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I will just test if it is working this afternoon, if it isnt i can just return it to Amazon.

I am looking to upgrade my current DAC to a Schiit Magnius Modius stack but stock is atrocious in Europe.

5 minutes ago, OfficialTechSpace said:

You could use 1 and swap back-and-forth, or get two. I have two, one for my Mackies, and one for my headphone rig.

Thank you for the advise, I have ordered the audio isolation modules. Will report back when i get them in

7 minutes ago, OfficialTechSpace said:

Yes, of course. I had the same issue, it's prevalent with any similar setup. It basically just means you're getting some level of ground loop interference, or something else.

 

What fixed it for me was buying an audio isolation module. They can be had for pretty cheap, but the one I opted for was an RDL AV-HK1. 

Okay I could do that, but I have my dac connected via xlr to rca and my record player with rca to rca. Do i need 1 or 2 of the audio isolation modules?

On 5/19/2022 at 10:58 PM, OfficialTechSpace said:

Being that the MR524's don't have an option for optical inputs, on this DAC we're then limited to RCA's. This should be fine, but being that your DAC only has unbalanced outputs, interference is a possibility. Combatting this would only require an audio isolation module, and I run two of them in my personal setup.

 

I use the RDL AV-HK1 'Hum Killer', but there are cheaper options available. I've only tried this model, but I'm sure a typical $10-$20 variant off amazon or wherever should do most of the same.

 

I have my mackies in, but they are making this sound, is there any way to fix this?

7 minutes ago, H713 said:

Only if absolutely necessary, and then you spend as much on it as you can afford. The $10 - $20 variant off Amazon is a bad idea. 

 

These are audio transformers, and designing a good audio transformer is neither easy nor cheap. A good one, like those by Jensen will be $50 for just the transformer alone. If it's a Lundahl, double that. Linear, wideband isolation is expensive, no way around it. I've been searching for an economical way to do linear isolation with good bandwidth for years, and so far have turned up nothing. Cheap transformers aren't very linear, and even the expensive ones aren't as ideal as one might hope. Isolation amps aren't great either, and you'll pay through the nose for them.

 

Really cheap transformers will tend to create a lot of low frequency distortion, and in some cases a fair bit of HF attenuation (and definitely HF phase shift). That low frequency distortion can be a good thing (think Neve 1073), but this isn't where you want that.

My stance is that unless you plan to shell out the money to do it properly, don't isolate. Most of the time, you can go unbalanced to balanced without any significant issues. If you look at the schematics for a balanced input on things like those monitors, tying pin 3 to pin 1 basically turns it into an unbalanced input. It's still noisier than an ideal unbalanced input due to the thermal noise from a couple additional resistors, but this is of no consequence in any well-designed gear. 

 

 

The answer is you start with none, and only add them if you absolutely need to. They are a problem solver, but unless you spend a good $200 - $300 on them, they'll come at a performance cost.

Thank you for your input, i am a total noob on this subject. Are cables like this the right ones to connect the speakers to my rca output? https://www.amazon.de/dp/B078JPMWTY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_WT63RYPY0BG9MAC0HB4W?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

1 hour ago, OfficialTechSpace said:

Being that the MR524's don't have an option for optical inputs, on this DAC we're then limited to RCA's. This should be fine, but being that your DAC only has unbalanced outputs, interference is a possibility. Combatting this would only require an audio isolation module, and I run two of them in my personal setup.

 

I use the RDL AV-HK1 'Hum Killer', but there are cheaper options available. I've only tried this model, but I'm sure a typical $10-$20 variant off amazon or wherever should do most of the same.

 

If i only do 2 speaker setup do i need 1 or 2 hum killers?

And is this a right cable to connect the speakers to the hum killer?

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B072V12JWV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9S7673W6CRPEFECZJ4XY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Thank you for the recommendation, what is the best way to connect them to the DAC?

My budget would be around 300 euro.

I am looking for some desktop speakers, i have a Fostex HP-A3 amp dac. I would like some advise which speakers to go for and how i could connect them to my amp dac.

Thanks in advance

1 hour ago, blackadder said:

well that's surprising, a modestly built backplate should stop that.  maybe something to tie it up is in order. 

Im going to use it with a MSI X99a Sli plus motherboard

Hey guys and girls,

Im looking for graphic cards and then i saw the zotac 1070 amp extreme.

Now is my question do i need anything to support the card in my H440 because its a kinda heavy card?

Seems like a good build, the only thing is you can buy Windows 10 for like 30 bucks on kinguin

7 minutes ago, MrAwesomepants said:

Looks good! However, you should really change the CPU cooler to something like the Kraken x61. The hyper 212 is just ugly and i'm not sure if it's gonna dissipate enough heat.

Just now, RollinLower said:

seems like a very solid build for both gaming and productivity. as stated abot though, i would reccommend getting a better CPu cooler. especially when overclocking that 6800K.

 

Yeah i know i need a better cooler for overclocking, but will i be fine if i took the hyper 212x and upgrade it to a aio liquid cooler later?(when i want to overclock)

Hey guys,

I'm willing to build this pc for gaming and doing all kind of things for my ICT education.

Will this be a good pc ?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/KJWC8K

6 minutes ago, UnlimitedTMD said:

where do you even find something like this!?

1 minute ago, Devinirv said:

When teenagers go off to college and mom and dad clean out their bedroom and throw shit to the road or kijiji here in Canada. Some parents get excited about those things. New excercise room...lol

Its from someone who dropped out of college and need to pay his debts

1 minute ago, Space Reptile said:

599? and it has a 980TI AMP???? 

 

GO GET IT , the parts alone are worth way more than asking price 

In the Netherlands(where I live) that graphics card alone cost 518 bucks

1 minute ago, Devinirv said:

Hopefully the seller hasn't done any poor overclocking and damaged anything. Seems like a good price if everything works. I've seen some gpu work perfect on desktop but as soon as they run 3d applications and games they take a poop. If you can ask to run some programs and games before handing cash.

What do you recommend as a heavy 3d application? Something like a benchmark??

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

You could save some cash by getting a cheaper one.. also this video:

 

Yeah i already saw that video but its already in there and i think its a good one so it can last a while 

Just now, Slottr said:

That power supply is pretty overkill.. 

Does it really matter?

Hey I live in the netherlands and  i can buy this pc: 

Intel I5 4430
Gigabyte H97M-HD3
ZOTAC AMP GTX 980 Ti
Noctua Cpu Cooler
32 GB DDR 3 Mem
1000 Gb SSD
2 TB Hard Drive
EVGA 1000W Power Supply
Zalman Z3 Plus 
Windows 10

for €599 is it a good deal?

And if im going for the pc on what should i pay extra attention?

Congrats on your 1000 posts would be nice if i can add a game to my steam

The Fiio E10K will be in EU soon, I'd grab one of those.

 

If you could find out what audio device is on your motherboard would help.

my pc is a ACER ASPIRE M ASM5800 more i couldnt find

What country do you live in and how much money do you have for this?

 

It isn't going to be an expensive fix, if you have ancient shoddy onboard it could be worth doing though.

Do I need to buy a dac for my future ath m50xbl I use an old Acer PC and I don't know if my audio source is sufficient

Please some advice

Could anyone reccomend a good gaming/music wireless headset for around 100 euros i live in holland