a lack of mechanical noise, and a certain smoothness results. But after listening to the Wadia transport with the vintage chips, the same chips as the marantz 94s ect. These early chips are made like the TDA1541 and it shows. These are bigger than the TDA and have the same kind of lower midrange weight and gut gravel in the voice. They are coarser and a little ruff but so real with real flesh and bone, real body, and most impressive...... Dynamics. Its a shame we can not have the best of both worlds. Pictures of Danny working on the computer transport.
I moved from a PC and DAC to vinyl, and now to a CD player, I'm not in a hurry to move back to PC as a source for similar reasons.

When I used a PC I had what I perceived as a quieter background but I lost something else.
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Transports / Re: Raspberry PI transport with I2S output into TDA1541A
« Last post by zenelectro on January 17, 2020, 11:34:30 PM »
I have been doing some serious listening to Danny's Computer transport and its incredibly clean and clear, You can certainly hear a lack of mechanical noise, and a certain smoothness results. But after listening to the Wadia transport with the vintage chips, the same chips as the marantz 94s ect. These early chips are made like the TDA1541 and it shows. These are bigger than the TDA and have the same kind of lower midrange weight and gut gravel in the voice. They are coarser and a little ruff but so real with real flesh and bone, real body, and most impressive...... Dynamics. Its a shame we can not have the best of both worlds. Pictures of Danny working on the computer transport.

If you are struggling to get musicality out of the old Jlsounds board (which it looks like you have) then the new one will be more challenging as IMV it is even more
in the direction you are describing. I have one here ATM, they are super clean and there is a bit of HF edge which I'm not liking, trying to smooth that out . 

I think your best option might be to contact Pedja Rogic at Audial and see if he is still selling his USB to simultaneous board. These boards are really good and have full
isolation, reclocking and good clocks. They will sound different to the JL board and I think better WRT musicality. They are also larger and easier to work on. 

Unfortunately they are not cheap.

Cheers

Terry
 
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Transports / Re: Raspberry PI transport with I2S output into TDA1541A
« Last post by stevenvalve on January 11, 2020, 01:02:42 AM »
We ran 48kHz into the KillerDac, I have never heard it sound do good. Computer audio has arrived. It just annihilated any computer audio system i have ever heard. No actually it annihilated any front end i have heard. I guess it always should have in theory and it finally did.
I have been doing some serious listening to Danny's Computer transport and its incredibly clean and clear, You can certainly hear a lack of mechanical noise, and a certain smoothness results. But after listening to the Wadia transport with the vintage chips, the same chips as the marantz 94s ect. These early chips are made like the TDA1541 and it shows. These are bigger than the TDA and have the same kind of lower midrange weight and gut gravel in the voice. They are coarser and a little ruff but so real with real flesh and bone, real body, and most impressive...... Dynamics. Its a shame we can not have the best of both worlds. Pictures of Danny working on the computer transport. 
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Transports / Re: Raspberry PI transport with I2S output into TDA1541A
« Last post by dannydigital on December 17, 2019, 05:31:05 PM »
Had SV, KLE and CC around today for a listen.

Rolled the output tubes on the KD,, played with power cables and IC's,, added some some super tweeters,,,,,

The raspberry pi wifi transport communicated all changes transparently.

Usb is redundant.  8)

Was lovely having you guys over this arvo.   Steps forward were made.

Hey Mr Oz,

Just interested in what media player you are using with your Raspberry Pi and what system are you loading on to it?
:D Cheers :D
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