Ok, I have also something blue (and white) to show you

Juan



Too timid, she left

Hi Mani

The fastest HDD I know with around 100GB is the Hitachi Ultrastar C15K147 at 15.000rpm with 147GB and it looks quite silent. See Specifications: http://www.hitachigst.com/internal-drives/enterprise/ultrastar/ultrastar-c15k147

There are other Hitachi models and WD Velociraptor like the one I use at 10.000rpm and 300GB. To tell you the truth I hear more the air conditioning in my music room than the Velociraptor it self. Of course the fans in the case are a little noisier also than the HDD. But neither the air conditioning nor the fans in the case bother me too much, they are quite silent and the music is great. I´ve never tried SSD though.

Here I´ve found a link for you in case you´re interested on buying it: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/147-gb-hitachi-0b23723-ultrastar-c15k147-sas-6gb-s-15000rpm-64mb-cache-3-ms

Best regards, Juan

Hi praphan,

Great review even for the ones who don´t own a Berkeley dac but are in waiting list for the NOS1 USB.
This review gives us a very good idea about the NOS1 USB qualities.

Thank you,
Juan

Could you put a picture, please?. What would be the price for the ones who are going for the NOS1 USB upgrade?

Thanks, Juan

This morning I´ve tried the boleary settings and I´m amazed, just a little difference with his settings, my Q1 must be 7 to maintain 96 instead of his Q1,6. The sound is fantastic with an improvement over my settings in soundstage, smoothness and bass precision. I´ll keep listening but if continues to sound as good as now I´ll change my signature. Thanks boleary!!

Ok, thanks Peter

Thank you Russ!!

Here I attached the log files for Peter

Juan

- No messages at all

- Where are the XX, X3 and X3PB files?. Sorry, but I can´t find them.


- The commands are on the keyboard

- Again I don´t know how to find the "XX log file".

Thanks, Juan

Hi Peter,

Remote command for volume up and down (Alt+U and Alt+D) doesn´t work using Unattended,  Monitor Off and Minimize OS. To use the remote command I have to start XXHighEnd.
The other remote commands seems to work properly.

Juan

Hi Mani

Thanks a lot for your advise, I keep it! You´re really lucky that are enjoying the NOS1 USB already.

I´m in the waiting list for the upgrade, btw: Hey Peter! when is my turn? 

Juan

Terrific sound!!!!!!!!!!!!. Really holographic.

I raised the Q1 from 5 to 10 and feel it´s still better.

Working flawlessly

Congratulations Peter!

Thanks,

Juan

I usually turn off the monitor after selecting the tracks I´m going to listen, I really can´t tell if that has any influence in the sound. I just do it in an instinctive way thinking that as less work for OS the better for the sound

But:

- If I have the mouse and keyboard connected to an USB port in the monitor, how can I bring XXHighEnd alive, in case I want to, if the monitor is shut off?.

- If I have the mouse and keyboard connected to an USB port in the mb, would this have any influence on the NOS1 USB?. Are the different USB ports in the mb totally independent from each other?.

Juan

Thanks Praphan but...let´s wait to see what´s going on.

I´ll wait to see it before I buy a new monitor.

Juan

Hi Peter, I don´t understand that well, please explain it a little further. Thanks

Juan

Peter, could you explain it a little further please?.


I know also that with the NOS1 USB we won´t need the monitor because of the screen in the Dac. But even in such a case a monitor near the listening place could be more comfortable.


Gerard, thanks for your recommendation, your monitor looks very interesting but I´d like one in a vertical position near the listening place, I can´t find your model though. Could the multi-touch technology have some inconvenience in relation to XXHighEnd /Nos1 USB?.

Juan