guzziguy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 i see... how do i get in contact with "Nate" Easy. You've been admiring his work on the M3 rebuild in the DIY forum. my OMZ doesn't look half bad all cased up with its shiny black face plate and big gold plated RCAs... not sure what sonic improvements would come about but come ooooon, how can you say no to a face like this I'm not sure I could say "no". But I can't speak for Nate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Ooops, sorry to bust your balls on it (having a hard time saying that given the pic below ) hehe funnily enough i re-wired the RCAs last night, should take some photos when i get home from work. i think i did ok... Easy. You've been admiring his work on the M3 rebuild in the DIY forum. I'm not sure I could say "no". But I can't speak for Nate. oooooh, n_maher? i thought for a while his name was nate, based on other posts at head-fi and the n in his nick, but i find it hard to catch on when people start calling eachother by their firstnames, but lately he's been called mr vaughn and responding to that so i thought maybe n_maher isn't his initial_surname eh, well i tried to get him to build me a free M3 but it ain't happening... next time... deepak's on the job now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 hehe funnily enough i re-wired the RCAs last night, should take some photos when i get home from work. i think i did ok... oooooh, n_maher? i thought for a while his name was nate, based on other posts at head-fi and the n in his nick, but i find it hard to catch on when people start calling eachother by their firstnames, but lately he's been called mr vaughn and responding to that so i thought maybe n_maher isn't his initial_surname eh, well i tried to get him to build me a free M3 but it ain't happening... next time... deepak's on the job now He's Vince Vaughn, but his real name is nate. Vince is his screen name. SAG rules and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Behold, the re-RCAed OMZ (click pics to enlarge) p.s. the discrete output board is still utilizing the powers of air dielectric and ethernet cable damping for its superior performance, but aesthetically i think the RCAs are much better and before you ask why one set of RCAs looks like they're the odd ones out, it's beacuse of the spacing off the holes in the case are too close and the third set of jacks wouldn't fit! so i left the old ones in... More pics here: http://www.a-chau.net/gallery2/v/mambo-articles/RCA/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fungi Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 can you say no to a face like this Who is that anyway? It's been bothering me since ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Who is that anyway? It's been bothering me since ever since. to cut a long story short i used to play counter-strike, she used to play counter-strike and that's how the story goes anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 p.s. I'm not sure what I walked in on, but does there seem to be a bit of dislike to Ori on these boards? Bingo But I wouldn't pay too much attention since this is HeadCase. I mean, how seriously can you take those who bust your balls for not experiencing "high end" DAC's while they freely bash OMZ without hearing one? BTW, why the heck do you have *3* sets of RCA jacks on your OMZ? And why did you use those huge RCA's? I would have gone with a pair of nice Vampire OFC or WBT Nextgens myself Anyway, there is a guy on AA who made an external overkill PS for Zhaolu and claim wonderous things. Ori doesn't really agree with many things done with this PS, which is basically taking things to 1000X necessary, but heck, what the hey? If it's good for Naim.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 BTW, why the heck do you have *3* sets of RCA jacks on your OMZ? And why did you use those huge RCA's? I would have gone with a pair of nice Vampire OFC or WBT Nextgens myself because i have no less than 3 amps i want to use it with =) i didn't realise how huge they were till they arrived, and they were cheap. and available in Australia so yeah i bought a whole bunch: http://www.diyfidelity.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=0_41&products_id=40 interesting power supply idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 to cut a long story short i used to play counter-strike, she used to play counter-strike and that's how the story goes anywayYou never actually met "her", did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloz2 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 she's probably 40 and has a penis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 she's probably 40 and has a penis x2 He's also pretty pathetic for making that his avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 she's probably 40 and has a penis x2 He's also pretty pathetic for making that his avatar. lololol no any serious counter-strike competitions are played on local area networks or internet cafes where you must turn up in person and perform where an audience can watch you. playing on the internet has too many variables, but mainly the risk of people cheating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloz2 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 and my evil nemesis, lag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Get a fucking life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Get a fucking life. hahah i did, that's why i stopped playing computer games competitively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I got the zhalou/ zap filter dac done by looser101 today from Azure on head-fi .... and this one is just awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Nice, that's the one I've heard. Is it better than your other zapfiltered zhaolu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Nice, that's the one I've heard. Is it better than your other zapfiltered zhaolu? My first Zap/ Zhalou had one of the latest zap filters and they have cheapened them up some. The looser101 Zhalou has an older zap filter with better parts. But, when I just compared them the difference is small if any. Moreover, I have the looser101 Zhalou mated up with my Supra 392 .... and the first Zhalou is hooked up to a couple PPX3's and an Extreme. The Supra probably accounts for the punchier sound of the looser101 Zhalou. However, I am going to pull two of the three amps being driven by the first Zhalou and see what a difference having this first Zhalou driving only one amp makes. Bottom line .... I love the modded Zhalou. I cant think of a better source buy for the buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looser101 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I got the zhalou/ zap filter dac done by looser101 today from Azure on head-fi .... and this one is just awesome. I'm glad it found a good home, enjoy! Renato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm glad it found a good home, enjoy! Renato Many thanks .... the dac is heavenly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 hi 5678 you posted some initial impressions of the differences between the OMZ and the Zapfiltered Zhaolu but i was wondering if you could elaborate on their differences a bit? thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'm glad it found a good home, enjoy! Renato X2! That is a very nice DAC indeed! The workmanship is flawless as well, but that goes without saying, and is why I named it the Zhaolooser101. I hope it brings you extended enjoyment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivan Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 wow, the day of paying high end dac that cost us an arm and leg is over, thanks to made in china now we can enjoy hi-fi on shoe string budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecclesand Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Just a quick update for those of you experiencing problems with signal lock when powering up the OMZ. Ori has resolved this issue in his 4.1 OMZ. According to Ori..."This circuit was updated in the development of the DAC/PRE unit and I decided to implement the same change for the basic model." Contact Ori for the details. I don't plan to have my OMZ updated because I don't find it a problem since I leave it on all the time. And, I don't think I can live without it for even a couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 interesting mine has no such problems either (going from cold or warm start) but would be interested in knowing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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