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| The Totalitarianism of the Rational Audiphile Nothing wrong with Porsche philes!As long as they have a Vette to balance the equation too. Even better would be a second Porsche, though, rather than the Vette :-)To get back to the topic at hand, though, I of course agree with pretty much every... | |
| Network Switches jason_k2017 11-3-2019 Why would I install something which will change the audio that the studio took so much care to create, and my DAC has taken so much care to faithfully reproduce? It just doesn’t make any sense to me. Have I misunderstood what... | |
| Daedalus Ulysses Thanks for the mention, Kijanki. Yes, I have owned Daedalus Ulysses speakers since 2010. I continue to be delighted with them, and I have no plans to replace them in the foreseeable future. My pair was one of the first that were produced with... | |
| HELP! Blown ground wire in two pre-amps First, some further information would be helpful: 1) Please clarify exactly what you mean by "blew out the ground." 2) It appears that you are using the speaker-level inputs of the subs, and connecting them to the outputs of the amps. Please ind... | |
| Network Switches ... should I run a single short Ethernet cable from my router to the switch and then connect the various TV devices, plus my Antipodes DX server, to the switch....is it that simple? @mitch2 What I suspect would be best is to leave the TV-relate... | |
| Network Switches Mitch2 10-31-2019 I would like to know why I would need a switch as discussed here, where I would use it, and what it would do for me. My knowledge of switches is basically non-existent, hence the dumb question. @mitch2, in simple terms I woul... | |
| Network Switches @atdavid, thanks for your thoughtful and knowledgeable comments on my post. Almost exclusively, the claims are that Cat-6/7/etc. "sounds better". While that claim may not be accurate, Cat 6/7 will allow much higher signal edge speeds, which would... | |
| Crystal Gayle-EveAnna Manley Hi Eric,The answer to the two questions stated in your previous post is "yes." And yes, she is young enough to have been his daughter :-)In addition to Rpeluso’s post just above, that can be confirmed via a number of online references. And the fol... | |
| Crystal Gayle-EveAnna Manley Eric (bdp24), for the record EveAnna Dauray Manley is not David Manley's daughter. She was his wife for a number of years. But yes, by all accounts I've ever seen she has done a great job heading up the Manley company since the mid-1990s.Best ... | |
| Is ground noise really normal? If so, why? As others have alluded to the OP should clarify what he means by "ground noise." Hum? Hiss? Something else? Is it present only when the stylus is in the groove of a rotating record, or is it also present when the stylus is lifted off of the record... | |
| Network Switches The packet either arrives there or it doesn’t or a resend is tried. A switch is not going to modify or enhance the data residing in the application layer of a packet. Agreed, of course. But that has no relevance to what I have said in my previous ... | |
| Network Switches @jnorris2005, I’m not sure if you read my previous post before submitting your post just above. But the risetimes, falltimes, noise characteristics, and distortion characteristics of the signal received by the audio component from the network swit... | |
| Network Switches As someone having extensive experience in digital (and analog) design, although not for audio, it is very conceivable to me that a network switch can make a difference sonically. Not because it affects the accuracy with which 1s and 0s are receive... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? @jaybe thanks for the mention. This question has been discussed in a number of prior threads, of course. My perception has been that among those who have reported directly performing preamp/no preamp comparisons a significant (but not overwhelmin... | |
| What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp? ... I felt like I was back in my Electrical Engineering class at MIT 40 years ago. Awesome! I did my EE studies at Columbia (BS) and RPI (MS). I also have a JD (UConn).Good luck. Regards,-- Al |