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  1. roderickvd
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    AMB Gamma3 DAC Build

    Slightly OT but just putting out there for you and any others that if you change your mind, I've got two finished and fully functional AMB ß22...
    Post by: roderickvd, Apr 28, 2024 in forum: DIY
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    Schiit Bifrost 2

    Born again Some weeks ago it hit me hard: why contribute to global warming burning all those HQPlayer SDM CPU cycles when all I listen to is 16/44...
    Post by: roderickvd, Apr 24, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    FS: Massdrop x Cavalli Tube Hybrid + Miflex cap mod + LPS (230V)

    Selling my modded Massdrop x Cavalli Tube Hybrid headphone amp including LPS. I rolled the interstage capacitors to nothing less than Miflex KPCUs...
    Thread by: roderickvd, Apr 20, 2024, 0 replies, in forum: For Sale
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    FS: Singxer SDA-6 PRO DAC (230V)

    I’m selling my Singxer SDA-6 PRO (230V) in absolutely great condition. It has got the AK4499EQ chip inside and accepts up to 384 kHz PCM and...
    Thread by: roderickvd, Apr 19, 2024, 0 replies, in forum: For Sale
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    Donate to SBAF

    Donated with PayPal transaction ID 6F675069KK344784M. Thank you for SBAF and hope to get a badge so I may look better & also trade some gear.
    Post by: roderickvd, Apr 18, 2024 in forum: Tales from the Bully Pulpit
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    Hacking Schiit

    Should be good. Like the 11001B was a drop-in replacement for the 11001A in the Yggdrasil, or at least the MIL-F prototype, the BRUZ should be drop-in...
    Post by: roderickvd, Apr 7, 2024 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Hacking Schiit

    Anyone changed AD5781ARUZ to BRUZ in a BF2, or considered it? I just snatched a OG BF2 board off of eBay and am thinking about it. It would...
    Post by: roderickvd, Apr 7, 2024 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Latest in my MCTH modding & rolling saga: I rolled in a Genalex Gold Lion 6922 with gold pins. Together with the Miflex caps, they provide a full...
    Post by: roderickvd, Dec 10, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    At the risk certainty of making this uncontrolled test even less controlled, I made these special XLR-to-RCA cables to invert phase. From my...
    Post by: roderickvd, Oct 6, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    50+ hours in: bragging rights. That’s where my MCTH with Miflex caps now is. As I wrote above, replacing the stock WIMA with KPCU capacitors was...
    Post by: roderickvd, Oct 2, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  11. roderickvd
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    Such amaze

    Such amaze
    Status Update by roderickvd, Sep 17, 2023
  12. roderickvd
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    Feliks Audio Euforia

    This. Feliks units are so blatantly overpriced. There's nothing particularly special inside. Chassis is nice, but that kind of money nice? Nah,...
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 17, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Surgery complete: replaced the stock WIMA interstage capacitors with Miflex KPCU-02's. I chose them because I like them in my Eufonika tube amps,...
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 17, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Well couldn't resist and sprayed contact cleaner between the potmeter and the front plate from the inside. (How on earth do you get that volume...
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 5, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Will try that before swapping then. And also order a new one, so I have it on standby when I’m working to roll caps anyway. The WIMAs are 0.1uF...
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 5, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Distortion Surface: old measurement, new approach

    This feels so right! Also with the suspicion that some manufacturers may be optimizing for 1 kHz just because that’ll generate glowing reviews.
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 5, 2023 in forum: Audio Science
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Thanks, tried rolling tubes with some NOS E88CCs with pins as clean as a baby’s butt… didn’t help. More so, they increased the noise while they...
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 5, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  18. roderickvd
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    Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp

    Anyone ever get around to recapping the WIMA decoupling caps? I got my hands on a used unit for just €50 - lucky me! - and am thinking of rolling...
    Post by: roderickvd, Sep 4, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Singxer SA-1 Class A headphone amp reviews and discussion

    I agree. Inside is built like a tank too and seems to be made of good parts. I just could have done without the toggle switches, particularly the...
    Post by: roderickvd, Jul 14, 2022 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    What is balanced? What are balanced amps? Do they sound better? Discussion for noobs and boobs.

    Of course. I misunderstood thinking you meant that SE can be no good. But if Benchmark says it’s balanced when it’s not, then yeah marketing BS —...
    Post by: roderickvd, Jul 4, 2022 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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