Here we go: N3050N-D2P vs J3455N-D3H. And this time you can't see which is which! 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rjnf0xocpmvjcru/20180917_135322.mp4?dl=0 2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/akatyv8eespwxj0/20180917_141729.mp4?dl=0 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k1b4v5phr5sjdyf/20180917_140820.mp4?dl=0 2. https...

William, it's not one of the 3 originally recommended m'boards, but the J3455 is in the same range, and 'David Neel' has had some decent results with it... Available here: (in the UK ;) https://www.mini-itx.com/~J3455N-D3H What I wrote was, emphasis added: Motherboard impressions: as both a NAS and...

I'm sure that Linn had the best of intentions.... but closing a forum for the patently specious reason of essential maintenance is not going to win friends. As an occasional poster and regular reader, who has attended forum events over the years (LP12 40th and Exakt launch), it feels that previous c...

If anybody finds something in the UK I will help - just PM me.

I'm still looking for another motherboard. A couple of weeks ago the N3160N-D3V seemed to be available only in countries using the Cyrillic alphabet, judging by google responses. It is now showing as available from sellers in both Netherlands and France. Since I'm a monolingual Brit I can't see whet...

Volumes were unchanged, but that doesn't mean they were equal....

We are also hearing any mastering differences, so I'm not actually sure of the relevance of this comparison. If you have lots of vinyl (like me) you need a good LP12. If you have little or no vinyl, go digital.

As Matt says, the top shelf is used for one only of Radikal, Hakai and DS, so I can't disguise which is in use. This is necessary only because going Mono with the amplification has taken away two shelves! The streamer is usually on another Lack table, but I removed this to give better access to powe...

Here is an LP12 comparison. LP vs hi-res download. Both using single source. LP12 is Booplinth/Radikal/Keel/Ekos SE/Kandid/Urika 1. Sorry, files now deleted. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2a7zlvvrdxghv4d/20180908_144439.mp4?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/uagld7h72ldgupm/20180908_155756.mp4?dl=0 And this...

Azazello wrote:I think it’s time to start comparing it to LP12. Unfortunately my stylus I broken, so I can’t do it at the moment.

Be careful what you wish for....

Spannko, You opened a real can of worms! Thank you! During this exercise I have discovered that: there is a BIG difference between different wall sockets; a Tundra Mono takes time to warm up, even if the downtime is about 60 seconds; and the non-DC filtered power strip I borrowed was actually DC fil...

These were different power strips and cables. I have been coping with too many variables on this one! Number one is standard cables and generic power strip, two is a specialist strip and cables, which I felt sounded better but lost the tune. I now think I know why it lost the tune. Thank you for all...

Were these comparison clips pulled down already? I get an error 404 when trying to open any of them. This is very disappointing. I do live in a different part of the world a number of hours apart from many of you. I did see these clips last night as I was going to bed and looked forward to listenin...

matthias wrote:Can someone provide clips about a comparison HAKAI + ESI vs. Klimax DS Katalyst ?
Maybe someone can loan David Neel a Klimax Katalyst device ?
Thanks

Matt

About five years should suffice for a proper comparison after a full warm-up. :) Black case only, please!

Copied from the main playground thread, this is my ADS/3 and Hakai. You can tell which is which by looking at the box on the top of the rack! 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/8i7igr7jpftu66u/20180905_140451.mp4?dl=0 2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/oivahlxtbpc47f8/20180905_153409.mp4?dl=0 1. https://www.dro...

Thanks. The volume may slightly out on this pair, the second one may be a notch louder as you suggest.

Can anybody describe the difference between these two?

1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/3wa12bxrjhlfh ... 1.mp4?dl=0
2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/phat3n5eujt35 ... 0.mp4?dl=0

I must admit, I'm not finding the Akurate Vs Hakai comparison as clear cut as everyone else. I'm having a slight preference for the Akurate, but it's very close. So close that I can't rule out any cognitive biases on my part. It feels as though the Akurate is slightly more coherent and the Hakai sl...

The 30 min re-warm period is really interesting. I'd have said 10-15 mins to re-stabilise, but it's clear that it takes a little longer and having the objective data to back it up is brilliant! Let me clarify: I found the multimeter reading on the Tundra Mono trim pot was still out after about 5-10...

Fredrik, who told you which was which? Or did you cheat and look at the videos as well as listen?! Yes, the first of each pair is my ADS/3, and the second is HAKAI. In the clips it has a N3050N-D2P motherboard, as the 3150 is suspect and the J3455 failed. It seems to have lost its earlier "thin" sou...

Some HAKAI clips posted in the playground...

http://www.lejonklou.com/forum/viewtopi ... start=1119

So this set of pairs is for matthias and Spannko: 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/8i7igr7jpftu66u/20180905_140451.mp4?dl=0 2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/oivahlxtbpc47f8/20180905_153409.mp4?dl=0 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/nba1h175yjr51ht/20180905_151824.mp4?dl=0 2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/14gnt1h29oc...

matthias wrote:David,

I think it would be very interesting to compare with clips the ESI DAC to Akurate DS.

Matt

That will happen. But for the moment I will focus on the power strips.

Thank you Spannko! Your hypothesis fits well with my observations, the number two clips have in all cases been immediately after a power-down and cable change. I will experiment further tomorrow.

lejonklou wrote: I think 1 is better than 2 in both cases.

I'm afraid I agree with you! This not the answer I wanted.... my face is red....

Thank you beck,

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