Posted on Monday, 19th March 2012 by Auw Jimmy

As usual, local audio DIY group in Indonesia held a routine group meeting and gathering. This time, the topic is DAC. There were several contenders joined this session.

Below is the setup used on that session. CD Player was CEC. Preamp were solid state (Pumpkin-Shunty Balanced Preamp) and tube (Aikido). Power was Aleph J2 ‘clone’. Speaker was 3-way floorstander with Vifa drivers.

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Tags: AD1865, AKM, Bintaro, Blind Test, DAC, J2, Pumpkin-Shunty, TDA, Yaqin
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Posted on Sunday, 4th March 2012 by Auw Jimmy

It comes upon a time when my DACT Stepped Attenuator needs a clean-up. Well, if you see below picture, the connectors are getting rusty. I could hear significant noise when changing the volume. Although some external cleaning spray has been used, but it seems they only solve the problem temporarily. I do need a serious overhaul on this stuff.

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Tags: DACT, Stepped Attenuator
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