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Hi, my two cents. I'm curious about the point made in forums where noise is introduced by the CPU / PSU etc etc over digital outputs. According to my understanding of how the digital domain works, every byte of information has its corresponding binary representation. The unintentional altering...

In my opinion.... Other than unlikely throughput issues in the digital domain you wouldn't have data loss or loss of "quality" despite the various conversions. Until the audio has been through a DAC it exists in the digital domain purely as data. Checks and balances, even correction (Hamming...

Hi All, I thought you may find this interesting. Okto Research has put together some DAC's which measure exceptionally well at a reasonable price. Here is a link to the DAC:https://www.oktoresearch.com/dac8stereo.htm Here is a link to where its performance was measured...

Yeah im a massive Pi fan. You could use an OS like OSMC on a Pi3 to manage your metadata, and serve up your data via UPNP/DLNA. However the Pi4 version of OSMC isnt released yet. If you have a LAN you could point the Pi to the network location or plug a removable HDD into one of the USB ports...

Hey Guys, I'm kinda new to these forums, but I am keenly into decent audio etc. My rig bought via Amazon when the ZAR was still worth something: AMD Ryzen 9 3900x Noctua NH-U12A cooler MSI Ventus 2070 Super GPU Asus Rog Crosshair VIII Hero (Wifi) 2x WD UltraStar DC HA210 - 2TB HDD (RAID1) 2x...

I'm not sure about ATMOS, have you considered looking at a Raspberry Pi 4? The latest version packs a punch.

Hi Guys, Im based in centurion and know pretty much zero about tube amps, other than i love my predator. I'd definitely like to learn, keen to join if there is a spot for me, even if it is just to observe.

Hi All, Im a huge supporter of SA talent, here are some of my favorite local bands right now: Southern Wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypwwKhr3T8Q Retro Dizzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8EC87U_aRE Their albums are available on Google Play and iTunes.

Hi All, I just signed up now, this is my first post......total Noob, but I really appreciate a good hifi. Im based in Centurion and I am also very keen to join and learn more about DIY. Do you have any dates in mind?