dB Audiolabs Tranquility DACs and Eric Hider

Started by mresseguie, March 11, 2024, 09:33:48 AM

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mresseguie

Dave (or anyone else who knows),

Is Eric Hider still running dB Audiolabs? Does he still mod Mac Mini computers?

There's a guy on AC who asked.

I still own my Tranquility SE DAC.
Daedalus Audio Apollos; Fritz Loudspeakers LS/5-R
SW1X NOS DAC III BAL/SPL; Holo Spring3 KTE
Don Sachs Model 2 preamp
Don Sachs dual mono 300b; Nuprime Evolution STA
Hapa loom
PI Audio UberBUSS, DigiBUSS, Uber-MiniBUS

Triode Pete

Hi Michael,
I forwarded the AC post to Eric...

Cheers,
Pete
www.TriodeWireLabs.com
WT Reference/Lyra Titan I
Quadratic Audio MC-1
Custom BorderPatrol preamp with phono & line stage
Innuos Statement Server
BorderPatrol S20 EXD w/EXS PS
Klipschorns - Volti hot-rodded
UberBUSS

mresseguie

Daedalus Audio Apollos; Fritz Loudspeakers LS/5-R
SW1X NOS DAC III BAL/SPL; Holo Spring3 KTE
Don Sachs Model 2 preamp
Don Sachs dual mono 300b; Nuprime Evolution STA
Hapa loom
PI Audio UberBUSS, DigiBUSS, Uber-MiniBUS

P.I.

"A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument." - Hilmar von Campe

P.I.

Quote from: mresseguie on March 11, 2024, 09:33:48 AM
Dave (or anyone else who knows),

Is Eric Hider still running dB Audiolabs? Does he still mod Mac Mini computers?

There's a guy on AC who asked.

I still own my Tranquility SE DAC.
Quote from: P.I. on March 11, 2024, 03:38:17 PM
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Quote from: Triode Pete on March 11, 2024, 02:04:30 PM
Hi Michael,
I forwarded the AC post to Eric...

Cheers,
Pete
I saw the recommendation on AC.  I sent Eric a heads-up, too.

The late 2012-2014 mini when gutted and re-loaded with the dBAL  software package is still on of the go-tos for a small server.  I have several Core i7 2.3GHz w/16G RAM machines that run like trains.

The Mac mini was designed for low noise with its 5-layer board.  When all of the BS running in the background is eliminated, every one of the associated switching functions toggling ones and zeros is gone.  Plus, the Apple audio engine is superior to ASIO.  There is a reason why industry production standards Avid/Pro Tools audio/video systems run on Mac platforms and operating systems.
"A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument." - Hilmar von Campe