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Lexicon by Max Barry

Ideea de la care a pornit autorul e buna, controlul mintii cu ajutorul limbajului/cuvintelor. Explica bine mecanismele de control si creaza o atmosfera  buna dar la un moment actiunea cartii se dilueaza.

Un roman politist, cu tenta SF,  usor de citit, poate prea usor de citit.

Overall 3

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Potentiometru de volum

Teorie

O explicatie pe larg 🙂

Help in choosing a potentiometer as a “Passive preamplifier”

Turn up the volume!

What potentiometer should I choose?

Resistor value calculator

Practica:

Empty

Final

 

Calcul 10k 100k etc

Headphones DAC + amp

DAC: I2S over USB with AK4396

Buffer: Joachim Gerhard Filter Buffer for ES9022

Volume Pot: 10k

AMP: “The Wire” BAL – BAL

Casti: HD650

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Sistemul curent

Music Server(s) 1. fanless pc, no hdd, custom debian mpd on USB sitck
2. BBB + Hermes + Cronus + Buffallo III
3. wandboard quad / cubietruck / Raspberry Pi 2 B
Music Server Operating System Linux
Preferred Digital Interface(s) USB
Digital to Analog Converter(s) 1. BBB + Hermes + Cronus + Buffallo III
2. JLsounds.com AK4490
3. ESS9018K2M based dac diy
4. Audiobyte Silver Dragon
5. JLsounds.com AK4396 powered by 2 x salas SSLV 1.1 BiB diy
6. Subbu DAC V3 SE – diy
Digital to Digital Converter Stello U3 – I’m using it now just for comparative tests or to break ground loops when necessary
Preamplifier none
Amplifier(s) VTL IT-85
Loudspeakers JMR Offrande Supreme V2
Interconnects standard USB2 certified cable
DIY interconnects: Bluecord 300-silver + Neutrik NF2CB2
Loudspeaker Cables Neotech KS 1226
Power Cables: DIY: NKG 310
Remote Control Apps ncmpcpp ; MPDroid
Miscellaneous power conditioner – Effekta MKD 2000 -Series
Headphones Sennheiser HD650
Headphone Amplifier(s) 1. The Wire SE-SE diy
2. The Wire BAL-BAL diy – under construction
(sold – Bottlehead Crack + Speedball + various tubes2 – diy)
Turntable Technics SL 1210 – currently stock
Phono Preamp Salas Folded Simplistic Phono PCB