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It's been quite a long time since I last posted here (I am reading the news daily now though) but it has to do with a lot of things that happened between me and hardware during the last years. This...

My RO filter also has a D/I resin chamber as a last stage and when measured at the outlet through a TDS meter the water is 000 particles. Nonetheless, I have tested it for a long time and never had...

I have the same loop running for 4 years but I use really clean water through a Reverse Osmosis filter (5 stage) that I have for my aquarium.

I know, I know....I must clean it! A long overdue...

Make me one with $30 with ALL the details inside plus the screen and I will give you 10X times that. BTW I want it black and brushed.




You think so? Can you show me the Origen S21T for less...

For most people with moderate or crappy speakers onboard sound is good enough. Should one decide to use its PC as a serious music source though and a good soundcard is a must.

For music...

Damn I want 3 of them but sure it is expensive for just a res. I hope it drops in price.

I will second that opinion and this is what I am doing. I am using an ATI 5770 (just a movie HTPC) and pass all the sound to the receiver through its HDMI for movies but I am also using an Asus Xonar...

I do have a 30" monitor but after I tried gaming on my 130" projector screen on my Home Cinema there is no going back!
And as I am getting older (34) I honestly do not give a damn about being beaten...

Rapid reward points my asss! They twice lost my account info and all my points and that is when i stopped using it long time ago --- not to mention login troubles...

It is funny that you can't find distilled in the UK when I can find it in Greece. However, I am using Water For Injection from any pharmacy store and I get it dirt cheap about 1 Euro per liter. It is...

Nah I want a full power PC for HTPC use and there are excellent HTPC case choices that accept ATX M/Bs so no need for compromises.

Play with some advanced post processing on 1080p video and you...

Lol I almost turn off heating at home during winter if I turn on all my gear!

I have 5 PCs all over the house (2 of them HTPCs) and the stronger ones are watercooled (server and gaming/modding...

Hmm this DAC looks interesting but I guess to get 24bit/192Khz you need to go through AES.

My amps for the main speakers only accept XLR anyway.

Don't even bother with it unless you are after Blu-Ray playback and HDMI bitstreaming its audio to a Receiver and even then I would recommend a standalone player.

XRL is ideal if you want long distance interconnects and it also requires a fully balanced design on both ENDS. This way you get a 6db gain that is of course lost if you use any type of convertor...

When I get it, which will be after other upgrades to my HC, I will use it for two channel playback with B&W 800D L&Rs and Electrocompaniet NEMO monoblocks that only accept XLR as input anyway.

Guys this is not for normal use and will certainly go to waste on most people's setups unless the rest of the system is up to the standard.

A friend of mine has it and the card is phenomenal even...

Hold on a sec and help me out here please because I have fallen behind on the iCore platform. I am still on a Q9550 @ 4.1Ghz and I was wondering if it is worth it to switch to a iCore 7 920 just...

But they can still force sales through new PCs sold as they have always done especially in the consumer market.

And yet there are myriad applications that can benefit from visual power...

The Origen S21T even got up in price in my country!

Some months ago I brought home an Esoteric DV-60 (universal player) that costs 5,000$ and it is/was considered top upscaler for both sound and video. It belonged to a fellow member of an AV forum and...

[QUOTE=vengance_01;3898030]Looks cool, but no way in hell I am paying 135$ for a keyboard.[/QU

Obviously some people will and so did I when I paid 180 Euros for my DinovoEdge for HTPC use and 125...

Great, great work and skill here and now you woke up that bug in me to continue a mod I have left in the middle. Not that I can get close to that but hell it is fun anyway.

Seriously 60C is more than enough to heat the building. I heat my house with under-floor heating that is by design not allowed to go higher than 60c with the water.

I have even reduced the water...

They state 500-1000 times? Something like that...