I'm a sucker for VU meters

Submitted by CammyFloof t3_yb4yss in headphones

I got this JVC from cash converters for a whopping £29.99 and after a clean up and a test it sounds better than a Magni whether I use the forbidden high output impedance headphone out or directly speaker tap it which is funny and enjoyable to say the least. Especially with the fun output vu meter to compliment the listening experience.

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no_user_name_person t1_itewq9a wrote

Vu meter probably putting placebo on you to make you think the sound is more dynamic. This is why people buy studio dacs like the rme-adi2 and say it sounds "cleaner" and "more dynamic". Its all in your head.

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fuzeebear t1_itfbuue wrote

I absolutely love '70s-style hifi. I should buy a nice-looking radio tuner and replace the guts with a cheap DAC and a good amp. Keep the big fluid-damped knob to control level.

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cmr_reddit t1_itfw3hr wrote

I had this amp as my first vintage piece and loved it. But my headphone output became very crackly. I tried googling a fix but nothing doing. Has anybody got any ideas? Seeing this post reminds me I should get it fixed!

Thanks OP!

Great setup btw!

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Queasy_Librarian6205 t1_itg8d29 wrote

uhm, thats no vu meter - its a peak meter.

although a vu meter could be build with leds, but needs kind of an smoothing algorithm then because it much more measures like RMS level and not peak.

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