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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,741
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    That may be the norm as the ANK chip set is apparently long discontinued and the remaining stock was bought my audio note many many years ago
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
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    I think the question for sure would be sound quality and is it fast enough to handle its intended application... It would be concerning to me though for the coin for it to be using such old computer hardware for sure for long term compatibility.

    Very cool on the piping for cooling.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,158
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    https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/product/extreme-high-end-music-server/

    I would very much like to have this. However, everything else would need to be bumped up to be on-par.

    Pushing 30K . . . I need a detached garage more

    I cannot hang with you high-rollers!
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  • Clipdat
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    No me gusta.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,357
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    VR3 wrote: »
    Yeah I don't believe the lampizator usb connection is an active connection versus just a place holder which apparently is common for the earlier models.

    I completely missed this post last night. What connections does it have for inputs?

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
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    Bnc and I have a bnc to coax adapter in the box
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
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    Ah, so only one input. Bummer.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 2,155
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    Not quite what I did today but…

    Just got off the phone with an outfit that’s going thru & updating my preamp from 1979.
    What an awesome day…

    All caps needing replaced/upgraded, upgraded op-amps and the pies de resistance a remote control installed for the wife!

    Yea baby 😬
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  • Dr_Wu
    Dr_Wu Posts: 356
    edited January 2023
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    Installed the RAL ethernet from ER to streamer, and digital coax from streamer to DAC. Settling in for a few days, but first impression is fuller, wider, deeper soundstage, compared to the very good AQ Vodka ethernet and AQ Carbon coax cables.
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  • sparky14
    sparky14 Posts: 23
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    So I bought an Arcam SA10 integrated locally for $350, which looked like a great deal from what I am seeing around. Also picked up a pair of Elac UniFi 2.0 UB5 for $300 on USAM. Got those hooked up in the office and they sound amazing.

    And then within a day, a guy posts an Arcam AND a pair of KEF bookshelves for $450. Including all boxes, receipts, everything. I e-mail him to see which models, it is an Arcam SA10 and KEF Q350s, and he'd take $375 for all of it. Unfortunately, he is still 90 minutes away from me, but had I not bought the other stuff I would be making that drive.

    Polk R200 SpeakersSchiit Saga S & AegirCr*pload of old disc players for my old CDs.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,158
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    the very definition of Rabbit Hole . . . I sought, found, and sold my soul (almost)

    the hole is deep, my friends

    I took delivery today and I’m letting the unit reach ambient temp before I fire up the tooobs

    Unfortunately, the lighting does not reflect the true red color . . . looks orange-ish to me (in the pix)

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  • GlennDog
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    FYI, for those that know me . . . I love a red preamp ….

    Here’s a bad pic of my Cary SLP-98 with silver face plate …

    and the good (and moded) Backert Rhumba

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    Color DOES make a difference! (not sonically)
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  • VR3
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    Is that the lampizator??
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,357
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    One thing I have discovered or realized as of late, is when the cables are settling in, the further the drop in an attribute, the further the attribute after it settles in.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,158
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    VR3 wrote: »
    Is that the lampizator??

    Couldn’t help myself . . . Tomorrow should be a very fine day!
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  • VR3
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    I love it! Congrats!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,442
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    A while ago, I bought a Denon DP-3000 turntable that ended-up having erratic speed fluctuations. Finally got around to doing a PCB refresh with 13 new transistors, and 9 new electrolytic caps.
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    Testing afterwards has been very successful! :)
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    I posted about this setup before, with the goal of having a Micro Seiki MA-505L (12") arm mounted on the large Denon DK-110 plinth B)
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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  • GlennDog
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    VR3 wrote: »
    I would like to hear a newer, high end Lampizator... but it looks like similar build to the ANK is north of 10k so... will be a long time short of an amazing deal! :persevere:

    PSA . . . This seems/might be near your "hood" . . . maybe give this one a whirl . . . @VR3 @treitz3 @TroyD

    https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb2gd1-lampizator-golden-atlantic-trp-da-converters
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,741
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    Big dollars

    I would seriously not want a volume control at that price

    Looks like a stellar unit though!

    Thanks for the heads up!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,104
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    Meh. I prefer my DACs to have at least 16 tubes. Minimum.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,357
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    It's also balanced. No can use.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
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    It has rca outputs as well as rca analog inputs as part of the preamp section!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
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    Ah, maybe I should have kept reading the description....DOH!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,158
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    Still running my new baby in . . .

    Seller pic
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    My buyer pic
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    Electronics are settling in . . . I’ll update later
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,076
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    I like the cool blue light bulbs on top!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
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    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
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    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

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  • VR3
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    Need internal pics!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • newbie308
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    Found a Holman preamp at a local pawn shop today. They aren't much for looks, but from what I understand, the value is in the circuit design. I'm looking forward to comparing it to the Threshold SL-10.

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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,158
    edited January 2023
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    VR3 wrote: »
    Need internal pics!

    Not the Baltic, but the Amber 3 with upgraded/XLR c. 2021

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