|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 17, 2020 7:00:13 GMT
I have a problem with my LKS DAC. All four S/PDIF inputs generate no music (I get a clock lock but no output). The USB input works fine. Possible failures are a power rail to the S/PDIF circuitry, master clock failure, coupling cap failure. It's a drag and I'm using the USB input without the Mutec reclocker for now. Sound quality is down but I still have music.
|
|
|
|
Post by jandl100 on Jan 17, 2020 8:30:09 GMT
Oh no.  It's not a return-it-to-China repair?  |
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 17, 2020 8:34:46 GMT
No, I'm going to take another look and then get it to Tony for repair.
I wouldn't return it to China. If it came to it, I would order another motherboard from them rather than return the whole thing.
|
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 17, 2020 21:10:50 GMT
My LKS is sick but I still have music. The USB interface turns out to be the Amanero Combo384 despite my having ordered the basic one as I didn't need it! Well, thank you very much as it turns out the Amanero is as good as its reputation. Having its own low phase clock on board plus the rest of the DAC working as normal means I still have pretty decent music. There is no reclocking but still it turns in a good performance. Furthermore, John mentioned about pulling his anti-jitter devices from his Asus after using a grounding box. I tried the same thing and the high frequencies are improved. I guess shorting USB noise to ground together with using a USB grounding box causes them to work against each other. |
|
|
|
Post by jandl100 on Jan 17, 2020 21:34:22 GMT
... Furthermore, John mentioned about pulling his anti-jitter devices from his Asus ... Ooooo, nasty.  What were they doing there anyway? Oh, wait -- I see what you mean.  |
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 17, 2020 21:49:58 GMT
What was happening in your mind?  |
|
|
|
Post by John on Jan 17, 2020 21:56:10 GMT
Agree they seem to work against each other
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinch on Jan 18, 2020 12:00:24 GMT
I have a problem with my LKS DAC. All four S/PDIF inputs generate no music (I get a clock lock but no output). The USB input works fine. Possible failures are a power rail to the S/PDIF circuitry, master clock failure, coupling cap failure. It's a drag and I'm using the USB input without the Mutec reclocker for now. Sound quality is down but I still have music. Isn't it possible to run a USB signal out of the Mutec, and so still keep it in? |
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 18, 2020 12:24:22 GMT
No Tom, unfortunately the Mutec doesn't have USB out, just every flavour of S/PDIF.
The Oehlbach reclocker does USB in/out.
|
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2020 7:25:32 GMT
The records have gone. I shed a tear for the time, effort and money I invested in that collection over the years.
However, onwards and upwards. Two new IKEA pieces of furniture have been ordered to finally allow me to store all my accessories away neatly. I have framed my very first two records ever purchased and they will go up on the wall.
|
|
|
|
Post by John on Jan 23, 2020 7:32:12 GMT
I kept a few records for framing
|
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2020 7:39:41 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by julesd68 on Jan 23, 2020 10:04:06 GMT
The records have gone. I shed a tear for the time, effort and money I invested in that collection over the years. However, onwards and upwards. Two new IKEA pieces of furniture have been ordered to finally allow me to store all my accessories away neatly. I have framed my very first two records ever purchased and they will go up on the wall. Well done Martin. Although I'm not using vinyl at all, I can't quite get rid just yet. Time, effort and money are the words but what's the point in having a 'museum'? |
|
|
|
Post by tarzan on Jan 23, 2020 10:34:34 GMT
The records have gone. I shed a tear for the time, effort and money I invested in that collection over the years. However, onwards and upwards. Two new IKEA pieces of furniture have been ordered to finally allow me to store all my accessories away neatly. I have framed my very first two records ever purchased and they will go up on the wall. Sorry for a moment l thought you said l have got rid of all your records Martin. |
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2020 11:13:03 GMT
No, I don't think you have got rid of them!
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinch on Jan 23, 2020 11:37:36 GMT
The records have gone. I shed a tear for the time, effort and money I invested in that collection over the years. However, onwards and upwards. Two new IKEA pieces of furniture have been ordered to finally allow me to store all my accessories away neatly. I have framed my very first two records ever purchased and they will go up on the wall. Woh! Big news! Did you sell them all as a batch to a dealer? What were the two that you saved? |
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2020 11:47:12 GMT
Thanks for asking! Yes, I sold the collection as a job lot, which saves me years of effort in splitting it up and selling them all separately.
My very first two albums, now framed, bought when I was around 14 or 15:
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Vivaldi - Four Seasons, Marriner, ASMF, Argo
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinch on Jan 23, 2020 12:00:40 GMT
Oof! Wish I could have had a look through them first - it seems rare that second hand records come from an owner who knew how to look after them. The dealer must have been delighted! This one for the Vivaldi? :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1958582-1329999668.jpeg.jpg) Nice one to have on the wall! |
|
|
|
Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2020 12:55:47 GMT
That's the one - before it transferred to the Decca label. Lovely performance, it won a number of awards at the time.
|
|
|
|
Post by jandl100 on Jan 23, 2020 15:15:35 GMT
Hmm, I must admit that I got rid of my LPs without a qualm, just ensuring that I had anything "essential" in my CD collection which I keep as a backup to streaming.
I don't seem to be emotionally attached to 'things'. They come, they go. They don't really matter.
|
|
What were they doing there anyway?
