I followed this guy for a long time until it was obvious that he quit and did not mean to return.
The design of that amp was frustrating. The power, the input and the output are all on the front of the amp. I always wondered why nobody cleaned that up and put power and input at the back. I also wished it used DC rather than 12 VAC.
Now I know, it was the no-derivative license.
When I was young I would mess around with audio circuits, trying different opamps, seeing if they changed the sound. These days I am far more concerned about connectivity.
His Objective DAC is more interesting in my opinion. If I ever need a 24bit USB DAC, I will get one. Considering I think 256 bit MP3s sound just fine, and FLAC far to much effort, I probably will never need one.
http://www.jdslabs.com/products/48/o2-odac-combo/
NwAvGuy proved what he wanted to do, that simple circuits are good enough and doing things like hand matching resistors with very expensive equipment is not required for a clean reproduction of audio. I still wonder if he really cared, or if he was a troll (he spend a good amount of time getting himself banned on forums).
The design of that amp was frustrating. The power, the input and the output are all on the front of the amp. I always wondered why nobody cleaned that up and put power and input at the back. I also wished it used DC rather than 12 VAC.
Now I know, it was the no-derivative license.
When I was young I would mess around with audio circuits, trying different opamps, seeing if they changed the sound. These days I am far more concerned about connectivity.
His Objective DAC is more interesting in my opinion. If I ever need a 24bit USB DAC, I will get one. Considering I think 256 bit MP3s sound just fine, and FLAC far to much effort, I probably will never need one.
http://www.jdslabs.com/products/48/o2-odac-combo/
NwAvGuy proved what he wanted to do, that simple circuits are good enough and doing things like hand matching resistors with very expensive equipment is not required for a clean reproduction of audio. I still wonder if he really cared, or if he was a troll (he spend a good amount of time getting himself banned on forums).