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46  Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: Windows 7 GodMode on: March 31, 2010, 09:46:28 pm
Is this one of those tweaks that only works on April 1st up until noon?
47  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: The best amp and speaker setup for digital playback on: March 31, 2010, 06:01:31 pm
Maybe look a little closer at the BD site.
He makes his own 15in bass driver which goes as low as I need!
No sub needed, but available for HT etc.
Jack
48  Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: Music Root must be a folder on: March 22, 2010, 04:24:28 pm
Hello
I recently got an e-sata caddy (which resides on my main pc) I now play music from this. Mainly because the music loads slightly quicker off this & of course it's readily removable. When I rip music I copy it here & at the same time to the NAS (Belt & braces!) I've updated the NAS firmware (OS) twice since I've had it, which is no more than having to reinstall Windows & it has been no problem. (All my precious data re-appears!) At least with raid 5 you have the option to repair, on any single disk you may not! Especially alleged hot-plugable ones!
But WTF
Jack
49  Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: Music Root must be a folder on: March 22, 2010, 02:54:54 pm
Hi Mani
I did exactly the same (NAS raid 5) a while back & had the same message. So I put the music folder inside another folder which I called audio (call it what you like).
No more message! Peter sounds like there's another way though.
Jack
50  Ultimate Audio Playback / Phasure NOS1 DAC / Re: World's first NOS 24/192 filterless DAC ? on: March 10, 2010, 08:39:45 pm
Hello Peter
Do I understand that right, there will be a new website for the hardware?
Thanks
Jack
51  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: Fanless powerful PC on: March 10, 2010, 08:18:19 pm
Hello again
I've not had any heat issues with this setup. Peter never really puts it under that much pressure! It's been on for nearly 18 months non stop hidden out of the way. If it gets no music after an hour it hibernates. Since installing the SSD's it's ready to play again in a few seconds. For the first 12 months it had to put up with the heat from a Raptor in there too!
Later
Jack
52  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: Fanless powerful PC on: March 10, 2010, 05:51:16 pm
Hello Telstar
Now I'm really intrigued, why do you underpower the cpu?
Thanks
Jack
53  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: Fanless powerful PC on: March 10, 2010, 04:44:16 pm
Hello Mani
I've just had a look at your Zalman case, very pretty, I understand now!
Mine's just a regular micro-atx black cube, hidden from view.
Regards
'Enlightened' Jack
54  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: Fanless powerful PC on: March 10, 2010, 04:18:44 pm
Hello Roy
I entirely agree about Gigabyte. I've had many of their boards & yes, good for overclocking. But I do not see the point in this project to have all manner of things turned off! We can choose not to have them in the first place. Quality audio, which this is about, usually benefits by having less (potentially) in the chain.
Likewise, just my opinion.
Bye
Jack
55  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: Fanless powerful PC on: March 10, 2010, 03:15:51 pm
Hello Mani
I'm intrigued as to why you have gone for such a 'complicated' mobo. Are you running a 'home theatre' set up from it as well, or do you turn all those facilities off?
I went with the adage 'Less is more'. As far as the chip goes, I feel what we need is 'horsepower', cache size is almost irrelevant as none of the data is repeated(unless one listens to the same track all night!) There are many mobo/chip combos available out there that can 'number crunch' efficiently, which is all we require, no?
Regards
Jack
56  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your questions about the PC -> DAC route / Re: Fanless powerful PC on: March 09, 2010, 06:49:51 pm
Hello
I use a small Asus board with basic onboard graphics ( I don't use a monitor, or keyboard or mouse for that matter!)
Basic 2 channel sound (turned off in bios)
2.8 4core chip
4gig 1066 RAM
2 32gig SSD's striped
No optical drive
Passive psu
No fans anywhere no motors anywhere
It's hard to get used to turning on a PC & not hearing anything!!
Win7 64bit & dedicated to music ( a bit like myself!)
Happy daze
Jack
ps must update my sig
pps seeing as I'm here, thanks again Peter!
57  Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Undemo on: February 06, 2010, 02:42:08 pm
Hello Peter
I hope all is well. New hardware & Win 7 means I need a new code, see attached.
Many thanks
Jack
58  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Merry Christmas everybody ! on: December 24, 2009, 11:10:05 pm
& a Happy XXmas to you & thanks for the memories (so far)
I suspect 2010 has a few more bites of audio nirvana for us !
Can't wait!!
Jack
59  Ultimate Audio Playback / Playback Tweaks and Source related subjects / Re: Universal remote on: October 24, 2009, 05:04:00 pm
Hi gang
I think the word is supposed to be wingeing, another word for moaning, usually coming from a female stood just behind you! I wouldn't need this button, my wife rarely winges & when she does I use volume up!
Happy days
Jack
P.S. at the risk of being off topic, excellent new version, still playing with new features. Thanks
60  Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: Setting Q1 on: March 16, 2009, 09:16:56 pm
You won't regret it.(soundwise. The rest is love or hate!)
Regards
Jack
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