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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: PCI supply rail noise
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on: May 01, 2013, 06:10:57 pm
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After around 100 hours with the card installed I can confirm the sound differences. Without the card the sound seems bigger in some way but it looks like if it would have a cottony texture, I mean it looks soft and poorly defined by comparison. By contrast with the card installed the sound is clearer and with much more defined edges. At the end I think it is worthwhile to have the card, the difference in SQ is noticeable.
Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: PCI supply rail noise
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on: April 25, 2013, 04:24:08 pm
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Juan, the card is "nothing". It contains no logic. Only a bunch of capacitors paralelling the PCI voltage rails.
Regards, Peter
Ok, I understand. After half an hour or so and as a first impression I confirm that there is an improvement in the sound. More clearer and not bright at all, in my opinion a good acquisition and another step ahead in SQ. I´ll see the evolution after a few days but so far the change is noticeable for the better. Thank you for this good idea Nick, Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: PCI supply rail noise
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on: April 25, 2013, 04:13:29 pm
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I´ve received the card, at the end it was the Pro version. What I´d like to know is if the card is correctly installed and detected by the system, I looked at the bios but I can´t see nothing neither in the Device Manager. The light in the card is ON, that´s it. In general the sound seems to be clearer and the bass tighter with more nuances. However I´d like to be sure that the system has detected the card.
Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: HOW I´VE BUILT MY NEW PC FOR XXHIGHEND AND WHY I´VE CHOSEN THE COMPONENTS
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on: April 24, 2013, 05:37:21 pm
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Juan, Could you please remember me how to lower the processor speed to such a low values?. I never told about this and officially it can't be done. But I seem to be able to do "many" things these days which can't be done, and this is one of them. Can be much lower still. People, please don't start to do/try this right away. It needs a new XXHighEnd version (I'm always the first who has that somehow ), and there's quite some more for "reasons" why this can be for the better. It's not finished yet. Peter Thanks Peter that seems another interesting feature. Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: HOW I´VE BUILT MY NEW PC FOR XXHIGHEND AND WHY I´VE CHOSEN THE COMPONENTS
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on: April 24, 2013, 05:34:34 pm
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I found the TeckNet USB on Amazon but it's priced in Pounds and it says it does not come with "molex splitter". Do I need that? Lastly, I don't want to interfere much, but the USB3 card as Juan uses it will be for the NOS1; if you don't have that (or don't plan to) you won't need this card either - unless there's no USB3 on the MoBo (but I'm fairly sure it will be there). So this is just about from which interface the NOS1 sounds best and general consensus is from these cards (with NEC chip I think - I didn't investigate this one). Kind regards, Peter Bob - The X58 Sabertooth has its own USB 3.0 ports, so as Peter said the PCIe card is to communicate the PC with the NOS1. Maybe you want to buy the card but then you´ll need to order the NOS1 if you don´t want to waste 9 pounds . Juan
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: HOW I´VE BUILT MY NEW PC FOR XXHIGHEND AND WHY I´VE CHOSEN THE COMPONENTS
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on: April 24, 2013, 12:58:02 pm
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Hi Bob, I see that you have decided to build your PC with almost exactly the same components as mine. As I say in the first post of this topic: as we all know, computers and its parts become obsoletes very soon, so it is important to understand that you should choose to build your music PC, as a general rule, the fastest possible processor with a motherboard appropriate for that processor. It doesn´t mean that you must choose the latest processor in the market but one of the previous ones that will be much cheaper.... The i7 970 is not the fastest there today but it can work at 3.2GHz-3.6GHz with 6 cores plus 6 virtual cores, so it is fast enough to run XXHighEnd with no problem. You got a very good price for the i7-970 so it is an excellent choice in my opinion. Here is part of my order below. The Windows 7 Ultimate for sale at newegg.com does not indicate that it is 64bit. Is it always 64bit?
Windows Ultimate includes 32 & 64-bit versions, here you have a link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DHGMVY/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p65_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0SEVQG5RFZHX67HFXNNX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846The 64bit option is important because it has not limited the amount of memory to 4Gb and that is an advantage over the 32bit version. I assume I need a third drive? (WD Velociraptor SATA II, 300Gb)
This is for OS and XX?
Yes, I use this drive only for OS and XXHighEnd. Yes, this is the mb I use. Best regards, Juan
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