antigrunge2
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| Ethernet connection for best sound quality Freddie know-it-all from the Club of Incorrigibles has joined the discussion. This is my last comment on this thread. | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @tvrgeek With all this ‘engineering’ posturing, your answer doesn’t address John Swenson’s treatise nor my personal experience with using Isolators and clocked switches on ethernet connections. And your point on digital vs. analogue is primitive... | |
| Vibration Control through Ginko products I have used Gingko platforms under my Amp and server for years and can attest to their efficacy. Under speakers, in my opinion springs work better | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @tvrgeek https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0660/6121/files/UpTone-J.Swenson_EtherREGEN_white_paper.pdf?v=1583429386 For the umpteenth time: Bits are bits but all audio is analogue! | |
| Ethernet streaming I didn’t refer to you but to your argument as specious. That’s not the same thing. The demise of manufacturers of DACs and streamers seems about equally likely. Nothing to add. | |
| Is usb reclocking necessary? Another way of skinning this cat is to add a 10m clock to the dac where the dac’s got the necessary BNC input. Since most dacs don’t contain $7000+ clocks that way you skin two cats in one fell swoop: better conversion clocking on the dac and bett... | |
| Ethernet streaming @erik_squires, your argument is somewhat specious since the leading server manufacturers such as InnuOS, Aurender or Auralic are unlikely to stop updating their software. Conversely combining everything into one unit could have significant advant... | |
| Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts? Roon to start with isn’t state of the art on SQ. Why buy an endpoint without connectivity to the major streaming services? And anyway: a server not serving anything isn’t of any service | |
| Herbies tube dampers I use the Mad Scientist toppers on my WE 435 and the blue tack on 6l6GC and 300b tubes. Bluetack has excellent damping characteristics. | |
| Duelund speaker cable gauge for my system? Get Auditorium23 cables, they are specifically designed for high efficiency speakers. | |
| Herbies tube dampers @ozzy, agreed. In my experience (I tried Duende Criatura, EAT and several others whose names I forgot) anything that touches the tube around its glass bottle ultimately dulls the sound. Two tweaks that seem to work: Mad Scientist Audio Tube Toppe... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers One simple but highly effective tweak: I use a PinkFaun Isolator directly into my InnuOS streamer and a second EMO Isolator ahead of the switch. While ai agree that avoiding EMI/RMI ingress is crucial, it is very hard to avoid, hence the double Is... | |
| Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts? This is called the Banana approach to product development: deliver green and let mature with the client | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Auditorium23, gets you 90% of Shindo for a fraction of the price. Simply superb, particularly with high efficiency speakers and tubes | |
| Dedicated electrical line - UK Make sure you get quality sockets, e.g. MCRU, Furutech or JAndrews. I also suggest you use Akiko Audio dedicated fuses and grounding at the switchboard for further improvements. |