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421  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Now that's what I call nice sound! on: October 28, 2011, 06:38:21 pm
Hi Gerard,

that looks very nice indeed!  Good job !

What units did you use?

Cheers,
       Quint

Hey Quint,

Thanx

I used this:

4 Scanspeak 22W/8851T00 woofer
2 ESL-0001 4 SU-130 step-up transformer
2 ESL-0002 4 SP-3017 Electrostatic ring radiator
2 ESL-0003 4 ESL-HF-HV-PWM hoogsp. Unit
2 ESL-0005 4 230 Volt adapter
2 ACC-0004 4 Teflon silver wiring meter
2 ACC-0005 4 mini XLR connector
2 ACC-0003 4 Vergulde luidsprekerterminals
2 ACC-0002 4 Luidsprekerdoek zwart meter

I use no filter. That is done in the amp. Price i mentioned is with filter!!

But the manufacturer removed his site. Very busy with something else.

This is a dutch test with a smaller and cheaper ESL of his. Sadly in Dutch
http://www.hifi.nl/recensies/3636/Metrum-Acoustics-Syncope.html


 Happy

 
422  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Now that's what I call nice sound! on: October 28, 2011, 12:39:46 pm
I build a pair of these.

2700,- incl wood and paint.

 Happy
423  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Now that's what I call nice sound! on: October 26, 2011, 04:57:40 pm
Hey, thank you for the implied kindness towards me ! Happy

OffTopic

Talking about GainClones, transformers and horns ...

For quite some weeks now I have this transformer wire laying around. 0.8mm in diameter and 22m of it. The diameter may be wrong in the first place ...

Now, I have a woofer (15") and mid/high and the GainClone amps drive each section (thus, 2 separately per ch). The question :

With my described transformer wire as a given "fact" for now, how many wires do you think I should twist to obtain something like possibly better sound ?
And will it be plus and minus twisted together ? And when you tell me to twist 4 wires, will that be plus and minus mixed ? or first twist 2 plus next twist 2 minus and lastly twist those both ?

Supposed I have some wire left afterwards, and I want to connect my subwoofers too (they are parasited from the woofer's high output on the GC) ... how many twists there ?

If you feel that my 0.8mm diameter is really a lousy nothing for woofer etc., please tell me.

Eh, thanks ?
Peter

Peter this is the mail GerardA send me.

Sorry guy's it is in Dutch.

Grtz

Hoi Gerard,

Het is heel simpel, een klosje lakdraad, voor trafo's en spoelen, van de gewenste diameter bijv. 0,35 mm voor hoog en 1 mm voor laag, kopen.
Een aantal keer de lengte die je nodig hebt eraf rollen en naast elkaar leggen, na ze in stukken geknipt te hebben. Dan neem je bijvoorbeeld 4 stukken en die ga je in elkaar twisten, gewoon draaien dus. Dan nog een keer 4 stukken hetzelfde. Dan heb je daarmee een plus en een min-ader. Van de ene geef je met gekleurd plakband aan de uiteinden aan of het de plus of min is. Dan twist je die twee weer in elkaar en heb je één luidsprekerkabel. Voor stereo nog een keer en voor biamping nog twee keer extra.
Nu komt het leuke karwei om de uiteinden schoon te maken.
Met een scherp mes kun je de lak op de laatste 2 cm er af krabben en daarna met een soldeerbout de uiteinden vertinnen waarbij de laatste lakresten verbranden.
Met een multimeter kun je dan kontroleren of alle kontakten echt goed zijn.
Dan alles weer netjes samendraaien en uitproberen.
Check nog wel even dat plus en min geen kortsluiting maken!


Gr Gerard
424  Ultimate Audio Playback / Phasure NOS1 DAC / Re: Async-USB Phasure NOS1 One Week on: October 21, 2011, 09:10:26 pm
good

sounds good !
425  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Double Octo (16x) Arc Prediction on: October 19, 2011, 08:10:56 pm

A short while ago, I wrote:

I think the new 768 driver might be the single biggest improvement Peter has ever made!
Why? Because it finally allows Arc Prediction to sound as it should. I've just compared 4x, 8x and 16x AP, and it seems pretty obvious to me that none of us have really been hearing what AP is really capable of... until now.

I was kind of surprised at the lack of response to this. I guess it was because not many people had actually heard DOAP. But I guess a few more have now. If so, I'd be interested in your thoughts.

Truth be told, I'm still waiting for the real holy grail - Arc Prediction with zero anomalies out of the audio band. But for now, DOAP seems pretty close.

Mani.



Obvious already but i totally agree!

The sound is so pure and clean.  It sounds so so pleasant to my ears!

Sad thing is that you only now what it is when you have listen to it.

Also it is so easy to do something else during listening without being annoyed

But are you saying a new AP  Shocked

 Happy
426  Ultimate Audio Playback / Phasure NOS1 DAC / Question About DC Offset Control on: October 19, 2011, 07:51:16 pm
Peter,

Sorry it is not entirely clear.

1: When do i need to use this? dntknw

2: I have never had any problems with this (I think) or could it be different after the latest upgrade.

 Happy
427  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Why NOS1 is Blue on: October 19, 2011, 08:14:50 am
Nice!  swoon
428  Ultimate Audio Playback / Phasure NOS1 DAC / Re: Async-USB Phasure NOS1 One Week on: October 17, 2011, 09:06:18 pm
your ecstacy might be short-lived.
I hope not  unhappy


Quote
I'm now discovering shortcomings in the rest of my setup. For example, I've started experimenting with the placement of my speakers for the first time since I've had them. In the past, they've sounded too aggressive with too much toe-in. But now they sound just great with '60 degree' toe-in, and the amount of detail is staggering, with no 'aggression' whatsoever.

Mani.

I will try to play with that too! Not that i have the experience with aggression. But first longer cables for my ESL  Happy

Thanx
429  Ultimate Audio Playback / Phasure NOS1 DAC / Async-USB Phasure NOS1 One Week on: October 17, 2011, 06:58:43 pm
Once apon a time  Wink there was a person who said to me, don't see the SQ of the NOS1 as something fantastic but see it more in a "normal" way.

Well in a way he was right i guess.

Not anymore!! The new USB NOS1 is fantastic all over. Unbelievable and totally unheard

Crystal Clear, 3D, Pure, and as Mani said very very musical.

Peter, Ciska thank you so very much for the pleasure you have gave us!!!!

Gerard


sounds good ! love this
430  Ultimate Audio Playback / Music Storage and convenient playback / Re: 3TB HDDs - How ? on: October 17, 2011, 06:35:53 pm
 heat heat

Finally after three day's of copy i managed. From Sata to Sata that is. Made 2 partitions. Somehow i have the feeling that my externe HDD dock is part of the problems!

Thanx for your help.

 Happy
431  Ultimate Audio Playback / Music Storage and convenient playback / Re: 3TB HDDs - How ? on: October 16, 2011, 10:05:39 pm
I have the same problem.  unhappy

It will only work as part of the system itself (inside the PC) and installing the drive under full functioning Windows.

Disk Manager will be the tool to make it work (formatting GTP et all).

BTW, never remove a drive when it is reading or writing...

Bert

Hmmm ok

first a go as two partitions.

Will try it after this.

Thanx Bert  Happy
432  Ultimate Audio Playback / Music Storage and convenient playback / Re: 3TB HDDs - How ? on: October 16, 2011, 08:35:04 pm
I have the same problem.  unhappy

WD green 3 TB. Tried from HDD Dock to SATA and reverse.

It just stops at a certain point. And or the 3 TB is not been seen anymore.

What can i do to make it work? Sorry that was not entirely clear for me.

 Happy
433  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Why NOS1 is Blue on: October 10, 2011, 08:44:30 pm
Hey Paul,

Looks really really neat!!   Good job !   small hint I have bought this mouse and it works great, specially when you do not have a lot of working space.

They have made the ball NOS1 Blue!!  rofl rofl

I have a red ball  unhappy  

Maybe i can exchange   Wink

 Happy

 
434  Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: SFS Privileges on: October 07, 2011, 07:25:55 pm
I can get 300 now. Don't even need to start MC first.

I play as soon as i can as Peter said we should do.

 Happy
435  Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: Minimized OS (plain W7) Activation Problem on: October 07, 2011, 07:48:37 am
Hello Peter,

I do have the following “problem”. (The PC is not connected to the NET)
Normally the activation of W7 is certified (status=Windows is activated)
With the minimized OS the status is “Unknown” and the message “This copy of Windows is not genuine” with an oscillating red bar appears on the right lower side of the screen.

According to informations from the “NET” W7 should work without any limitations, but the message with a red bar is annoying.
Any idea which W7 “Service” shall be activated under the minimized OS to avoid ........ ?
Joachim

Just go back (Unminimise) and start again (minimise)
I only had it one time so far.

 Happy
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