These are also very usefull
Well it’s here, and, apart from tidying up some desk space…
Aside from the trashed packaging and running in the worst possible environment, Apple Time Capsule providing household WiFi and LAN default gateway to the left and Synology dual LAN NAS to the right and using the supplied wall wart PSU, what do I think?
Streaming to my Atom HE, overall a slightly cleaner sound, a little brighter top end, neither of which I find offensive/unnacceptable, so overall worth it…. at the price. Undoubtedly a nice to have 7.5/10.
Edit #1: After a bit of listening to Jerry Goldsmith et al through Tidal and Qobuz, I’d say the bottom end is up a notch or two as well.
Edit #2: An overall cleaning up of the soundstage, best shown, so far, in The Old Lie (Jormungandr), a complex mix of voices, sounds, explosions and and underlying musical theme (in other words, a totally chaotic mix). Using the Cisco 2960, the voices in particular were muddied to the point of being almost unintelligible, using the EE8 the various streams in the mix are dramatically separated and clear. I’ve used this as a test album in the past and definitely separates the wheat from the chaff.
Enough for today.
Will report on listening through my main system, on the far side of a WiFi bridge, a bit later on, but undoubtedly so far so really nice .
Edit #3: Listening on my NC system, no change whatsoever - because the data path completely bypasses the EE8 . Might consider adding an EE1 to the NSC222 network interface, what do you think?
ATB, J
A Heed Orbiter turntable powersupply/controller.
A very good upgrade if you have a 110 AC synchronous motor.
The effect is a bit similar to adding a Hicap to an amp.
I just bought a new rug to go in front of my speakers, due in about three weeks. I also just upgraded my internet provider to one gig fibre, so a new box for that. Up until today I could not stream high res Qobuz without pauses, and 4 K video without buffering. Now I am currently listening to high res AND streaming 4 K videos at the same time. Qobuz is now allowing me to hear just how good my Lumin P1 streamer really is.
Speaking of opening… Would love to see what my 250DR looks like on the inside but don’t know which screws to loosen, anyone know? On the other hand, I don’t want to make mistakes, so if it’s difficult, I’d rather refrain.
Here some pictures.
Yes, It’s really neat. That’s why I would like to see it with my own eyes.
- Flip the amp over.
- Remove the feet.
- Remove all of the screws on the bottom.
- Slide the amp out of the case.
Thanks, but which of the screws are the set screws?
All of them. Remove every screw on the bottom.
Isn’t there a bolt that holds the transformer too?
This is how it looks, so all must be unscrewed? Does the transformer come loose then? Then I’ll probably refrain just to be safe.
I would also hesitate loosen the 4 screws in the center. They seem to be fastening the cooling plates inside… I believe the instructions above is a bit wrong. I might be…wrong.
Curiosity killed the
amplifier.
Leave it alone.
Bought myself a WiiM pro plus streamer.
Circa £200. Have to say that first impressions using Tidal are really positive.
I worried a bit about setting up, but it’s so simple.
Struggling to say anything other than positives really.
Lots of radio options to explore too.
Just using the RCA outputs into the SN3 with an old pair of Chord Chameleons.
I’d forgotten how beautifully made the Chords are
I’m not sure you’re wrong. I’m also not sure the instructions above are definitely wrong, or definitely right! But if I were @Bjorn Iwould need to be absolutely certain before taking the lid off any NAP250DR I owned!!
This is worth a read, confirming some relationship to the heatsink bolts:
Yes, I’m not going to take any risks and it seems quite unsafe and complicated, so I’ll refrain.
Yes, all those screws. The transformer does not come loose.
You’re absolutely wrong. There are screws through the internal aluminum shell that hold the heatsinks in place. Those screws are not removed and you can’t see them from the outside. Nothing comes loose when you remove the outer case.
@Bjorn will do what he likes. But as @Blackbird mentioned I would be careful!
What comes out of this is often tears … speaking from experience!
Opening nac72 … no problem, but the recent boxes are more complex.