i never was able to get my msb nelson dac to hook up successfully via a AES/EBU link with my CAL delta transport .... no matter how i try, the signal would drop after a while..... therefore i stuck with a coaxial connection over the years....
out of curiousity, i decided to try both connections at the same time.... i.e. the coaxial S/PDIF and AES/EBU links......
WOW it works......! i hope the dac is giving priority to the 110 ohms connection........ it is potentially a better interface than the 75 ohms version.... finally my dh labs 110 cable is getting its exercise....
and now is burn-in time...... and i will listen tonight if i have the chance.....
it may just postpone my decision to get a new dac...
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Sunday, 5 October 2008
Friday, 1 June 2007
intro: my audio system
1st day of june.....
suddenly realised that it's almost at the mid-point of the year.....so fast huh, seems like jan and feb was just days ago.....time really flies, time and tide wait for no man......gone means gone ......
grow older day by day, week by week and then finally year by year......my birthday month was may, and it's oredi over in a flash....
ok lah back to the topic......this morning quite straightforward.....just list the various components i am currently using.......can refer to the pics in the link....
http://www.audiocircle.com/gallery/index.php?cat=48747
source:
california audio labs delta cd transport......
i like this shoebox-sized transport very much.... it's affordable and sounds great..... comes with S/PDIF, Toslink and AES/EBU digital outputs....... during its production years, it used to sell at about S$1500.......
the original piece developed a problem after years of loyal service and also could not read cd-r discs properly...... approached the dealer and was offered a mint display set for a small change....... it's still in service today haha...... great work cal.... too bad they are not around anymore....
msb link iii full nelson and p1000 power supply........
before this dac, i was using an audionote dac1, a simple but pretty good dac with a tubed output stage...... the AN used 2 sovtek 6922 triodes..... and way before that, was using audio alchemy dde....... haha, can anyone remember that classic???..... small in size but had big sound, big reputation and relatively small-price....
pre-amp:
adcom gfp-750
this classic preamp was designed by nelson pass for adcom....... i think at first not many people paid attention to it until it was reviewed and awarded a class A rating by stereophile..... overnight it gained a BIG reputation and it was also the cheapest preamp to get that rating back then...
well other than the hype, i must say it's really difficult to identify the sonic characteristics of this active/passive (user selectable) preamp..... it just sounded like nothing at all....... compared to a straight wire passive attenuator, there could be just that tiny weeny bit of transparency lost....... very very minor.... negligible especially if u need the gain.....
again it's out of production......
power amp:
channel islands audio d100 mono block:
100 watts per channel at 8 ohms..... hypex-based class d analogue switching amp...... each one smaller than a loaf of gardenia bread.......... while i could try to attempt to convey how good the amps are in words, i dun think i can do a better job than wes phillips of www.stereophile.com
so pls check out his review......
loudspeakers:
polkaudio LSi-15
3 and 1/2 way 4-driver floorstanding loudspeaker......... this is another major steal ..... at the display set price, it's almost foolish to ignore this pair of loudspeaker..... even if the dealer were to order a brand new pair, it's still worth every penny.....
well at the risk of being accused of believing too much in reviews..... i suggest you read what wes phillips has to say about the LSi-15 at http://www.onhifi.com/product/polk_lsi15.htm .......
other items:
pls visit http://www.audiocircle.com/systems/index.php?systemid=592
suddenly realised that it's almost at the mid-point of the year.....so fast huh, seems like jan and feb was just days ago.....time really flies, time and tide wait for no man......gone means gone ......
grow older day by day, week by week and then finally year by year......my birthday month was may, and it's oredi over in a flash....
ok lah back to the topic......this morning quite straightforward.....just list the various components i am currently using.......can refer to the pics in the link....
http://www.audiocircle.com/gallery/index.php?cat=48747
source:
california audio labs delta cd transport......
i like this shoebox-sized transport very much.... it's affordable and sounds great..... comes with S/PDIF, Toslink and AES/EBU digital outputs....... during its production years, it used to sell at about S$1500.......
the original piece developed a problem after years of loyal service and also could not read cd-r discs properly...... approached the dealer and was offered a mint display set for a small change....... it's still in service today haha...... great work cal.... too bad they are not around anymore....
msb link iii full nelson and p1000 power supply........
before this dac, i was using an audionote dac1, a simple but pretty good dac with a tubed output stage...... the AN used 2 sovtek 6922 triodes..... and way before that, was using audio alchemy dde....... haha, can anyone remember that classic???..... small in size but had big sound, big reputation and relatively small-price....
pre-amp:
adcom gfp-750
this classic preamp was designed by nelson pass for adcom....... i think at first not many people paid attention to it until it was reviewed and awarded a class A rating by stereophile..... overnight it gained a BIG reputation and it was also the cheapest preamp to get that rating back then...
well other than the hype, i must say it's really difficult to identify the sonic characteristics of this active/passive (user selectable) preamp..... it just sounded like nothing at all....... compared to a straight wire passive attenuator, there could be just that tiny weeny bit of transparency lost....... very very minor.... negligible especially if u need the gain.....
again it's out of production......
power amp:
channel islands audio d100 mono block:
100 watts per channel at 8 ohms..... hypex-based class d analogue switching amp...... each one smaller than a loaf of gardenia bread.......... while i could try to attempt to convey how good the amps are in words, i dun think i can do a better job than wes phillips of www.stereophile.com
so pls check out his review......
loudspeakers:
polkaudio LSi-15
3 and 1/2 way 4-driver floorstanding loudspeaker......... this is another major steal ..... at the display set price, it's almost foolish to ignore this pair of loudspeaker..... even if the dealer were to order a brand new pair, it's still worth every penny.....
well at the risk of being accused of believing too much in reviews..... i suggest you read what wes phillips has to say about the LSi-15 at http://www.onhifi.com/product/polk_lsi15.htm .......
other items:
pls visit http://www.audiocircle.com/systems/index.php?systemid=592
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