Hello all

[al3700]

This is my first post so just saying Hi.

My system:
Rega Planar 3 turntable with Project phono preamp, Micromega stage 2 CDP, Yaqin MC100b running Electro Harmonics matched quad KT88`s biased @ 600mV, cryo`d EH 12ax7`s & EH 6sn7`s (I run the amp through a Variac to drop the voltage to 210v) QED Qunex 2 interconnects & Rogers LS7t speakers.
I am building a preamp using Raytheon JAN6418 valves.

One thing puzzles me. I have a Shek D1 NOS DAC which sounds great with my old Pioneer PD S-703 but doesn`t work with my Micromega. When I plug it in via the coax socket all I get is an error message on the CDP display I have tried the prescribed method of opening the CD tray and pressing button 2 but all I get is an error message.

Has anyone got any ideas? I am going mad trying to figure it out

Cheers
Alan

[Spectral Morn]

Hi Alan


Welcome to AOS enjoy the forum.

What kind of music do you like?


Regards D S D L

[Marco]

Hi Alan,

Welcome to AoS! Where are you from?

As this is simply the welcome area of the forum, please post your query under a new thread in the Digital Impression section, where I'm sure that someone will be able to help you out

Marco.

[al3700]

Thanks for the welcome guys.
Neil
I like all sorts of music but mainly rock. I saw Wishbone Ash on Friday last time I saw them was 30 years ago.
Alan

[al3700]

Marco

Thanks. I live in a little village called Sheepy Parva (Warwickshire) I think I will like this forum you seem to be a friendly bunch.

[Themis]

Welcome to the AoS forums, Alan.

(your CDP is faulty probably)

[Spectral Morn]

Thanks for the welcome guys.
Neil
I like all sorts of music but mainly rock. I saw Wishbone Ash on Friday last time I saw them was 30 years ago.
Alan

Nice, I like the Ash, but have never seen them live...your a fortunate chap.

Who else do you like ?


Regards D S D L

[The Grand Wazoo]

How did Wishbone Ash compare over the intervening period?
I've seen them 3 or 4 times, but not since the 'Twin Barrels Burning' tour in the 80's - I felt they were covering ground not really suited to them, so I called it a day on their subsequent releases.

[Alex_UK]

I think I will like this forum you seem to be a friendly bunch.

Welcome Al - yep, that's us (mostly!) - enjoy the forum and good luck with your CDP/DAC issue - no help from me I'm afraid.

[Stratmangler]

Hi Al

Welcome to the madhouse !

I have a theory about your CDP/DAC problem. The transport end is French, n'est pas ?

I think that instead of handshaking with the DAC the conversation is going on something like this ..........

[King Arthur music]
[clop clop clop]
ARTHUR: Halt!
[horn]
Hallo!
[pause]
Hallo!
FRENCH GUARD: Allo! Who is eet?
ARTHUR: It is King Arthur, and these are my Knights of the Round Table. Who's
castle is this?
FRENCH GUARD: This is the castle of my master Guy de Loimbard.
ARTHUR: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred
quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night he can join us in
our quest for the Holy Grail.
FRENCH GUARD: Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen. Uh,
he's already got one, you see?
ARTHUR: What?
GALAHAD: He says they've already got one!
ARTHUR: Are you sure he's got one?
FRENCH GUARD: Oh, yes, it's very nice-a. (I told him we already got one.)
ARTHUR: Well, u-- um, can we come up and have a look?
FRENCH GUARD: Of course not! You are English types-a!
ARTHUR: Well, what are you then?
FRENCH GUARD: I'm French! Why do think I have this outrageous accent, you
silly king-a?!
GALAHAD: What are you doing in England?
FRENCH GUARD: Mind your own business!
ARTHUR: If you will not show us the Grail, we shall take your castle by force!
FRENCH GUARD: You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your
bottom, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur
King, you and all your silly English k-nnnnniggets. Thpppppt! Thppt!
Thppt!
GALAHAD: What a strange person.
ARTHUR: Now look here, my good man--
FRENCH GUARD: I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food
trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! You mother was a hamster
and your father smelt of elderberries!
GALAHAD: Is there someone else up there we could talk to?
FRENCH GUARD: No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time-a!
[sniff]
ARTHUR: Now, this is your last chance. I've been more than reasonable.
FRENCH GUARD: (Fetchez la vache.)
OTHER FRENCH GUARD: Quoi?
FRENCH GUARD: (Fetchez la vache!)
[mooo]
ARTHUR: If you do not agree to my commands, then I shall--
[twong]
[mooooooo]
Jesus Christ!
KNIGHTS: Christ!
[thud]
Ah! Ohh!
ARTHUR: Right! Charge!
KNIGHTS: Charge!
[mayhem]
FRENCH GUARD: Hey, this one is for your mother! There you go.
[mayhem]
FRENCH GUARD: And this one's for your dad!
ARTHUR: Run away!
KNIGHTS: Run away!
FRENCH GUARD: Thppppt!
FRENCH GUARDS: [taunting]
LAUNCELOT: Fiends! I'll tear them apart!
ARTHUR: No, no. No, no.
BEDEVERE: Sir! I have a plan, sir.

[later]

[wind]
[saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw saw]
[clunk]
[bang]
[rewr!]
[squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak]
[rrrr rrrr rrrr]
[drilllll]
[sawwwww]
[clunk]
[crash]
[clang]
[squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak...]
[creak]
FRENCH GUARDS: [whispering] C'est un lapin, lapin de bois. Quoi? Un cadeau.
What? A present. Oh, un cadeau. Oui, oui. Hurry. What? Let's go. Oh.
On y va. Bon magne. Over here...
[squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak...]
[clllank]
ARTHUR: What happens now?
BEDEVERE: Well, now, uh, Launcelot, Galahad, and I, uh, wait until nightfall,
and then leap out of the rabbit, taking the French, uh, by surprise. Not
only by surprise, but totally unarmed!
ARTHUR: Who leaps out?
BEDEVERE: U-- u-- uh, Launcelot, Galahad, and I. Uh, leap out of the rabbit,
uh, and uh...
ARTHUR: Ohh.
BEDEVERE: Oh. Um, l-- look, i-- i-- if we built this large wooden badger--
[clank]
[twong]
ARTHUR: Run away!
KNIGHTS: Run away! Run away! Run away! Run away! Run away! Run away!
Run away!
[CRASH]
FRENCH GUARDS: Oh, haw haw haw haw! Haw! Haw haw heh...


Chris