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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    I need to edit my 'About', but I don't see how to do that. I need to do that to update speakers and gear. My speakers now are a custom setup: JBL 077 slot tweeter, running 10k and up, Altec 1003b with 288c compression drivers running 400hz up to 10k, and Altec 416 woofer running 400hz down in a...
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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    Yeah, I think what I have sounds way better than one might think, but I'm also open to better when someone I trust suggests it. Alright, good to know! I'm glad Mike is somewhere close to me. Now I need to see when I'll be up in Seattle next!
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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    We haven't dove deep yet on which table or which specific arm. Will certianly add more context as it comes up. Right now, I'm running a Rek O Kut T-43, with a Karmedon Arm and Denon 103 rebuilt by soundsmith with the ruby stylus and optimized contour line diamond. I mated this setup with a...
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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    Great. Thanks! Me too!
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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    Where in ID is he? I don't have plans to got there anytime soon, but good to know when I do. Thanks!
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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    Oh, great to know! I'll send you a message next time I head up to Seattle! Are you in Seattle proper or outside of the city? Thanks!
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    Frank Schroder Arm in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?

    Hi! I'm new to this side of the forum as I've mainly followed along with some DAC journeys here, but it's been suggested to me that I look into building a TT around one of Frank's arms and I wanted to see if anyone on the forum who is in the PNW might have a TT setup with one of his arms and...
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Do you have a build thread or parts list on the Ian Steamer you built?
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Charles, If you want to take a dip in the streaming pool there is a very cost effective way to do it with a Raspberry Pi running Moode. Many people have listened to my system and are floored at how real and accurate it sounds with 3d imaging. I run the Raspberry Pi into the Abbas USB to Spdif...
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Unfortunately it's having a problem now where after ~3hrs of runtime, it makes some weird rushing and popping noises, so I'm waiting to hear back from Abbas on how to trouble shoot. We've already done a little bit and it seems to be something wrong with the output board.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Yes, it is.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I attended an audio meetup last night and wanted to share an interesting experience. We did a back-to-back-to-back with Tape/Vinyl/ Abbas 2.0 DAC with a common jazz track from each. We started with tape, "the best analog source there is" and moved to Vinyl and last did digital. The guy who...
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Nice! How much are these from Abbas now?
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    Abbas phono

    I sent a message to Abbas to ask him.
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    Abbas phono

    What's wrapped around that transformer?
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Alot of it is based on the dac chip that he uses. I have a 2.2 kit and that uses a TDA1543 And I have a 4.0 Gold, which uses a PCM-58P Then within each model he has certina ways that he voices them which dictates something like a SE designation.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I should try a Chord or the like to see what all this additional 'Detail' is. There is an audio shop here that lends out gear, so if I see one come up to borrow, I will do that. What I loved about that review, was that he never got into the better/worse argument, he was straightforward with...
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Does your experience with your new Abbas match his review?
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Mine was had foam around it, then was in a custom made wooden box, more foam and then the cardboard box around it all!
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    It is working! I've only listened to it in my office setup, not my listening room yet, so I'm not sure. Should be able to get it down to the listening room in the next couple weeks to see how it sounds down there.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    Here is a pic of it.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I have been thinking about what type of enclosure to make/buy for the 2.0 kit.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    That is amazing!
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I'm in Portland, OR too! I have an Abbas 4.0. We should meetup sometime!
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I do. I use a Raspberry Pi with Moode software on it to stream. I stream from my phone with another piece of software called BubbleUPnP. Happy to dicuss if you want. Feel free to DM me. Also here is a thread on HIFI Haven about it...
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    If I knew where to start, I would certainly put some of those parts in. How would I tell if some of those parts aren't already in there? Although there are already blackgate caps in there already. Abbas did say that the additional tuning paired with better boards is what makes up the SE...
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    The kit from Abbas was about $400 and the TDA 1541 was $50. I'll probably have another $50 in the box, IEC and Switch.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I posted this over on HIFI haven, but wanted to post it here too. This is an Abbas 2.0 kit that I need to get in a box and add power and I will be up an running. Pretty excited to hear the TDA1541.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    I emailed with him on the 4th about my USB/Spdif converter, but haven't heard back after his first reponse that day.
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    Abbas dac 2.1 se

    On the streaming front, that's all I do to my Abbas. I use Bubbleup on my phone to stream to my Raspberry pi running Moode, USB to Abbas USB/Spdif converter, SPDIF to Abbas 4.0 DAC. ( Abbas USB and SPDIF cables) Sounds ethereal. I A/B the Abbas SPDIF converter with an Audiophilleo 2 with pure...

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