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I haven't considered mono amps, but that's a lot of equipment, cables & space to drive one single earspeaker. That McIntosh is the only integrated I see rated at 150watts, but it costs $15,000. I remember seeing a few others with even more tubes & at even higher prices, but those are't something anyone can realistically buy.

Would anyone consider a 150watt tube amp? The MingDa MC368-B150 sells on china-hifi-audio.com for $2,300 plus shipping. This is the only KT150 tube amplifier that I found that advertises 150 watts. Every other KT150 based tube amp I seen is either 100watts or under. The KT150 is, I think, the most powerful tube on the market for pure wattage.

I'm surprised you are getting enough volume with the VT80, I remember seeing a few people say the 75 watts was not enough to drive it. When you do finalize the settings for HQplayer, could you share all of the setting so others can test it as well?

Is that a remote to control the volume for the DAC? Is that a new feature?

Anyone know anything about this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32963971686.html Basically two boxes, XLR inputs/outputs on one side & ethernet slot on the other. You connect your source via XLR to one box & then a Cat4 cable connects to the 2nd box, & then XLR to your amp? It's only $56 too.

So the options for input & output Backend need to be the same? I set Output Backend to ASIO & input Backend to none. Is this right? Digital Output Mode is set to SOURCE, instead of PCM or SDM . I won't get a performance boost switching to PCM or DSD specifically?? Then there are two columns; PCM & SDM & with their respective options/filters. Are they both active? How would I know which of them is active or how would I know if I am upsampling PCM or DSD? My DAC can play 512 externally & has an option for NOS mode & I only play FLAC files. Would I have to enable NOS mode to get the the benefits of upsampling & would I need to manually select Digital Output Mode to SDM to have the SDM filter column be active?

Finally got HQplayer started & yikes, is there a lot of options to choose. Has there been anyone who tested all the options to give them simple descriptions of what they sound like & what they do/how much power they need? The combinations to try is in the millions.

The jitter numbers look incredibly good. How much was it?

I ordered a DigiOne Signature with Volumio pre-installed & I'm reading the Installation guide, but immediately I'm confused. The .pdf instructions from Allo.com says to "Connect the sbc to a monitor and find the ip address using ifconfig". SBC? They don't tell us what SBC stands for. Do they mean the DigiOne? Connect it to a monitor as in, my LCD panel or do they mean connect the DigiOne via USB to my PC? Also ifconfig? Is that a typo? Shouldn't it be ipconfig? All I'm trying to do is to connect my DAC via coax to the DigiOne & it to my computer, so I can play music off a MicroSD card I have. Instructions seem pretty straightforward afterwords, with just typing in http://volumio.local in any web browser on my PC & setting everything up.

Looking at the picture of the board, it has 4 screw holes at the corners & one ribbon style pin connector, where you just plug it one of the cables inside the Terminator to it. Looks about as easy as you can get. Just a little over $200 is also a steal for such a big upgrade!

Was hoping to connect a DAC with a i2s cable to the Allo DigiOne Signature, would that work? Also it has a aes/ebu output? Where?

This might be a stupid question, but can I use a i2s cable on the DigiOne Signature instead of a coax cable? Will I still get the isolation & clean power supply benefit if used with a i2s cable on the Signature?

I hope I'm not asking a question that has been asked before, but would the JS-2 powering a device directly be superior to a LPS 1.2 powering a device directly, but with the JS-2 powering the LPS 1.2 itself?

Didn't know the plumbing situation was so bad in Scotland. Usually calling a plumbing company & getting a plumber over, takes anywhere from a few hours to maybe a few days.

Tell me the comma is a typo & it should be placed after the 7? $150k for a plain old NOS DAC with cheap off the shelf DAC chips. The only thing worth of value from that DAC would be the silver transformers, but even then, 150,000 USD.🤣

There are already DACs that can do DSD512 & DSD1024 & much much cheaper. Seems having DSD256 max is incredibly outdated for a 2019 $50,000 DAC

So the red switch has to be flipped up to the ON position to get the isolation? A little bit confused, because if you flip the switch down, it will be near the word "ISO". The VBUS also has to be on the "On" position as well to work? Or would there be a sonic benefit to have it on the "off" position. BTW how would you switch it, the switch doesn't seem to be able to be toggled at all?

improvedsound, are you a employee of Merging Technology?

Would any of these additional tweaks help or would they be detrimental to the sound? Stillpoints ERS sheets glued to the inside of the top plate cover? MuMETAL Magnetic Shielding Foil or a thick steel divider separating the main transformer from the other components? EAR SD40AL tape on the heatsinks? Dynamat Xtreme on the transformers & caps? I know over damping can be a negative in some equipment.

Just wondering, but can one of the SPDIF inputs be replaced with an i2s input?

I was thinking of buying the Allo Digione Signature as an alternative to using my Singxer SU-1, but not sure how the entire streaming process goes. So am I supposed to just connect an ethernet cable from the Digione to my router & a SPDIF cable from my DAC to the Digione, the what? Do I need to set anything up on my router or fiddle around with the settings? I read I need to download something called a MinimServer on my PC, but after that, can I just play songs off foobar & it will play through the Digione or is it much more complicated than that?

A few company state the same, with with slight variations. Something along the lines of 1.3 meters being ideal, but almost no one makes it in that exact length.

Anyone tried the M-Way reference USB cable? https://www.magnahifi.com/en/webshop/product/m-way-double-dutch-way-reference-usb It's another one of those dual headed USB cables, but unlike most of other USB cables, it's not shielded, which should give it a much more different sound.

Jeez, were you that thorough with your DACs & amplifiers as well? Speaking of which, what were your last DACs before getting the Pacific?

How about if the A/C in the home is cranked up, would it help to reduce the heat build up? The new modular Alienware laptop seems to be the most powerful laptop https://www.anandtech.com/show/13872/ces-2019-dell-alienware-area51m-dtr-laptop-9900k-geforce-rtx 8 core i9-9900K, but at a $2500+ price tag :(