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thanks

the page I can see is HIFIDIY CD Transport Kit-HIFIDIY but no mention of price/availability on it.

dog-tag, name-tag, laundry tag be specific blubliss bright side is you have some good phones to ease the pain while repairs to the R10's get done. (nice to have a silver lining )

quality and quantity superb

n.b. using a dedicated power socket to power the mini-dac rather than powering it from the same power strip as my pc noticably reduces noise floor. Here are the result when using a dedicated wall socket. comparing with to without cap bank: dedicated socket -> supplied wallwart -> capacitor bank -> mini-dac vs dedicated socket -> supplied wallwart -> mini-dac without the capacitor bank the sound is thinner and the base is noticably not as deep or fluid. comparing through capacitor bank: dedicated socket -> supplied wallwart -> capacitor bank -> mini-dac dedicated socket -> supplied wallwart + sla -> capacitor bank -> mini-dac sla -> capacitor bank -> mini-dac between "sla alone" and "wallwart + sla" there is very little differance, possibly a bit more snap and more forced sound exhibited by "wallwart + sla" but otherwise nothing much. "wallwart" operating alone has a notably drier sound than "wallwart + sla" or "sla alone" even if powering the "wallwart + sla" from a clean mains socket I prefer the sound of the mini-dac when run "sla alone". sla -> capacitor bank -> mini-dac my capacitor bank is 10 x 100uF blackgate caps and it was built for me.

pc --usb--> mini-dac -> L-4E5C recabled HD650 fed via the 1/4"

If I stop powering my mini-dac from the walwart and instead power it solely with sla batteries connected through a capacitor bank, this results in removal of the previous noise floor. That my wallwart is fed from the same power strip as my pc increases the amount of noise present anyway, hence my preference for the battery. With heinsight I think a sigma11 may have been a more cost effective and practical option than battery + capacitor bank. I haven`t heard a sigma11 yet but doubt I`ll change anything until I change source.

HeadphoneAddict have you happened to hear a beta22 (balanced or single ended) fed from an apogee mini-dac ?

I`m likely being a bit dense but ask the folk in charge of the chemistry/physics areas if they know of a suitable place for you to solder and store your kit. Good fume cupboards and fire retardent surroundings seem synonymous with such labs.

quite a good first post

the change from 1.04^100 to 1.07^100 is astonishing. Impressive and an eye-opener, thankyou if your interested in runaway finances the Zimbabwean dollar - Wikipedia page is a popcorn worthy read and Zimbabwe-dollar-as-foreign-currency-legalised

party sized laughing gas I`d rather own $7500 of walks with the whippets

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I`m lost, whippet to me means a small racing dog Whippet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia what are whip-it's ?

remember yes, know the name of . . no the ones I can find now are of this type Liquid Wave Paperweight though I remember seeing others with a pivot point and rocking motion. maybe next time it'll be a newtons cradle, much easier to clean up . Newton's cradle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I second that thankyou all No specific vote to cast I don`t reliably recall the past.

yup The HD650`s have 4 wires (separate +ve and -ve wires for each cup) as standard, this is what makes retermination viable.

A guid new year to all of you may your wallets be overflowing and your audiophilia unbounded (well a man can dream cant he ) have fun

streaming only for the U.S. still waiting for the UK dvd release :twiddling-thumbs:

Still feeding my headphones from the mini-dacs` 1/4" but got my first pair of sennheisers (HD650), have a pair of Chocolate Donut MkII`s on the way and am looking forward to the arrival of my rockhopper built balanced beta22 early in the new year. Plans for next year: learn more soldering recable/fix my K340`s hear some hd600`s hear some rs-1`s (funds allowing ) enjoy the sound of my new amp sell on the headphones I no longer have a use for but things being as they are I will be happy and maybe even content to simply enjoy my amp "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley" Robert Burns: To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough

my first thought was it looks like a jigsaw, I wonder what the box top shows

thanks

Please check that link Upon clicking it I get asked to sign in then get: As I can fully access my account and the regular HF content, I think something with the link may have gone awry.

It'd make easier reading if the date came first on its own line. Then the item for sale (with its embedded url) and the SOLD!!!, right next to (/ where possible on the same line as) the title of the item for sale. It might also help to differentiate the clickable embedded url's from the non-interactive items such as the date. Good pics