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Post by stryder5 on Feb 13, 2020 15:52:10 GMT
Hi you may recognise me from another forum.
Main system
Lenco 75
TAGmaclaren CD transport
Jolida Glass FX Dac
Topping D30 Dac with LPS
Chromecast Audio with LPS
Audio Analogue Puccini amp
Rega R3 speakers
Any music, but not fussed on Jazz
That’s all for now guys.
Gary
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 13, 2020 15:54:28 GMT
Hi you may recognise me from another forum. Main system Lenco 75 TAGmaclaren CD transport Jolida Glass FX Dac Topping D30 Dac with LPS Chromecast Audio with LPS Audio Analogue Puccini amp Rega R3 speakers Any music, but not fussed on Jazz That’s all for now guys. Gary Hi Gary, Welcome to Audioaddicts!!! Nice to see you here, and look forward to your posts. System has changed a little since we spoke last? Any future plans etc? |
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 13, 2020 16:26:50 GMT
Hi you may recognise me from another forum. Main system Lenco 75 TAGmaclaren CD transport Jolida Glass FX Dac Topping D30 Dac with LPS Chromecast Audio with LPS Audio Analogue Puccini amp Rega R3 speakers Any music, but not fussed on Jazz That’s all for now guys. Gary Hi Gary, Welcome to Audioaddicts!!! Nice to see you here, and look forward to your posts. System has changed a little since we spoke last? Any future plans etc? |
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Post by firebottle on Feb 13, 2020 16:27:49 GMT
Oh no, you're here as well  Hi Gary good to see you. |
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 13, 2020 16:48:00 GMT
Hi,
Been accumulating quite a bit of stuff, I’ll list it when I get round to sorting it.
Saw a photo of yours Oli the other day, you moved rooms?
Gary
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 13, 2020 16:49:36 GMT
Oh no, you're here as well Hi Gary good to see you. Thanks Al  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 13, 2020 17:05:44 GMT
Hi, Been accumulating quite a bit of stuff, I’ll list it when I get round to sorting it. Saw a photo of yours Oli the other day, you moved rooms? Gary No Gary, still in the front room but trying to make better use of the space. The change in speakers makes it look very different in here |
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Post by pauld on Feb 13, 2020 19:29:12 GMT
Hi Gary,
Welcome to AA.
What are your thoughts on the Topping DAC you have?
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 13, 2020 20:51:22 GMT
Hi Gary, Welcome to AA. What are your thoughts on the Topping DAC you have? Thanks, I’m very impressed with this DAC, it started off being close to my Jolida (modified) and with Siemens valves. The Linear Supply gives a further improvement, I’m not sure in a blind test that I could separate them. The D30 had been round a few people before I bought it from Firebottle, so was well used (run in if you believe that this happens to electronics.). Gary |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 21:07:33 GMT
Welcome to Audio Addicts. Have fun.
S.
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Post by antonio on Feb 14, 2020 2:40:15 GMT
Welcome to the forum Gary.
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 14, 2020 21:46:18 GMT
Welcome to the forum Gary. Thanks, good to be here. Gary |
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 14, 2020 21:47:34 GMT
Welcome to the forum Gary. Thanks, seems to be a great place. Gary |
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 14, 2020 21:49:48 GMT
Welcome to the forum Gary. Many thanks Gary |
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 14, 2020 21:50:29 GMT
Welcome to the forum Gary. Thanks for the welcome Gary |
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Post by pauld on Feb 18, 2020 8:59:47 GMT
Hi Gary, Welcome to AA. What are your thoughts on the Topping DAC you have? Thanks, I’m very impressed with this DAC, it started off being close to my Jolida (modified) and with Siemens valves. The Linear Supply gives a further improvement, I’m not sure in a blind test that I could separate them. The D30 had been round a few people before I bought it from Firebottle, so was well used (run in if you believe that this happens to electronics.). Gary Excellent, I have heard good things about Topping DACs. |
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Post by dsjr on Feb 18, 2020 10:16:59 GMT
Just make sure that if you ever buy one new, you actually receive a Topping product! There's some cloned very close looking equivalents to the D10 for instance that look almost the same inside and out apart from the maker's logo, but don't perform as well....
To the OP - take huge care of the Puccini amp you have as I reckon it's worth preserving. The output stage is extremely fragile and all it takes is one stray strand briefly across the terminals - I speak from first hand experience here - cough.......
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 18, 2020 12:09:03 GMT
Just make sure that if you ever buy one new, you actually receive a Topping product! There's some cloned very close looking equivalents to the D10 for instance that look almost the same inside and out apart from the maker's logo, but don't perform as well.... To the OP - take huge care of the Puccini amp you have as I reckon it's worth preserving. The output stage is extremely fragile and all it takes is one stray strand briefly across the terminals - I speak from first hand experience here - cough....... Thanks for this. I bought the Puccini amp about 2 years ago (time flies possibly more) as faulty from eBay with the hope that a magician (Firebottle) could wave his wand over it. Hey presto he found some faults, fixed and modified it, been running continually since. A heads up on frailties is always welcome. Gary |
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Post by firebottle on Feb 18, 2020 12:53:44 GMT
To the OP - take huge care of the Puccini amp you have as I reckon it's worth preserving. The output stage is extremely fragile and all it takes is one stray strand briefly across the terminals - I speak from first hand experience here - cough....... The driver stage was the worst part of the Puccini design, they were dissipating 450mW in 300mW rated transistors !!!! Doubling up the driver transistors with appropriate current sharing resistors solved that unforgivable problem. |
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Post by dsjr on Feb 18, 2020 18:11:27 GMT
I have to ask, if only hypothetically. Why do design engineers do this? I mean, using drivers that risk being 50% overworked - transistors like this are very very cheap I think, so what gives here?
Maybe they preferred to sacrifice the drivers instead of the output transistors, but I have no idea otherwise.
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Post by firebottle on Feb 18, 2020 20:17:19 GMT
Beats me.
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Post by stryder5 on Feb 20, 2020 16:50:18 GMT
Hi, Been accumulating quite a bit of stuff, I’ll list it when I get round to sorting it. Saw a photo of yours Oli the other day, you moved rooms? Gary As promised some other stuff. Sleeping Room
Chromcast Audio ChiFi RVC Passive Pre (Firebottle modified) 2 X Parasound Z Amps V3 as Monoblocs. Dali Pico Speakers. Study
Yamaha MusicCast WX-AD10 Tisbury Passive Pre. Breeze Audio TPA 3116 amp running @ 18v Mordaunt Short MS 100 Gold speakers. Reserves.
ChromeCast Audio. 2 other D class amps. Parasound Z amp V3 2 X Proart PP 7160 amps. bye for now Gary |
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