Cspirou
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Cspirou

They call me Sparky, Male, from Northwest France

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Audio-Technica has a 6 figure headphone system. Dwarfing the price of HE-1. https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/hpa-kg-naru Mar 6, 2024

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    1. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Was at a fastfood place and I saw someone with a Digikey box. Super curious
      1. purr1n
        purr1n
        It's a bomb.
        Feb 22, 2018
      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Gah!
        Feb 22, 2018
    2. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Outdoor World?
      1. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        You know the place Marvey (allegedly) went to today. It’s not well known to audiophiles as it rarely has plugs or powerstrips and sometimes water falls from the sky, which is terrifying if your amp is in Outdoor World. But I have been assured it does exist. Either that or HBO is doing a spin-off on Westworld. It should be obvious why there are no posts in the thread.
        Feb 17, 2018
    3. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      1. Elnrik, gaspasser, Case and 2 others like this.
    4. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Chúc Mừng Năm Mới
      1. Ash1412 likes this.
      2. Ash1412
        Ash1412
        As a Vietnamese studying abroad in the States, thanks a lot and hpny to you as well
        Feb 16, 2018
        Cspirou likes this.
      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        I'm always surprised at the number of Vietnamese I discover on this forum.
        Feb 16, 2018
    5. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      I had a PDF mailing label as a bitmap instead of vector. This upsets me more then it should.
      1. Azimuth, obsiCO and yotacowboy like this.
      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        I get upset that I cannot get a UPS label in 4"x6" thermal label format from their website... I have an army of these printers at my work.
        Feb 15, 2018
      3. Vansen
        Vansen
        ...all these printers do are printing UPS labels all day.
        Feb 15, 2018
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      4. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        I'm a graphic designer, and I approve of this message.
        Feb 15, 2018
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    6. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      I feel sorry for Tyll because I feel like he has to read the comments on his own site.
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      2. JK47
        JK47
        TiM is also on HF
        Feb 1, 2018
      3. 9suns
        9suns
        lol he expands faster than ebola
        Feb 1, 2018
      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        He's also evolved and spawned Three Toes of Fury
        Feb 1, 2018
    7. Cspirou
      1. atomicbob, lerrens and Azimuth like this.
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      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        Everybody welcome, though we encourage supporting the activities of the section through membership.
        Jan 31, 2018
      4. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I'd still be an AES member if I could still pay the student rate.
        Jan 31, 2018
      5. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        I've already got BPS membership and I should probably join APS as well. It would throw people off to see AES on my CV.
        Jan 31, 2018
    8. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Someone asking for advice on a speaker amp on HF. Someone else recommended the O2....
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      2. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        When I was in college I managed to “get by” with a Marantz 2220B receiver, some Marantz speakers and a Technics turntable. This lack of basic knowledge of what sounds good is inexcusable. IMHO.
        Jan 28, 2018
        captkirk and 9suns like this.
      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Early on I asked what was the difference between a stand-alone CD player and a CD transport + external DAC. I had a few people say to forget the CD player and keep all my music on computer even though I said many times it wasn't an option.

        HF, giving advice I never asked for
        Jan 28, 2018
        Ringingears and 9suns like this.
      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Similarly I saw a thread about a DIY STAX amp and some guy said "How does this compare to the O2?". Then was offended when someone else called him noob
        Jan 28, 2018
        Ringingears and 9suns like this.
    9. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      I keep losing braincells reading Massdrop comments
      1. loki993, Poleepkwa, Lyander and 5 others like this.
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      3. loki993
        loki993
        I got downvoted to hell, currently at -9, just for saying a schiit stack has to be better than the Asus Xonar STX if not only for sould be for the fact that you can use a Shitt stack for different things.
        Jan 25, 2018
      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        I didn't know you could downvote in Massdrop
        Jan 25, 2018
      5. loki993
        loki993
        Someone mentioned reddit..it was reddit
        Jan 25, 2018
    10. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Curious about using guitar amps as tube monoblocs....
      1. murray
        murray
        In most cases not a good idea. Old style guitar amps are not linear. Distortion is part of their “designed” flavour. There is a newer type of amp called FRFR (full range, flat response) that is more like a hi-fi amp. In that case all the distortion is modelled in the pre-amp.
        Jan 24, 2018
      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        From my understanding the distortion tends to come when driven hard or with all the preamp settings turned up. The main limitation would be the transformer which is bandwidth limited. However if I swap it out with a hifi transformer I wonder what it sounds like.

        Basically I am seeing if I can get 'cheap' monoblocs with used guitar amps.
        Jan 24, 2018
      3. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Essentially that's what Dynacos are, just without the shape changing EQ. Fender amps with low, mids, and highs on 5 ain't flat.
        Jan 24, 2018
    11. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Read an email saying the Massdrop Plus should be shipping soon!
      1. imackler
        imackler
        Hurry, loaner. Hurry.
        Jan 24, 2018
      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        @imackler - If there's another drop and if the loaner hasn't arrived yet you can borrow mine if you need to decide.
        Jan 24, 2018
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      3. imackler
        imackler
        Super cool offer! Thank you!
        Jan 24, 2018
    12. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      RIP Paul Bocuse
      1. Ziva and GoodEnoughGear like this.
    13. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Visited a house with JBL L112 speakers. Nice
      1. Azimuth, captkirk and ButtUglyJeff like this.
    14. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      If you mount a capacitor backwards, it will explode on you
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      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Replacement exploded capacitor has arrived
        Jan 10, 2018
        atomicbob and ultrabike like this.
      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        Did you take a picture of the mess?
        Jan 10, 2018
      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        @atomicbob - it was only one capacitor. I still have it and can take a pic. Do I mount it on my wall?
        Jan 10, 2018
    15. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Curious if i can make an amp with only crimping and zero soldering.
      1. 9suns likes this.
    16. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      My +20.00V/-20.02V power supply suddenly turned into a +20.00V/+1.76V supply. Its nice having a 8V DC offset.
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      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        I'd measure the output with a DMM and see if there is an offset. Might want to monitor it over time. If no offset then probably safe to go without a cap, though a capacitor does provide a bit of insurance.
        Jan 6, 2018
      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Well i was kinda joking but nice to know it would work! The DC offset is unbalanced anyway. Right channel is 9V and left channel is 4V.
        Jan 6, 2018
      5. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        @atomicbob - I found out what caused the problem. CCS LEDs were installed backwards because I have the one set of LEDs where the green stripe is the anode instead of the cathode. This caused the bias current to run way too high and fried the negative regulator. I need to get it swapped. QFN chips suck.
        Jan 11, 2018
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    17. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Audio nervosa takes a new level with DIY. Worrying about components being perfectly square even though they measure fine.
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      2. ultrabike
        ultrabike
        The good news is that at least for crossovers, parts have a relatively high power dissipation tolerance. For more delicate stuff, proly best to stay away. Also, things look like shit when soldered with that crap.
        Dec 21, 2017
      3. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        It has to be shiny so you know it's good!
        Dec 21, 2017
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      4. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        But yeah I can't imagine doing smd with that crap. I stick to through hole stuff since i only mess with tubes.
        Dec 21, 2017
    18. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      I love it when missing one 40 cent component results in nothing working at all
      1. schiit and Riotvan like this.
      2. schiit
        schiit
        Or one leg not soldered. Maybe in the Vbe multiplier. Fun times.
        Dec 12, 2017
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    19. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Cayin N5 -> Modi MB -> Vali 2 -> HD 6xx sounds really good right now.
      1. Deep Funk, DigMe, Case and 1 other person like this.
    20. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      After reading the Amperior review on Innerfidelity I am now really curious what the Shinola Canfield is like.
      1. bixby
        bixby
        Have you heard the Amperior? Crunchy treble is all I can say. Actually preferred a Beyer t51p over it by a mile.
        Dec 2, 2017
      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Haven't had a chance to listen. Is it the casing or is the HD 25 the same?
        Dec 2, 2017
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      3. bixby
        bixby
        Dec 2, 2017
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  • About

    Gender:
    Male
    Birthday:
    September 12
    Location:
    Northwest France
    Occupation:
    Scientist
    Gear List:
    Open Headphones:
    Sennheiser HD 600
    Audiotechnica AD-700
    Sennheiser Massdrop HD 6xx

    Closed headphones:
    HD 201
    Koss MV1

    IEM:
    Skullcandy whatever
    MD Plus
    JVC


    Amplifiers:
    Topping TP-21
    LJM HA-PRO
    Schiit Magni 2 Uber
    Dynalo SuSy DIY

    DAC:
    Schiit Modi 1
    Schiit Modi MB
    FiiO Taishan D03K



    Dongle DAC/Amp:
    FiiO f10k
    Meridian dongle

    Speakers:
    DIY fe83en bookshelf speakers
    DIY TABAQ floorstanders

    Unfinished projects:
    DIY Aren van Waarde OTL 6080 amp
    Dynalo SS mk2
    Dynalo SS mini (so close)
    LJM HA-Pro enclosure
    CD transport
    digital transport
    fe103-sol speakers
    Folsom TDA7297
    Various speaker amps

    Misc:
    Raspberry Pi B+, 2, zero, 3
    Arduino
    Hifiberry Digi+
    iPod touch 3rd gen

    Wishlist:

    Vmoda BoomPro Mic
    Headphones with 3.5mm jack (ATH-M50x, Noontec Hammo Philips SHP9500, etc.)
    CIEM - Alcair Reference
    IEM - Massdrop Plus
    Closed Headphone - Fostex TH-X00 or Oppo PM3
    Open Planar magnetic - Hifiman HE-400i, HE-400s or Fostex T50RP
    On ear travel headphones - Sennheiser Urbanite, Noontec Zoro II
    Schiit Jotunheim + Phono
    MQA DAC - Meridian Explorer 2
    Balanced R2R - Schiit Gungnir MB
    Dynalo Mk2 - DIY
    Turntable - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon
    Phono preamp - Hagerman Labs Bugle 2 or Schiit Mani or Millett LR phono
    I want to pursue audio from a DIY perspective although I am not blind to a good value.

    Signature

    Home: Modi MB > DIY Dynalo SuSy Mini > 4-pin XLR > Massdrop HD 6xx
    Laptop: Meridian Explorer² > Massdrop Plus
    Stereo: Marantz CD > Vista Spark > DIY Fe83en
    Portable: Cayin N5 > MD Plus/JVC