stop-spinning;616457 Wrote: > OK thanks for all your lovely help in this thread - my (so far) > preferred route for the ultimate transport solution (OK not ultimate > but best value by far perhaps), goes like this: > > Dell Netbook 1018 >> USB 2.0 Isolater (to galvanically isolate the PC) > >> V-Link >> Black Cat Veloce >> modified DPA Little Bit 3 DAC. > > The Dell is a fan-less model, and of course comes with no power supply > problem when running on batteries. > > The USB isolator seems like a good idea from here: > http://electronics-shop.dk/galvanically-usb_isolation > > The V-Link allows the clock to be pulled out of the Dell (via async > USB)as reference to my DAC which currently uses spdif. > > I can't think of anything better especially when the formula can also > be seen as: > > £200 >> £40 >> £100 >> £60 >> £100 to upgrade my DPA = quite cost > effective for me and can scale well.
versus Touch+modded DPA = 180+100? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84903
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