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  1. chipwelder

    i3 and i5

    I am looking at laptops again... and noticing a little unexpected results on cpu boss, older i3 and i5's outperform newer i5's... of similar amount of cores and faster processor speeds, now immediately i am thinking - the tests have changed between the year to make sure the tests keep pace with...
  2. chipwelder

    Data Sonification...

    Algorithms that arrange data into music makes a lot of sense... I mean how much more accessible and emotive it would be to people who don't like data... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-data-music-20708
  3. chipwelder

    Garmin nuvi 57

    Anyone have experience with this cheapie? I only know proper gps's  ;)
  4. chipwelder

    New small flac ready DAP's

    For good quality sound... not necessary amplification... what are the options? I will use with an amp... so headphone drive is secondary but good sound and preferably a micro sd slot is important... My sansa clips are dead... is there something new that will fit the bill
  5. chipwelder

    Windoze xp perhaps hardware issue

    So i have the same ancient pc... as always... I get xp splash screen, i get a blue screen too fast cant see, i get the msi splash screen. I get windows was not able to start successfully screen... normal start doesnt work, safe start and safe start with command prompt gets a whole list of...
  6. chipwelder

    Revox... uhm... fair use discalimer...

    Never new you could do this with tape, am thinking not for long... https://youtu.be/msvzuQkLCE0
  7. chipwelder

    On why i would hunt if i could shoot straight

    I am tired of the same tired rationalisation based arguments and hunters who do not have the self awareness to realise they dont know why they hunt... it is very simple Same reason I have sex even though i don't want another child just yet, and i make food that is delicious to eat, not just a...
  8. chipwelder

    Help with windows xp computer..

    Old faithful is in need of some help to last a little while longer... I have the three sata hdds on it two inside of 500gb each they are fairly full a 2tb drive outside connected with e-sata drive c is the os and current projects. Drive e is old junk and drive f is 2tb backup drive. Drive e...
  9. chipwelder

    Somebody want to build a tonearm?

  10. chipwelder

    Yup it's confirmed... all DAC's sound the same... after all it is just 1 and 0

    ..."competent" cough dac's And digital cables too... "competent" cough cables or test leads http://www.analog.com/media/en/training-seminars/tutorials/MT-013.pdf Well obviously we are in such a fortunate position because there is "cough cough" no cost cutting in the world of electronics and...
  11. chipwelder

    Headphone cushions....

    What to do when the kids need phones for the road trip and the earcushions are deceased.... build sockheisers....
  12. chipwelder

    DAC... with a screen that display's the track listing etc.

    Is this the norm? that the newer DAC's will display the tracks and you can control the tracks from it? Usually dvdp's use the tvscreen to show tracks etc - so if you just use a cheap dvdp as a transport... you have no tracklisting... lemme know if you know of dac's that do this...
  13. chipwelder

    Car amp el cheapo repairs?

    Anyone know who repairs el cheap car amp wuffer combo's
  14. chipwelder

    The happy heretics guide to good sound... on a shoestring

    Herewith the non-audiophile way to musical joy and happiness. This is the result of my 15+ years of contemplating audio on a shoestring... and most of it is probably wrong on some level... but what do you want? to be right, or happy? Oh wait... this is the internet... you probably want to be...
  15. chipwelder

    Nice video for those of you with metalworking tendencies...

    http://www.chonday.com/Videos/cutting-steel
  16. chipwelder

    Hatfield Montessori preschool open day

    Open day Hatfield Montessori preschool    1307 South str. Pretoria 17 September 2014 15h00-18h00      www.hatfieldmontessori.co.za        http://goo.gl/maps/zWqI2 If anyone in Hatfield Colbyn or Brooklyn is looking for a preschool with a very child centred approach, go have a look this...
  17. chipwelder

    My new old hobby

    This one is close to done... will see how it turns out in the next few days... takes forever though... a small kotchen knife...
  18. chipwelder

    A valve amp designed and built on sound engineering practices

    So if you were to suggest a valve amp to a person to build, let's say for a moment that complex music is a definite requirement - so ultra-simple circuits would probably struggle, - i may be wrong though... what circuit would it be? I remind myself of the article by Ampdog a loooooong time ago...
  19. chipwelder

    Tiny room for toddler music

    The tiny room for toddler music classes at kindergarten, drove both my wife and the toddler from the room... content might have played a role too :giggle: some of my anally retentativeness must have rubbed off ;D , school added a few absorbers of the 4kHz and up variety almost two sqm with a...
  20. chipwelder

    You know those aftermarket clear plastic Turntable covers ne...

    I am looking for the plastic they are made from... how do you form them and cut them and who supplies the nice bits and maybe does the work if it is too costly to tool up... It is not for a a turntable, but to protect the cuckoo clock's dangly bits from the 16mnth old deconstructor residing at...
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