996turbo911
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| Need Ideas on speaker cables Sorry I just find it funny how people always suggest DIY cable builds when someone asks for recommendations. I would think if the OP was interested in that option, they would have mentioned it. If someone asked for speaker or preamp suggestions,... | |
| Icon Audio, any opinions? @pdreher I picked one up but am still working out the rest of the details for this system. It's just sitting here in the box for now. I did open it up to inspect it and I love the looks of it though. Even better in person with the copper metal pie... | |
| Revelation Audio Labs (RAL) - Buyers Beware! I purchased a few of their interconnects some years back and they seem good for the money. Totally normal smooth transaction, I ended up recommending them to several friends who also had no issues. Recently inquired multiple times about speaker c... | |
| Speakers for 2nd System! With limited space I might look at something which works with the room rather than against it. Something like the Larsen 6 or 8 series, Von Schweikert VR-33 or VR-22, Gradient 6.2 or probably their other models as well. | |
| Fleetwood deville impressions -Mixed bag vs the competition Agree with @audioman58 above, the Deville sounds really pleasing and looks fantastic (depending on the room it occupies obviously). But that price started out high and increased dramatically to where I no longer would consider them. And I'm totall... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found I'm back to post my thoughts on the Aperta SE speaker cables. By now I've got hundreds of hours on them and I feel like I know them well. This is not in my main system but in a spare bedroom. I use a Hegel H400 all in one that does streaming, D/A ... | |
| Need help with Aurender N20 Nice! What model of Ethernet cable did you end up using? | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found I let the Nexum A digital cable burn in for a couple hundred hours by now, and it is sounding even better than it did out of the box. Really excellent cable, blowing away my previous reference which is a Kimber Orchid I've been using for years. I ... | |
| Don't Neglect to check your Caps! Somewhat related question. Do capacitors deteriorate just with age, or does it have to do more with use? Or some combination? Say I have a component or speakers in storage long term, not being used but kept in a place with good conditions (no pr... | |
| Need help with Aurender N20 @rick_n I got a couple hundred hours on my Veritas Nexum A AES/EBU cable. I'm highly impressed with it at this point, and it has become my new favorite. I had been using a Kimber Orchid for many years, always been very happy with it. I also have ... | |
| Is Stream via ethernet Superior to BlueTooth? As mentioned, bluetooth is a lossy format that you should probably avoid in a high end system. It's great for convenience though, but not ideal for serious listening. Wifi is a different story. It can sound as good as hard wired ethernet on some ... | |
| Real experience - Balanced or Unbalanced between Luxman Pre & Power Amps I always use XLR if I have the option. It seems to sound more full bodied in many cases. | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found My Nexum A AES/EBU cable just arrived yesterday and so far I am blown away by how nice it is. Anyone else have one of these and if so can you advise on burn in time? | |
| Need help with Aurender N20 @rick_n Updating you on the Veritas Nexum A which arrived yesterday. Initial impressions are extremely positive. This thing is built like it should have had a four figure price tag instead of the $299 I actually paid. First listen also highly impr... | |
| Nordost's new Leif Series 3 Interesting, I have never seen this data before. Most of these do seem very thin, or should I say too thin compared to what one would expect. I've never really loved Nordost but also can't say I've noticed drastic problems either, though I can't r... |