Thanks Mani, maybe a more experienced iPad user could help us about to get the 3G model or not because could be a good idea to communicate with someone else using also the image.

Best regards,
Juan

Hi Coen, thanks for the advise

Regards,
Juan

Just in case the new iPad (iPad 3) would be the final choice, could someone tell me what model to choose?. I´d use it mostly as remote for XX but also occasionally as ebook and surfing the web. I think that I don´t need 3G (or 4G)...I guess

Best regards,
Juan

Thanks Russ,

If I only spend, let´s say around 200€ I´d use it only as XX remote but if I think around 400€ or more I´d like to use it also for reading or browsing the web. I think that I´d rather the latter option.

Regards,
Juan

I´m in the same situation as Gerard, I´ll get the dongles before the tablet, I never have had any tablet before so any advise from the most experienced or from the ones who understand better the XX needs will be very welcome.

So far the two candidates that I had on mind were the iPad and the Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201...

Best regards,
Juan

Thanks to you Peter for all your efforts.

My order for two pairs is already in your mail box.

Best regards,

Juan

Another extra pair for me

Juan

Hi Nick

I´ve changed the clock res from 15ms to 5ms and the NOS buffer size from 8ms to 4ms. The improvement is very noticeable, the sound is richer, the bass is firmer and deeper and there are more harmonics. Another step forward in my system although I can´t use yet all of the points in the tweeks list.

Thanks again,
Juan

Hi Peter,

Please put me also on the list.

Best regards,
Juan

Hi Brian,

If the problem is to avoid noise I´d go for the configuration I have in my Sileo 550 case with a Be Quite! 730w psu in the top of the case, I could use also the Corsair AX750. This is the system I use for work with an i7 2600, 16Gb of memory and a passive graphic card. I wanted this pc silent because I work at home in the same room I have my sound system, this way I can listen music all the time while working. This pc is, as I say, absolutely silent, more in fact than the  one I use for music. At a distance of 20cm the noise I can hear is zero. The case has two 12mm fans one in the front, one in the rear and one Scythe fan in the cpu, all of them working at low rpm. So, no noise and no heat.
I have not tested this pc though with my sound system so I can´t say if it makes the sound better or worse than the one you can see in my sig.
Let me tell you again, if the problem is noise, I´d go for a pc similar to the one I use for working because also is very easy to set up and very cheap.

On the other hand, if the problem we want afford has to do with interferences, besides noise, maybe I´d go for something like Nick and others are building. Well, the problem is in my opinion that:
- you are changing the fan noise (negligible in the pc I´ve described above) and interferences inside the case (motherboard,etc) for the noise of the external water cooling pump, if any, and the interference you are putting into the wall that maybe also affect the sound.
- The system that Nick is building is still under experimentation and although maybe at the end would be applicable in an easy way so far is: a) hard to understand for the non technical guys like you and me  (and many others here, I guess). b): this system is more complicated to build and more expensive.

What I´d do in your case is build a pc like the one above which is not expensive, as silent as possible with fans and wait that Nick, Peter and others finally get a great pc to be used with XX and NOS1 and wait that they put it here in an easy way to be appicable for all of us. Meanwhile I´m glad and feel lucky that they are working hard on it.


Best regards,
Juan

Hi Brian,

Check with the Cooler Master web site or the store if you can change the PSU position in the box and place it at the top. I own a Cooler Master Sileo 500 and although in the pictures you can see that the psu is placed at the bottom the placement of the hdd box can be changed for the PSU box.

The Sileo is also a great case and very silent although it´s not prepared for water cooling.

You can check also the Silencio 550 that besides it is a silent case it also has a removable (interchangeable) hhd box and is prepared also for water cooling, I´m sure you can change the psu position. http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=3044&product_name=Silencio%20550

Best regards,
Juan

Hi Brian,
Here you can download the driver:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Other-DRIVERS-TOOLS/MSI/MSI-990FXA-GD65-Renesas-USB-3-0-Driver-20340.shtml

Regards,
Juan

Playing for Change from Madrid

http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/32/One_Love_Live_From_Madrid

Best regards,
Juan

Hi stanray, congratulations for that great system including the rack and the Purepower conditioner, the NOS1 in black looks great although I almost can´t imagine it other than blue.

My working pc is almost like yours, maybe I´ll try it with the NOS1 to see how it sounds, the mb that I use in that pc is a P8H67-M EVO, with a i7 2.600 and 16Gb kingstone, a pasive GPU and it is very silent also. Making some arrangements I could make almost a clone of yours. I´ll follow your changes to see if I can apply it to my computer and compare it with the one that I have now dedicated to music.

The Modu MD1 looks very nice, where did you buy it, in Italy?

Regards,
Juan

Not in my opinion, I understood correctly your words and what you wanted to say. I hope my words were also understood, far from any second intention here.

Nick or anyone else, could explain in an easy way how to build a linear power supply for the drive and what should be the specifications?

Kind regards,
Juan