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« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2011, 03:47:36 PM » |
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Hi Guys. Yes, David that´s what I did? Why? Analogue! And I don´t want wlan all over the house, keep in mind, I´m a sensitive guy  Cheers Chris |
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« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2011, 04:47:05 PM » |
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Okay, now I see. Hmmm.. Cool, never heard of that before. And I feel the same way about WLAN.
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« Reply #17 on: March 29, 2011, 08:56:27 PM » |
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We had a guy here today who measures NF and HF radiation.
You would not believe what happens around us.
It is crazy and my bones tell me the same.
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« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2011, 11:57:43 PM » |
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As a person who knows zilch about that computer music stuff I would like some technical explanations:
- why these transformers, what do they do? I once connected the headphone output (of a portable CD player) to the input of an amp, and it worked also...
- what is the transmission ratio, and is it 'up' or 'down' towards the amp?
- and quite important, where does one get such nice gadgets?
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« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2011, 03:41:26 AM » |
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Hi Hansrudolf.
Very good questions - and I have almost no answers.
I know Beyer from many applications, mainly as microphone transformers.
Some make very good MC-transformers.
I guess those have a very low ratio but couldn´t find out which it was.
I bought them off eBay.
As soon as I have more information, I´ll let you know.
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« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2011, 07:51:19 AM » |
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Hansrudolf.
Far from being a technician, I thought about your question.
Well, I believe I could hook up the Mac directly to my amp and that would be indeed interesting to try - in order to compare.
As others do - David, Doug etc - they use another DAC with better specs, resolution and sound before the amp.
In this case the transformer act as a kind of input transformer. Sometimes this is used with CD players to smooth the sound.
I´ve been using old WE repeater coils with my CD player for a while. And it does sound indeed different, not necessarily better.
In that case the ratio was 1:1 and I suspect, here too.
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« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2011, 10:43:14 PM » |
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Chris, this transformer has a 1:10 turns ratio
digit 1 = 3 -> studio grade transformer
digit 2&3 = 52 -> solder lug mounting, leads at both ends
digit 4 = 0 -> single primary winding
digit 5&6 = 10 -> turns ratio
digit 7,8,9 = ??? -> type number
I have some pdf's about Beyer trafo's if you'd like.
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« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2011, 06:16:58 AM » |
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Wout. You are a wizard Thanks a lot. Yes, I´d love the pdf´s since I also look for a couple of MC transformers which should also be very nice. My email is: derleerespiegel@web.deBedankt en tot ziens Chris |
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« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2011, 07:55:55 AM » |
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Hi Chris, please copy me those .pdf's - Thanks Wout! |
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« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2011, 09:06:01 AM » |
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John.
I will.
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« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2011, 12:08:44 AM » |
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Mail sent to both.
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« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2011, 03:14:01 AM » |
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Another way I have set a few people up with is to use an original xbox modified to run xbox media centre. It supports all audio formats, internet streaming, standard def video, photos, local disk and LAN playback. The standard 10gb HDD can be upgraded to any size for more storage space. If you live in the UK, or know how to use a proxy then you can play video and radio from the bbc iplayer. They are very cheap to buy now and can support HD with a component cable. Fairly quiet in use too, and can be made quieter by replacing the standard fan. |
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« Reply #27 on: April 01, 2011, 04:53:55 AM » |
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Another way I have set a few people up with is to use an original xbox modified to run xbox media centre. It supports all audio formats, internet streaming, standard def video, photos, local disk and LAN playback. The standard 10gb HDD can be upgraded to any size for more storage space. If you live in the UK, or know how to use a proxy then you can play video and radio from the bbc iplayer. They are very cheap to buy now and can support HD with a component cable. Fairly quiet in use too, and can be made quieter by replacing the standard fan. Just found this how to: http://lifehacker.com/#!299809/transform-your-classic-xbox-into-a-killer-media-center |
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« Reply #28 on: April 01, 2011, 10:06:49 AM » |
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Yep thats the method, I used a xbox to usb cable and an old flash drive for the memory card. Once you have that and a copy of splinter cell you can softmod as many xbox's as you like. If anyone needs one modded or just some help pm me  |
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« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2011, 01:30:06 PM » |
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Yep thats the method, I used a xbox to usb cable and an old flash drive for the memory card. Once you have that and a copy of splinter cell you can softmod as many xbox's as you like. If anyone needs one modded or just some help pm me Might take you up on that Daniel! Cheers! |
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