I picked this up while visiting in the States over Xmas and am in the process of putting it together. Stay tuned for a comparison to the DI/O. Should prove...
I will be selling my Kevin Morris (level 2) modified DIO and was wondering if anyone here would be interested. I no longer need a converter as I am using a...
Ray, I look forward to hearing about your shootout. I've read rave reviews of the dAck! but I haven't had good luck with another NOS DACs. I got one of Scott...
I'm not sure if I could give a worthy shootout opinion as the synergy with system components will come into the picture. I got the unit completed last night...
Recently I have made another mod. for DIO; adding external +15V, - 15V, +5Va and -5Vd(not activated yet) power supply for the DIO. Then put a Tube buffer at...
Gary, ... Interesting what you say about Scott Nixon's DAC, which is based on the DAC Klone discussions on the respective site. You certainly should try it...
The great thing about DIY is that yesterday's discard could be today's keeper. I have Cardas twin-ax (2x21) out of the system for quite a while since I put in...
December welcomed 19 new members bringing the grand total to 497. I suppose a year summary would be useful...maybe in a couple of weeks. True to its roots,...
... Then ... really ... the ... input ... and ... my ... the ... verify ... Hi Sorry I have made a mistake last night, I have disconnected the left channel...
If you are free on Saturday, February 21 2004, AudioKarma will be hosting a small Audio show and swap meet. The idea is to have hobbyist meet and bring their...
hi gary, thanks, any help is appreciated. re: the Ack! dAck and scott nixon dac's, these have been compared at length on the audiocircle.com. in a nutshell,...
I was just loaned an old Anodyne tube DAC. This is NOT the newest Scott Nixon DAC, but probably the precursor to it. It's much larger, physically, with 2 tubes...
... Today I have been having another look into the differential options to replace the ones used by the DIO, be it the TLO or LT parts. The INA103 mod, as well...
... Today I have been having another look into the differential options to replace the ones used by the DIO, be it the TLO or LT parts. The INA103 mod, as well...
Gary, ... Interesting what you say about Scott Nixon's DAC, which is based on the DAC Klone discussions on the respective site. You certainly should try it...
Carlos, The designer of the dAck has already given a concise dump of differences between his unit and the Nixon unit. Though similar in many ways, they differ...
I have a DI/O which has developed a problem - it'll work alright, then suddenly the left channel will go up and the right channel will go down, volume-wise....
... You are certainly right. ... Agreed. My remind was just to try to compare oranges to oranges, a NOS DAC to another with same supply type. If you don't it's...
I got my DI/O delivered and made a Belden 1695A interconnect for the NEC 6Xe to DI/O from Jon Risch website with a copper braid shield and teflon tape...
The main thing is that it be ceramic (John's page) and that it forms a high frequency short. On paper, your cap will do so at one decade earlier in frequency...
You can see if the problem lies in tube output section by turning the warmth knob off (counter clockwise). You can do also check to see if it is heat...
Hi Doug, It certainly is not easy to contact anyone from this group privately. The last part is eznet.net. Hopefully this allows you to find me. Rich Linder ...
... I'm using a modified NEC CDR-601 in an external unit to provide the signal to the ART DI/O coaxial input. It is a transformer isolated design matched to 75...
... Ah, me. This post reminds me that I've had a $20 601 sitting in my basement for a year waiting for the transport mod fairy to come and do something with...
... I'll keep track of the all the parts I've used and provide a list and subsequent results. The power supply is horrible (just hook up the analog RCA jacks...