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    Denafrips Ares II DAC very strange behaviour

    Morning All, I recently purchased an Ares II second hand but in basically brand new condition. I am in the process of consolidating a bunch of my audio equipment and this sounded like it may be a very good upgrade to my now 2013 Vivere DAC. I have played some music through the Ares and it...
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    To the Valve experts - Can this little 12V DC Pre-amp work?

    My son wants to build his first valve pre amp. He has come across this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTrUJC_vpyc and here is the scematic What do you think?
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    How a $300,000 Speaker is Made

    Not sure if this has been posted here before but I thought this is very nice to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX65iSZTI7E&feature=youtu.be
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    Fiber - ISP recommendations and other questions

    We finally have fiber (Vumatel) in our area and now the big decision as to who to go with. My ADSL is with Afrihost and I do not have any issues with them.  There definitely seems to be a difference in offerings and lots of sales people are roaming the neighborhood from Cell C, Vox etc all...
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    Junior Support Technician position available in Cape Town

    Hi Everyone, If anyone has someone in mind that can possibly fill this position, please get them to send their CV to me.  Here are the details from the Ad that we are running; Primary tasks. ? Support and installation of software in mostly Linux environments and some Windows. ? Server...
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    Introducing the amazing Compact Disc (1982)

    A video I stumbled upon. Not sure if it has been posted here before? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tx6TYnPat8
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    Evetech - for laptops - recommended?

    Hi All, My son is looking at buying a new laptop for video editing and has a budget of R30K. There are some very good deals listed on www.evetech.co.za. They have some very poor reviews on hellopeter but I have also noticed that some formunites have dealt with them in the past. Any feelings or...
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    Acoustic guiter by Ziggy Strohbach

    Ziggy Strohbach was a industrial design lecturer at CPUT. He unfortunately passed away on the 3 of Feb 2016 Here is a foto album of an acoustic guitar he build. I never knew him in person but my daughter had the highest regards for him This extraordinary guitar was designed and Hand crafted...
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    Richard Allan CG10T drivers. Need some advise to glue cone to surround

    Found a pair of speakers with the above drivers from 1974 in. Overall in very good visual condition. Sounds very good on my little SE valve amp (RH84SE)   as well as my F5 + SRPP+ combo.  It appears that the one driver paper cone and surround is coming apart in a small section. What glue should...
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    Please help identify this one

    A friend emailed me a few pictures. Excuse the quality. It looks like some sort of home made integrate valve amp but I would like the experts to assist with this one.
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    Help needed: First attempt at PCB design

    This is my first attempt at PCB/electronic design and I need help please. I am in the process of building an integrated amplifier for my holiday house. This is made up of a Geco SRPP+ pre and Velvet Power.  Seeing that is for my holiday house I would also like the ability to stream Bluetooth...
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    LF: Minor Building Alterations in Cape Town

    I need a garage door at the back of my garage as well as a cement slab. Looking for a company/individual that can do small scale building work in Cape Town.
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    Smart people listen to Radiohead and dumb people listen to Beyonc?

    The music that we listen to says a lot about who we are according to this study and here How does a person?s intelligence relate to the type of music they listen to? For the last several years, a software application writer by the name of Virgil Griffith has charted musical tastes based on...
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    LF: Spray painting company in Cape Town

    Can someone please recommend a top class spray painting company in Cape Town. After spending many weekends in sealing/sanding/sealing/sanding my pauduk covered speakers with shellac I have decided to chicken out on spraying the 2K clearcoat myself. The main reasons are: a) I do not have enough...
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    Introducing Lanties FLAC Organiser - (LFO)

    Mods - This is a lot of info. You are welcome to remove if you so wish. Forum members - Only read this if you are looking for a tool to organise your FLAC files. Introducing Lanties FLAC Organiser - (LFO) ============================================================================= Lfo is a...
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    Directory Structures for Flac files

    I know this has been discussed before but I would like to get some general feedback as to apply latest "best business practices" in restructuring my flac files. My collection is approaching 10,000 Albums and things are really getting out of hand. I am busy writing a little program for myself to...
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    Murfie Music for Flac downloads

    Has anybody bought music from Murfie Music. They basically work with a concept that you buy a CD but instead of shipping it to you they RIP it and let you download the flac files. You can have the CD shipped as well if so requested for an extra $2. I have bought 3 cds from them in this way and...
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    Fluke 177 - How to zero test lead resistance?

    When I measure resistance across my Fluke's test leads I get 0.2ohm. Is there a way to zero this out? I can not seem to find anything on the internet or in the manual.
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    Decided to buy SoundEasy - Wow what a conundrum!!

    Yes I know you all told me it is difficult and after spending most of the weekend trying to figure out what is going on I can only say wow!. The developer has absolutely no idea about user friendliness in software. But anyway here are my reasons for buying it:- 1. I hate using bits and pieces...
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    LF: Freelance Android App developer preferably in CT.

    We need some Android Apps developed but I do not have enough App work to employ an App developer full time. This person must be able to attend a few meetings during working hours but for the rest I do not care when work is done as long as it is completed on time within specifications. Anyone...
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