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  1. earnmyturns replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Thanks, I've used them for my first fanless Roon server, same good prices and service. Thanks, I'll investigate! I run my servers...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:46 PM

  2. earnmyturns rated crenca's post Epic in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    I ordered from this outfit in England because every American builder I found (online or local) wanted another 40% (though I spent only...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:40 PM

  3. earnmyturns liked GoodEnoughGear's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    I've found the biggest culprit of CPU heat is turbo, so if you're offloading the filter to CUDA, you might try reducing your max turbo...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:22 AM

  4. earnmyturns liked Justin S's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    In my experience, running few intel animation workstations and a renderfarm, 80C is just fine. All the online handwringing about keeping...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 9:21 PM

  5. earnmyturns replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    That looks very good! I'd really love to have more details on your box, as it seems to be doing way better than my current one, which...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM

  6. earnmyturns liked crenca's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    It is passive, fins & pipes (which connect to the case I think?), forget the name...would have to dig up invoice...Case is covered in...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 9:15 PM

  7. earnmyturns replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    How much cooling? My i9-11900 also shows around 20% total CPU load for DSD256, but a couple of the cores get a bit too hot for comfort,...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 3:26 PM

  8. earnmyturns liked crenca's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    I was mostly right the first time, DSD256puts about a 20% total CPU load, DSD512 puts about about a 60% total CPU load, though a couple...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM

  9. earnmyturns liked crenca's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Relatively light. I3 14100T (a 35 watt 4 core design) which runs @ 2.7 Ghz, 16 G of memory, a single SS drive, can't remember case...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM

  10. earnmyturns liked Greg121986's post in the thread The HQPlayer thread.

    I am unable to run CUDA Offload with Windows Nvidia drivers 552.22 (latest WHQL as of this writing). So watch out for that. HQPlayer...

    hqplayer-dac-correction.jpg Apr 27, 2024 at 10:22 AM

  11. earnmyturns replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Welcome to the club :D PC specs?

    Apr 27, 2024 at 10:19 AM

  12. earnmyturns replied to the thread Schiit Mjolnir 3 Impressions.

    Yes, in my experience (HQPlayer DSD256>Holo May>MJ3>{Atrium|Caldera}). Caldera complements MJ3 to create a driving, dynamic, precise,...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 10:18 AM

  13. earnmyturns liked purr1n's post in the thread Schiit Mjolnir 3 Impressions.

    Schiit burns them in as part of the break in process. I've been there in Valencia, CA. Big racks. Tons of ampage being sucked. The...

    Apr 27, 2024 at 10:11 AM

  14. earnmyturns liked atomicbob's post in the thread Schiit Mjolnir 3 Impressions.

    Having spent over 50 years in medical device R&D (now retired) I am well aware of: Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) Gage...

    Apr 24, 2024 at 6:18 PM

  15. earnmyturns replied to the thread Don't Be a Ken.

    OTOH, one of the best gifts you could leave your descendants is no clutter to dispose of. Just had one successful cleanup day, next...

    Apr 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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