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Post by Will on May 29, 2009 9:30:01 GMT
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Post by leo on May 30, 2009 15:32:11 GMT
I'll be playing with this thing for a while yet     You have a dirty mind Mr  |
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Post by leo on May 30, 2009 15:39:48 GMT
Will do Leo. I couldn't help myself when they were sitting there, in stock. You cant get the old buffalo anymore, so this is the one to get, I reckon. Plenty of time to get ready, shipping doesn't start until July 1st! The PH Z1A/N regs, they don't appear on the Paul Hynes website. I assume that he still makes them though, if you ask nicely? Build it as stock first, its worth trying out the basic regs and then JLH first which is good for cheap and see how you go It seemed a little overblown and sickly smooth to me, I still think its down to the caps and the very low ESR Theres a few bits and pieces Paul Hynes will stock but doesn't show on his site, because he does a lot of custom build stuff I think he may just put the popular products on the site |
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Post by dean0 on May 31, 2009 19:03:29 GMT
Need a decent DAC, had a read through the posts, very confusing! It will be feed from S/PDIF out on auzentech prelude soundcard, so if get; -Opus DAC + S/PDIF Receiver Combo kit $185 www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/opus.aspxand transformer, is that all i need, to run to my headphone amp? |
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Post by Will on May 31, 2009 21:17:06 GMT
Build it as stock first, its worth trying out the basic regs and then JLH first which is good for cheap and see how you go It seemed a little overblown and sickly smooth to me, I still think its down to the caps and the very low ESR Theres a few bits and pieces Paul Hynes will stock but doesn't show on his site, because he does a lot of custom build stuff I think he may just put the popular products on the site Thanks for the feedback. What you are suggesting is exactly what I'm planning to do (the 317/337 plus JLH). The Paul Hynes bit is for later upgrades, once 'that bloke at work' wants me to have another play with it. |
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Post by minivan on May 31, 2009 22:22:51 GMT
hi leo, how much does the paul hynes kits for the buffalo cost all up? thanks
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Post by Will on Jun 9, 2009 8:36:45 GMT
If you are interested in the original Buffalo Dac (9008 based), Twisted pear have a limited quantity for $159, NOW. They are listed in the 'Parts Bin' bottom of the left hand side menu.
They will go very quickly, so be quick if you want one.
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Post by pagan on Jun 9, 2009 9:27:41 GMT
Need a decent DAC, had a read through the posts, very confusing! It will be feed from S/PDIF out on auzentech prelude soundcard, so if get; -Opus DAC + S/PDIF Receiver Combo kit $185 www.twistedpearaudio.com/digital/opus.aspxand transformer, is that all i need, to run to my headphone amp? The Dac also needs a balance to SE converter/buffer. Otherwise yes just the transformer. |
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Post by Will on Jul 7, 2009 9:50:17 GMT
Just had a phone call from work. I nice parcel has arrived from the US, with my Buffalo32S in it. I've got to wait two whole days before I can get my hands on it!
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Post by leo on Jul 7, 2009 23:31:20 GMT
Nice one Will, give it a few days running in, it benefits it Then try a volumite , convert your cans to balanced and kiss goodbye to headphone amps ;D  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 23:50:58 GMT
Nice one Will, give it a few days running in, it benefits it Then try a volumite , convert your cans to balanced and kiss goodbye to headphone amps ;D AND the Paul Hynes Optical attenuators too ? |
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Post by Will on Jul 8, 2009 7:53:57 GMT
I'll be leaving the Buffalo powered up from Saturday. Whilst I'm away for three weeks on holiday, I'm lending my Shigaclone, Class A and the Buffalo to my Dad, who promises to keep them running during that time. Should be well and truly run in by then! I've read about the Volumite option, but loosing the amp doesn't sit right in my head, for some reason. Have you had a chance to try it? PH optical whats? Do tell! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 8:24:24 GMT
Will Paul Hynes version of the Lightspeed Optical attenuator, which incorporates Remote Control. He is the guy whose S.O.A. regulators Leo was given to appraise. Price T.B.A. Alex P.S. I hope that you don't have too much trouble getting your gear back from your dad. |
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Post by leo on Jul 8, 2009 15:08:03 GMT
Nice one Will, give it a few days running in, it benefits it Then try a volumite , convert your cans to balanced and kiss goodbye to headphone amps ;D AND the Paul Hynes Optical attenuators too ? Well if using balanced out and a volumite its not needed, volumite controls the attenuation for balanced or line output of the Sabre, shouldn't affect performance either, its not in the signal path  Differential output should give plenty of volume for even 300R cans |
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Post by leo on Jul 8, 2009 15:16:21 GMT
I've read about the Volumite option, but loosing the amp doesn't sit right in my head, for some reason. Have you had a chance to try it? I have not tried Volumite but have tried the Buffalo differential out so driving cans balanced For the attenuation I had to do it by adjusting SPDIF which is certainly not the best way but gave me an idea if it drives HD250 linear II direct Cut a long Story short Volumite is something I now want for the Buffalo |
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Post by minivan on Jul 10, 2009 13:10:39 GMT
i am listening the balance out of the ivy on my headphone now,and it sound very good |
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Post by Will on Jul 15, 2009 16:02:26 GMT
I thought I'd post a picture of how I lashed up the Buffalo, to see if it works, and also to give you guys a laugh!  Ignore the scorch (take-off? ) marks, they're from when I was using the same piece of mdf to protect the wall when using the blowtorch for some plumbing work a few weeks back. Sounds fab into my Btech 928 amp  Minivan, how are you controlling the volume? |
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Post by minivan on Jul 16, 2009 13:38:38 GMT
i use control the spdif level of my squeezebox to control the volume, i suppose you can do the same to a pc sound card. like leo said this is not ideal, but it's still sound very good to my ear, and give you some idea the headphone out capability of the ivy, also a cheap way to try out balanced headphone.
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Post by minivan on Jul 17, 2009 13:57:13 GMT
 just replace the stock regulator for the ivy with this shunt regulator diy kit i bought from ebay, it suppose to be based on a old shunt regulator from stax, cost me $26 aud shipped  it does make a improvement over the stock regulator,everything seem to sound more lively, switching over to the stock regulator make thing sound a bit dull and slow in comparison. |
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Post by Will on Jul 17, 2009 14:28:16 GMT
Interesting.
I take it that the shunt board is that mahoosive blue board?
Do you have a link to it?
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Post by minivan on Jul 17, 2009 15:02:33 GMT
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Post by minivan on Jul 20, 2009 7:11:08 GMT
volumite arrive and at work  initial impression: you can lower the volume to listenable level without lost of micro detail and dynamic in compare to the volume control of spdif level on my squeezebox. |
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Post by Will on Jul 22, 2009 17:36:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 18:48:12 GMT
I have the 32s which I haven't powered up yet. I see that I can use the Jaycar/JLH as a temporary measure for the 15V but can I use the 5V section for the low volts side? If not can anyone suggest a PSU suitable for this?
I presume the three wires coming out of the JLH are duplicated to each side and that AGND is just the middle, 0V utput?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 23:34:29 GMT
Syd
I doubt that the 5V out of the SC dual reg PSU would have enough current capability to supply adequate current when using a 30VA transformer, but it would depend on the current requirements from the +5V rail. You can feed the + and - rails from the JLH to a couple of different places. The centre pin is the 0 Volts (earth) line.
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it's only $26 aud so i thought i took a gamble on it, turn on to be a right move 