A convoluted setup in one of my rooms needed a little more confusion adding to it. As mentioned in my last post, I have a couple of sources – a PC and my streamer, which connect to a preamplifier, two amplifiers, two DACs and a headphones amp. I know I could streamline this, but I…
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PCM1794A DAC and Streamer project
As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to build an integrated DAC and streamer to go with my XP-7 headphone amplifier. My search for a suitable DAC led me to the PCM1794A and further searching led me to the slowdiyer who, yet again, had built exactly what I wanted. A previous build had me…
A resolved problem with Audioquest Dragonfly
After I wrote and published a post regarding my experience with Superfi and Audioquest, I sent an email to Audioquest Managing Director Richard Brans expressing my frustration at my perceived lack of warranty support. I felt like the buck had been passed to Superfi, who were non-responsive, and I was being ignored. In all honesty…
All together now….building an integrated DAC/streamer.
A while ago, when building my friend’s chipamp, I had the intention of incorporating an internal DAC and streaming capabilities into the enclosure. Nothing special, just a Pi Zero and DAC HAT. Noise problems that I didn’t have the time (or knowledge) to troubleshoot meant the amp was just built as standard. The idea of…
Workspace listening setup
For this short post I thought I’d just show the setup I’m using for the spare bedroom now that both Idiot Children have left home. The room still has a bed but I’ve managed to have a desk for my electronics.