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Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 23, 2013 20:07:57 GMT
I was really chuffed today when the postman delivered a package from Australia...... I wasn't expecting anything from Australia so wondered what it could be! It was a copy of the latest (May 2013) edition of "Australian Hi-Fi" magazine sent to me by a customer. Had a quick leaf through it and it looked like quite a high end periodical. Anyhoo....... I got my glasses (required these days!) and noticed the "featured article" was all to do with the X-10D line buffer. I don't know what to say, That review has made my day  I get plenty of nice comments / positive feedback but have never before appeared in "print" in such a high quality magazine..... it brought a tear to my eye. I have scanned the review and am feeling over the moon that my humble mods have brought such pleasure to the reviewer.   |
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Post by oldson on Mar 23, 2013 20:19:40 GMT
well earned and fully deserved  you certainly "know your onions" mate |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2013 20:31:34 GMT
well earned and fully deserved you certainly "know your onions" mate  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 0:14:31 GMT
well earned and fully deserved you certainly "know your onions" mate |
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Post by mrarroyo on Mar 24, 2013 10:42:45 GMT
X4 and nice reading!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 11:55:53 GMT
We've held your 'gadgets' in high esteem for ages. Congrats on the 'professional' seal of approval. Hope you get many more sales off the back of this. Still loving my Pinkie :-)
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Post by Rabbit on Mar 24, 2013 12:28:37 GMT
The Little Pinkies are the ones I use as the standard to compare anything else to. I don't feel right any longer without a Pinkie attached to my gear!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 14:44:41 GMT
well earned and fully deserved you certainly "know your onions" mate x5 Well done, and fully justified IMHO. NICE ONE   Mick. |
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Post by rassama on Mar 24, 2013 19:31:09 GMT
Wow Mike you are now famous Well done and well deserved. Hopefully a tsunami of oders from down under will hit you soon |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 24, 2013 20:11:33 GMT
Wow Mike you are now famous Infamous is the word I think you meant to use Hopefully NOT! I have done my best, over the years, to provide a personal service / low key / one to one type of thing....... I was actually "asked" by a few mags if I would like to feature in one of their reviews and I always said "no thankyou"...... I am a one man band and REALLY don't want a "tsunami" of orders....... I'm pretty much "semi" retired and like sleeping.... the thought of having to get out of bed "early" to satisfy a "tsunami" of orders is not a good thought. |
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Post by rassama on Mar 24, 2013 21:53:10 GMT
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Post by joethearachnid on Mar 25, 2013 22:26:00 GMT
Fantastic stuff Mike! Whilst you may not want to deal with a tsunami of orders, a bit of happy fuzzy feeling never goes amiss. Great to see your kits and Pinkies getting print recognition.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 27, 2013 19:53:49 GMT
Fantastic stuff Mike! Whilst you may not want to deal with a tsunami of orders, a bit of happy fuzzy feeling never goes amiss. Great to see your kits and Pinkies getting print recognition. -JoetheArachnid Exactly Joe! I get these kind of comments from customers all the time, and they always give me that "happy fuzzy feeling", BUT...... the word "Tsunami" makes me cringe  |
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Post by theadmans on May 19, 2013 13:16:46 GMT
OK so if you have noticed on the Work in Progress thread I have had my X10D upgraded by Mike :- rockgrotto.proboards.com/thread/1961/work-progress?page=15While he was at it I got Mike to install some NOS 6N23P-EB valves as well. The existing valves were 6N23P-EB too but they had been in for over a year and pretty much left on 24/7 (I know naughty !!) - so I guess they were pretty much spent. I have recently bought the superb Beresford Bushmaster DAC which has got me listening to so much more music via my Squeezebox Touch. The sound quality through the Bushmaster's integral Headphone Amp is excellent with my HD650s. However, I felt this special DAC deserved the X10D upgrade treatment when listening through my Creek Integrated and AVI Neutron IV speakers. I sent the X10D off to Mike who within a week modded it and sent it back to me (what a guy!!) I had missed the X10D whilst it was away - the DAC is superb value at less than £200 but was still missing that extra weight that only the X10D can bring. I received the X10D back on Friday and plugged it in - the new Purple LED looks so much better alongside the Blue LED on the Bushmaster. Anyway I left it silently playing a continuous stream of Radio 3 from the Squeezebox - knowing that my Wife and Son would be out all Saturday afternoon and I would have the house to myself ! Fast forward to Saturday afternoon and I switched off the Radio 3 stream and dialled a quarter to the hour on my Creek volume control. I poured myself a bottle of Theakston's Old Peculiar - my favourite tipple and settled down on the sofa. Using the excellent Squeezebox Commander App on my Android Tablet I browsed the 3000+ albums on my PC. For some reason I picked one of my wife's albums the Steve Hoffman Remastered Phil Collins "Face Value" album. Phil is not one of my favourites really but I am a big Steve Hoffman fanboy. "In the Air Tonight" starts and I am hit by how cleaning sounding and smooth everything sounds - this is how I remember vinyl used to sound when I used my Dad's stereo in the 70s as a kid. The Sound Stage feels wider too. Then suddenly - just breath taking - the big drum bit in the track is simply thrilling - wow - just wow the X10D upgrade is astonishing - hairs up on the back of the arm job !!!! There is now - I am sure - absolutely no need to spend mega bucks on a Hi-Fi :- Steve Hoffman Mastering -> Squeezebox Touch -> Beresford Bushmaster DAC -> X10D Upgraded = Sonic Bliss I spent the afternoon in a state of joy - the new Nick Drake Hi-Res downloads simpy wonderful; obscure corners of my Krautrock collection - never sounded better; Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" 24-96 Vinyl Rip from a UK 1st Press - magical indeed; Miles Davis Mono 6-Eye 1st Press 24-96 Vinyl Rip - something else (with a large glass of Shiraz by now); Durutti Column "Chronicle" unreleased new album (now due in August) - just the best - when will the world catch up with the genius that is Vini Reilly ? Thank you very much Mike - you have helped re-ignite my passion for music. |
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Post by PinkFloyd on May 24, 2020 19:15:06 GMT
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Post by flyingvking on Sept 23, 2020 20:53:10 GMT
With the latest mod kit, would you say this is the best valve buffer out there, or are there better circuits out there?
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Post by PinkFloyd on Aug 4, 2021 19:23:21 GMT
The best for sure. Tried and tested, the absolute best without doubt.
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Post by thermionic on May 26, 2024 7:28:15 GMT
I have a very simple upgrade for the X-10D and it beats the fancy capacitor upgrade hands down, the heater rectification is half wave, half wave rectification is inefficient and it also causes DC to flow through the transformer and even small DC currents can cause core saturation, so proced as follows, remove rear cover, and the two screws from the front, now take the PCB out of the case, remove valves for safe keeping, now remove D1 and disgard, fit a wire link in D1 position, next remove and disgard C9 & C10, R1 should be replaced with 3R3 3 watt, the heater will now be at AC, fear not, there will be no hum, just much better sound, try it, you will be amazed. Bob
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Post by kandi on Aug 20, 2024 1:21:46 GMT
Hi
Does anyone knows where I can order the latest Little Pinkie and X-10D upgrade kit? I can't find any place to order it from.
Cheers
George
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Post by PinkFloyd on Oct 2, 2024 19:58:48 GMT
I have a very simple upgrade for the X-10D and it beats the fancy capacitor upgrade hands down, the heater rectification is half wave, half wave rectification is inefficient and it also causes DC to flow through the transformer and even small DC currents can cause core saturation, so proced as follows, remove rear cover, and the two screws from the front, now take the PCB out of the case, remove valves for safe keeping, now remove D1 and disgard, fit a wire link in D1 position, next remove and disgard C9 & C10, R1 should be replaced with 3R3 3 watt, the heater will now be at AC, fear not, there will be no hum, just much better sound, try it, you will be amazed. Bob I don't think the 500mA AC "wallwart" will be too happy with this Bob but, yes, thanks for your input. |
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I get plenty of nice comments / positive feedback but have never before appeared in "print" in such a high quality magazine..... it brought a tear to my eye.
