Computer Audio
Why We Should Not Rely On Machines To Think For Us.
agent_kithSome audiophiles prefer to defer to machines and equipment to override humans cognitive senses. This never made sense to me. 121 months and a small redundancy paycheck later. I hope I am a bit qualified to say something about measuring equipment.
High Pitch Noise From SMPS
agent_kithHere is something you can try at home. Next time you are charging your mobile phone with your wall wart USB charger, put your ears right up to the charger.
Do you hear a high pitch whine?
My Stereo Setup (As of 21st June 2016)
agent_kithThis is a short video of my Marantz setup playing "Eternal" from a Japanese group called Rin' (Album: Jikū
Jetway's instructions for updating BIOS
agent_kithThanks to Tasso now I have both the Jetway NF9C series - the 2600, and the 2800. The 2600 is my primary rig for the moment but I’d be playing with the 2800 in the future. Just need to order the parts to get everything together.
Diskless Boot Your Computer
agent_kithIf you have a NAS somewhere in your home and it has a wired connection to your primary computer player rig, you may want to try PXE booting. What this means is your operating system for the primary computer player rig is actually stored on the remote NAS, instead of a SSD.