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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: A new round of Pacific’s DAC listening by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
First of all I had a good conversation with Lynx people. Pacific is very well known to them unit and many of their customers use it. They suggested as the most typical application for their customers to slave Lynx from Pacific in A/D mode and to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: Stand Alone PC for Audio Playback (AudioFile -> Lynx 16 -> Exter... by Max Shatsky on 2006-12-20 
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Hi,I'm thinking to put up a PC to just play audio files (I'm not interesting in any kind of recording).From the previous  discussions  it seems that a good digital interface can be Lynx AES 16.My first question is about quality. Considering...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #112: Funny setting for Lynx by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-22 
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JP, that are funny settings. You source the clock from AES line but do lock it. I do not know at what rate you record but you’re A/D looks like output 88K, you card read 44K and it is not locked – a complete mess. Call to Lynx, they have incredib...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: It’s less about Pacific and it is more about Lynx. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-30 
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[quote user="manisandher"] Surely, you're not going to find anyone more knowledgeable than Keith Johnson in this respect... and he uses the Model Two in Master mode (with the Lynx card)! [/quote] Which does not necessarily mean everything in m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Lynx can handle up to 200.000Khz by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The optimum Sampling Rate for bass. in Didital Things  3 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] I've wanted to do this comparison for a while now. Apart from just not having the time recently, the biggest obstacle has been not being able to use the Pacific in Master mode above 96KHz. As you know, it will only output a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: New Lynx A/D and D/A processor. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-04 
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I went for Lynx page to see if they have a low profile version of my tested Lynx 16 card and see what I discovered… This might be very interesting devise as Lynx is very serious company and who know – they can do something new and true great. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: It’s less about Pacific and it is more about Lynx. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] Surely, you're not going to find anyone more knowledgeable than Keith Johnson in this respect... and he uses the Model Two in Master mode (with the Lynx card)! [/quote] Which does not necessarily mean everything in m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: More on firewire audio (my opinion) by Telstar on 2008-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] You are not exactly correct about Lynx. First of all my card had no DACs aboard it is just a digital I/O, channels re-mapper and the card’s software. Before I got the card I interviewed quite many technical people about t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: Stand Alone PC for Audio Playback (AudioFile -> Lynx 16 -> Exter... by Max Shatsky on 2006-12-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Hi,I'm thinking to put up a PC to just play audio files (I'm not interesting in any kind of recording).From the previous  discussions  it seems that a good digital interface can be Lynx AES 16.My first question is about quality. Considering...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Pacific Microsonics Model Two: What Platform, Software and Card by xcortes on 2011-03-17 
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I asked Romy the following question: I'm contacting you because I own a Pacific Microsonics Two that I'm planning on using to playback high resolution digital files. I'm now in the process of choosing a platform, card and playing software. I k...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: I'll be doing no D/A-A/D processing on board.... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-08 
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[quote user="jtavan"]As Tony points out, there are some digital cards with supposedly good converters in them.  The Lynx Studio LynxTwo or Lynx L22 cards are said to work well. But the computer IS a very noisy environment, and the idea of conver...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: "...something more than the contemporary pro demands." by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
[quote user="Telstar"] If you are not using the Lynx DAC, how good it is really does not matter. Isolation from computer noise matters most IMO. While the Lynx is very good, I still believe you can get slightly better using a firewire interface as di...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: MASTER mode by manisandher on 2009-06-22 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Perhaps I need to re-listen my files with Lynx slaved from Pacific in Master mode as you do... Anyhow, following you advise I will excrement more with slaving Lynx from Pacific during D/A.[/quote]Yes, please try this - I wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The absurd truth about the recorders. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-17 
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[quote user="el`Ol"]Meanwhile I did the Steinberg Waveleb test myself and the difference between it and the most common players is immense.[/quote] The pro editing software are lights miles ways in terms of sound quality from all any Foolbars that I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Happy to see this thread by montepilot on 2009-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The contra-ridicules solution for a good DAW? in Didital Things  1 Replies 
After hearing what a well designed FM station recording setup could deliver I became a believer.  The question was what would be the cost involved to implement a good setup.  After doing some research on the cost of Romy's components to capture fm br...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: My experience by joaco on 2011-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Better organization/design forDAW. in Didital Things  12 Replies 
I was in a similar situation , the problem seems easy but its very time consuming . Other problem is moores law , so when you try to find very silent technology one could have trouble in the slots in the motherboard with his actual hardware . Like ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: The importance of correct termination by manisandher on 2009-06-22 
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Romy, I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing. In your current setup, you are using the internal Lynx wordclock. In this case, the Lynx may well 'shut down' the external BNC wordclock cable. But that's not what I'm concerned with. W...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: The digital thoughts… by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-22 
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[quote user="manisandher"] Oh yes, I've tried this for sure. There is a difference between the three modes; DIG_IN, REFWCLK and MASTER. The first two seem to add something in the HF that I can imagine many people judging as being 'extra resolutio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Re: Digital: Sound cards by Hantra on 2005-11-08 
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All: Having used a Lynx L22 card for my primary playback system, I can tell you that it is one fantastic sounding card.  I used it for a little over a year, and eventually I deferred once again to my favorite non-oversampled DAC from Scott...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The contra-ridicules solution for a good DAW? by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-18 
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My personal DAW solution with external super A/D and D/A converters is in a way ridicules and it more reflects not a need but rather my unhealthy desire to play with margins of possible. Well, perhaps it is a need but it is my own need and I do n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Very interesting idea. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-05 
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[quote user="oxric"]This may be useful to you.http://www.virtuavia.eu/shop/expresscard-34-to-pci-expansion-box-p29858.htmlThis expansion is available on the company's website but also on ebay:http://www.ebay.de/itm/Exsys-EX-1025-ExpressCard-2-x-P...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: How extensive a dedicated audio workstation should be? by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-20 
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Hi, Max. When you say “WAV file X burned on CD-R” then the question would be what was the source of those files? If you have a row source with some kind of A/D and if you intend to stay with 44 then 44/20 is OK format, do not stay with for 16 Bit. H...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The firewire controllers. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
[quote user="Telstar"] I meant that the Lynx digital output may retain some noise from the computer, not that you get noise from the onboard soundcard (provided that you have one -You have onboard audio disabled in the bios, have you?) [/quote] OK, I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: The Pacific two is not a virgin anymore. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-15 
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Mani, Pacific is freaky and it detects HDCD code only at the resolution that it was encoded.  If it was coded at 16 bit then it will not read the HDCD at 20 Bit. There is an option in there that set the HDCD detection death… I did not play a lot ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #113: To Asio or not by jp on 2009-04-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] JP, that are funny settings. You source the clock from AES line but do lock it. I do not know at what rate you record but you’re A/D looks like output 88K, you card read 44K and it is not locked – a complete mess. Call ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: New Lynx A/D and D/A processor. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New Lynx A/D and D/A processor. in Didital Things  0 Replies 
I went for Lynx page to see if they have a low profile version of my tested Lynx 16 card and see what I discovered… This might be very interesting devise as Lynx is very serious company and who know – they can do something new and true great. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: I am gaining somewhere .5dB and I do not know where. by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog Transfer: the first draft. in Didital Things  19 Replies 
I am trying to find out where I picking up .5dB, I have no idea at this point where. The recording is made from tape loop of my preams into Pacific Microsonics. The meter of Pacific show that at the very loudest peaks the signal stay at minus .15...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Weiss AFI1 does not conform to dual-wire standard by manisandher on 2009-09-29 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Lynx has internal dabbler that activated as soon dual-wire inputs activated. So, when Pacific outputs in dual-wire configuration a half of the sampling speed then is done in accordance to the dual-wire specification.[/quote...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Lynx can handle up to 200.000Khz by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The optimum Sampling Rate for bass. in Didital Things  3 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] I've wanted to do this comparison for a while now. Apart from just not having the time recently, the biggest obstacle has been not being able to use the Pacific in Master mode above 96KHz. As you know, it will only output a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Pacific Model 2 Problem and better practice by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-27 
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It is not a problem I guess if used it as it is it was intended – as a mastering processor but as a A/D, D/D, Reference Master Clock processor that work with any sampling rates and resolutions it is it kind of a bit pain in ass.  I do have a number o...
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