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Happy birthday!

Eastern Electric, duh.

I believe I agree with Reks. WTF?

Happy birthday Marc.

Glad you were able to get them, hope it was worth it. I didnt realize these had quite so many aging issues as they seem to, makes me feel better about deciding to go for the O2.

The maximum capacitance limits are about current, not voltage.

How could one not? The fart was nearly a deal breaker in my first week of MK1 ownership, though I have gotten acclimatized to it, and both get it far less often as well as not being so bothered the rare times I do hear it.

Mike has taught you well.

You got me.

Not saying that digital gear cant, but that a simple format converter really really shouldn't. This is quite different than ASRC. This is (unless I am sorely mistaken) nothing more than receive and transmit, no intended alteration of the data. Heck, if you are getting significant THD+IMD, then you certainly arnt passing bit perfect. Even something as simple as just passing HDCD and/or DSD data would be sufficient. Ah, I figured this would be a standard measurement for something employing high speed digital design techniques and making a statement like the first one here, which is, of course, correct, since while the data stored may be digital, what is transmitted over that coaxial cable certainly doesnt consist of perfect square wave pulses.

More I am not sure how what that test shows is actually relevant. I mean sure, its good that your converter isnt making significant changes to the data the receiver decodes, but really, how is it going to add significant THD or IMD? Sure, you get the normal big THD+N spike at 1khz from the 1ms resampling, but beyond that. Measurements showing that it is truly bit perfect would be good, and especially since you talk about it being a true 75ohm interface, I would love to see some TDR plots.

I like mine, though of course, it isnt stock. PCM63 goodness.

Probably just one, if any. I think you may be overestimating how much room is available.

Some parts from Mouser.

Whenever Brian sends them, which I think he said would be this week. I dont personally care about SACD, as I have none, but I do have a Denon DVD2900 we can use if you want to try it.

Yeah, forget aural sex, we have genital cancer!

I dunno, I am pretty happy with my windows PC and feel no need for a vax.

I like my GDA-600, though I paid much less than $275CAD for it. Also very little memory of it stock. There is one on Canuck Audio Mart for $200, though its a province over from you.

Happy Birthday!

Airfare to/from Ft. Lauderdale for the first week in December.

Last few times I will really be free to do so. Tickets purchased!

I will be there. If anyone will have a couch or floorspace they dont mind me crashing on, that would be great.

Yeah, tubes can do just fine. The mentioned spud would have about 4ohm output impedance, plus the DCR of the transformer secondary (another 4ohm), and 375mA max current output.

Don't you know, you are supposed to ship F5s partially unassembled by just tossing them in a box. They dont need padding or any of that fluff. Heck, probably dont even need a box.