Popular Post vhs Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 2:01 PM, Nenon said: Hi everyone! I am building a computer for someone else and decided to share what I am doing with everyone. Let me start with some of the high level requirements: One box solution to eliminate some of the clutter. Optimized for Streaming (Tidal / Qobuz). The best quality USB output. I came up with the following specs: Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming ITX changed to ASUS Z390-I ROG Strix Gaming Intel LGA 1151 mini ITX motherboard CPU: Intel Core i9-9900 changed to Intel Core i9-9900K RAM: 2 x 4GB Non-ECC Apacer RAM (Apacer D11.2318FS.004) changed to 2 x 4GB ECC Apacer RAM (D31.23185S.001) OS Drive: 32 GB Optane Chassis: 2 x Streacom FC9 USB Output: PinkFaun USB Bridge with ultraOCXO clock Network input: JCAT NET FEMTO Operating System: Euphony running Stylus, switchable to Roon Some other specs: 6-rails of DC power All wiring will be done with Mundorf silver/gold wire (and JSSG360 shielding where it makes sense) Isoacoustics Gaia feet will be used on both chassis Some but very little EMI absorbing material to be applied at strategic places. All connectors will be treated with Walker Audio Quantum Silver Contact Treatment with Nanocrystal Technology. Resonance controlling material will be applied on the chassis. Power Supply: Given the specs above, we came up with 6-rails - 3 for the ATX connector, 1 for the EPS connector, 1 for the PinkFaun USB card, and 1 for the JCAT NET card. He acquired a 4-rail Sean Jacobs power supply, which I customized for him. 3 rails used for the ATX connector and one rail for the PinkFaun USB card. The EPS connector will be powered by another 12V Sean Jacobs DC3 LPS he already has. The JCAT NET card will be powered by various spare linear power supplies he has, tbd which works best. There are two goals with the customization of the 4-rail LPS: 1. Shortest possible cable path from the double regulators to the components powered. 2. Good heat management to keep things cool. We decided to use two black Streacom FC9 chassis. One chassis would be hosting a big 400VA toroidal transformer, Schottky diodes for rectification, Mundorf caps, etc. The second chassis would be hosting the motherboard, CPU, RAM, etc. and some of the DC regulators. I decided to install the regulators for the ATX connector in the motherboard chassis. That would meet the first goal. For the second goal, I left the regulators for the PinkFaun USB bridge in power supply chassis. I calculated that the path from the regulators would be almost the same length as if they were in the motherboard chassis. But we have an available heatsink to use in the power supply, so I opted for the better heat management. This may resemble a little bit the power supply of the Innuos Statement described here - http://www.the-ear.net/how-to/power-supply-design-innuos-statement. It’s not a coincident, and some of the ideas were taken from there. It’s also good to mention that Sean Jacobs would not do a power supply like this. Due to his contract with Innuos, he is not doing ATX power supplies. The only way to build his power supply inside a computer is to go the DIY route. This server will look a little like the Innuos Statement. But to be honest, I am aiming higher than that. One can buy a Statement instead, but there are a few things I don’t like about the Statement - the low powered CPU does not sound as good as this configuration; the SSD drives are too noisy, and I don’t want to have any in my servers; Apacer RAM is a must; the wiring (silver/gold wires used for everything) cost $1,500 alone… if the Statement had the same wires and cables, it would probably cost $5K more just for that… that’s not including the amount of time, it takes to do all the JSSG360 shielding and every small detail. And those cables make a big difference. I’ve heard the Statement in a few occasions and liked what I heard. But I’ve never had one in my system to compare with a DIY server like this. Stay tuned. I am planning to post a lot of pictures and comments as I make progress. Great Post, Nenon! Sharing my build with you as shown in the pic below. 🙂 Nenon and Solstice380 1 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted February 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Nenon said: Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Can you share more details? What clock are you using? I see some external grounding (an external grounding box?)? What is the red board? A relay? Thank you. The clock is Connor Winfield DOCSC022F 24MHz. http://www.conwin.com/datasheets/cx/cx264.pdf Roon Server is grounded to Telos GNR 3.1mini. https://telos-audio.com.tw/grounding-noise-reducer-mini/ The red board is a relay which acts a power-up timer to warm up the clock. My build: Hardware: MB: MSI z390m Gaming Edge AC CPU: i7-8700 (3.2GHZ) Ram: Corsair DOMINATOR® PLATINUM 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C10 Memory Kit Case: Streacom FC9 Alpha Fanless Chassis SSD (OS): Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500G) HDD (Music File): WD Ultrastar DC HC530 (14T) SATA Cable: Pachanko "Aphelion" SATA SATA PCIE Card: IOCrest Marvell 9235 - direct to CPU NIC: Jcat Net Femto (Powered by Full ATX LPS) - direct to CPU Lan Cable (Roon Server to Uptone eR): Supra Cat8 (13m) w/Telegartner Cat8.1 RJ45 Lan Cable (Uptone eR to dCS Vivaldi Upsampelr): Pachanko Ethernet "Aphelion (1.5m) w/Telegartner Cat8.1 RJ45 LPS: Uptone JS-2 Vibration Control: Thixar Silence, Stillpoints UltraSS Power Cable: Shunyata Alpha HC Hook-up wire: NEOTECH 18 AWG UP-OCC (Teflon) Software: OS: WS2019 Datacenter w/ AO3 custom Roon Shell and Process Lasso Music Software: Roon Server Tuning : 1. BIOS: Hyper-Threading = ON 2. BIOS: Disable all other features of CPU and unnecessary components 3. WS2019: Disable write-caching for SSD and HDD. 4. WS2019: Network bridge in WS2019 (i.e., Roon Server direct connect to dCS Upsampler via a 13m long Supra Cat8 lan cable) 5. WS2019: Disable 35 numbers of Windows Services 6. Process Lasso: Assign CPU0-3 for OS / CPU4-11 for Roon 7. Process Lasso: Turn off Process Lasso Engine Disable the following Windows Services in WS2019 Datacenter (AO Roon Shell): 1. Themes 2. Print Spooler 3. Windows Font Cache Service 4. Connected User Experience and Telemetry 5. Intel HD Graphics Control Service 6. Intel Push Notifications System Service 7. Program Compatibility Assistant Service 8. Intel Dynamic Application Loader Host Interface Service 9. IP Helper 10. Network List Service 11. Network Connectivity Assistant 12. Network Connection (Manual) 13. Network Connection Broker 14. Connected Devices Platform Service 15. TCP/IP Netbois Helper 16. IPsec Policy Agent 17. COM+Event System 18. System Event Notification Service 19. CRYPTOGRAPHIC Service 20. Web Account Manager 21. Windows Audio 22. Windows Audio Endpoint Builder 23. Human Interface Device Service 24. Quality Windows Audio Video Experience 25. Windows Connections Manager 26. Portable Device Enumerator Service 27. Windows Update 28. Windows Modules Installer 29. IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules 30. Server 31. Shell Hardware Detection 32. Security Accounts Manager CPU Voltage Tuning: CPU Core Voltage = 0.95v CPU GT Voltage = 0.6v CPU SA Voltage = Auto CPU IO Voltage = Auto CPU PLL OC Voltage = 1.2v CPU ST PLL Voltage = 0.95v Dram Voltage = 1.35V PCH Voltage = Auto Nenon, bobfa, motberg and 5 others 2 4 2 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, Solstice380 said: General question about Samsung M.2 drives for those who might have information about the difference between the 970 EVO (MLC NAND) and 970 EVO+ (V-NAND). Is it the speed, reliability, lifetime, or...? Thanks! I have an i9-9900KS arriving early next week. I’ll be using the ROG RTX2080 that’s in my current build. I’ll be hitting the closest Micro Center to fill out my parts list soon. 970 Evo: https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_NVMe_SSD_970_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev.1.0.pdf 970 Evo Plus: https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_NVMe_SSD_970_EVO_Plus_Data_Sheet_Rev-2-0.pdf https://www.anandtech.com/show/13761/the-samsung-970-evo-plus-ssd-review Quote: "The new generation of 3D NAND upgrades the interface between the controller and NAND to Toggle-mode DDR 4.0, increasing the interface speed from 800Mbps to 1400Mbps while reducing the voltage from 1.8V to 1.2V." End Quote dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, zerung said: Hi VHS, On the MSI MB, is that the clock socket next to the 's' of the MSI branding? If not can you share a some more detail about clock wiring. Do you solder the signal to the MB soldering point and then ground elsewhere? As wiring both of them to the tiny point is very hard. Thanks I had it replaced by a local shop in Hong Kong. The original clock underneath the heat sink of chipset was replaced by using two silver wires connected to the new OXCO PCB board. See the pics. dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, auricgoldfinger said: What are the two silver wires connected to for power? What kind of connector is used? EDIT: Is the PCB purchased separately? Do you happen to know the manufacturer and model number? Two silver wires are only for clock signal and there are no connectors. I had the clock replaced by a local shop in Hong Kong and can ask whether he can sell the PCB separately. auricgoldfinger 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 11 hours ago, Nenon said: Taiko chassis The drawings are nearly ready. I will have drawings/price to share very soon. That would be a one-time (for now) small batch order. I will try to get a count of how many people are willing to buy one. Make sure you get back to me when I post this. Taiko will order a few extra chassis but not a lot more. My understanding is that Taiko will sell those at cost, with no profit. And I don’t expect them to keep hundreds of them in stock. It will be important to get an accurate count, so people don’t get left off. Keep in mind that it takes about 2 months after the order is placed. Try to be patient. I am practicing my audiophile patience too :). Hi Nenon, Looking forward to it... dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 Hi all, My newly built dual Xeon server had started singing beautifully...... cpu: Xeon scalable silver 4214 ram :Apacer ecc rdimm 4g x12 (d51.23184s.001) os ssd : optane p4800x 375g music ssd : optane 905p 1.5T usb card : jcat xe usb os : ws2019 server core player : hqp 3 plus naa tuning the server in progress, will update regularly.... vhs Exocer, Solstice380, MarcelNL and 3 others 6 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 Using the latest intel vroc driver, https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/30189/Intel-Virtual-RAID-on-CPU-Intel-VROC-and-Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Enterprise-Intel-RSTe-Windows-Driver-for-Intel-Server-Boards-and-Systems-Based-on-Intel-62X-Chipset CPU 0 - PCIe Slot 3 - optane p4800x 375g as OS storage CPU 1 - PCIe Slot 7 - optane 905p 1.5T as music storage NanoSword, Exocer and 87mpi 3 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 Apacer ecc rdimm 4g(d51.23184s.001) 87mpi, Exocer and NanoSword 2 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Downtheline said: Try as I might I can find this on mouser. Do have a link to a supplier? Ordered the rams thur a fd who placed a special order to Apacer directly. 14 minutes ago, seeteeyou said: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/58164-building-a-diy-music-server/page/25/?tab=comments#comment-1072858 On 8/9/2020 at 7:54 PM, dminches said: Write to Apacer directly. [email protected] As seeteeyou referred above, you may contact Apacer US directly. Downtheline 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 11:26 PM, Nenon said: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=wAyHaKEU5EWxi4f_4gJE6LY6WJsC4qJJgufOWga3mOJUNlZSMDhBOEs5NVBVUDFKRENINlQzOVlZOCQlQCN0PWcu Hi Nenon, Any further news about Taiko Audio DC-DC Atx? Thanks. vhs ciccio1112 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 17 hours ago, JayM said: I have high hopes that I will be able to share some drawings or 'renders' of the DIY chassis with everyone on this forum tomorrow when I'm back at the office. Thx Jay dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, prinz said: Nice to be back and I am glad that this pc audio path developed in such a positive way. Totally agree...Prinz dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Topk said: gets audio PC closer to an analogue, fluid, full and natural sound This is my goal too....Topk dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted June 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2021 Taiko Audio DC-DC Atx........boiling for 300 hrs now...... amazing already........ Exocer, bit01, NanoSword and 1 other 4 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Soul Analogue said: My friend has been using my unreglated LPS on Taiko ATX for over 2 months, no issue has been reported The "overshoot" issue should not come from a properly designed choke and power supply topology..... the PH LPS is not a last word for good sound and dynamics on Taiko ATX due to the regulated nature of the PS Capacitor bank would not help delivering more current than the upstream components.... the reason for the 5A choke killing the dynamics is due to the DCR (internal resistance) ... imagine a water supply pipeline with a constricted sections in the middle... which will affect the speed of water going thru .... there is no way water can go thru with speed higher than the limited constricted sections allowed (the choke) Yes ....I am using your unregulated LPS on Taiko ATX too....... no issue at all and sounds very impressive....... Soul Analogue, Exocer and NanoSword 2 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
Popular Post vhs Posted August 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2021 5 hours ago, NanoSword said: I'm using the Power from @Soul Analogue with Taiko ATX. Hi, I am also using the same combo to power the Xeon server. Few days ago, I grounded the LPS to Tripoint Troy and the end result is very promising. BTW, I am using Nordost Valhalla 1 Power Cord for the LPS. Soul Analogue and NanoSword 1 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, NanoSword said: I have to thank Nenon for sharing his experience with Taiko ATX. It is now easy to get high performance for everyone without paying huge amounts of money and we have many options for ULPS. It's a win for audio community. Totally agree ! Big bang for the buck...... NanoSword 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
vhs Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 53 minutes ago, elan120 said: I am using regular (powered) version. Same here…. Using the regular Sablon USB cable with Jcat xe usb card without any issue. It is highly recommended! mikicasellas 1 dCS Vivaldi Upsampler - Siltech Double Crown PC, Tara Labs Zero Evo AES; dCS Vivaldi DAC - Siltech Double Crown PC - Tara Labs Zero Evo XLR; dCS Vivaldi Clock - Siltech Double Crown PC - Viard Platinum BNC; Mutec Ref10 SE-120 - Shunyata Sigma Digital PC - AR Cox Triple C BNC; Music Server - La Sound Olympia PC; Spectral DMC-30SS MKii - Crystal Ultimate Dream PC; Spectral DMC-400RS - Tiglon 2000A PC - AR RTP6 Abs. - Transparent Reference G5 spk cable; Rockport Atria MKi, Shunyata Triton V2 + Typhon - Sigma HC PC, Thixar SMD Ultimate Rack + CMS Platinum MKiii / Tripoint Troy Signature BLK https://www.hiendy.com/hififorum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=124319&extra=page=1 Link to comment
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