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    Not sure if it is actually 5V nominal...here is the charger I was mentioning:
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    Thanks for your reply. I may use a 33W smartphone charger, but I am afraid it would be a bit too much.
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    That is exactly what that behaviour is, a current protection mode. I like my Diablo but it is not at its best with low impedance and...
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    Finally got them. It took quite some time because a few issues during the shipment redirected the package back to Monoprice...so I had...
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    I think I may have found the "limits" of the IFI Diablo... I recently got a set of Monolith AMT headphones, which feature a 32Ω driver...
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    I have been lurking quite a bit on this thread but finally I made my mind up and hit the buy button on the Monolith AMT by Monoprice...
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    Hmm. My system has never sounded "muddy", even before buying the U18. The addition of this DDC to my audio chain has brought some...
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    Well, the good thing is that I am not perceiving the addition of the fuse as a downgrade in my chain, so I can surely wait and see. An...
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    I received the Gustard fuse yesterday and it's been in my U18 for about 24 hours. So, my system used to be good sounding before...and it...
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    I recently replaced the earpads of my T1 Gen2 with those of Gen3, as I was quite curious to know the effect of the absorber disks on the...
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    Yes, I have read very promising stuff about the SR Purple fuses - I just prefer to proceed gradually.
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    Unfortunately the AMR fuse turned out to be unavailable so my order got cancelled. Hopefully I will have more luck with the 630mA...
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    I have compared the two on the V850, which has both inputs - however it was a quick comparison, so I did not notice any differences...
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    No, my DACs (Violectric V850 and IFI Diablo) do not have that input so I use AES or optical/spdif.
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    Metal-Fi replied to the thread Gustard U18.
    My U18 has continued its break-in process and I have noticed a few extra minor adjustments in the sound reproduction - namely, a...
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