antigrunge2
Responses from antigrunge2
| Learning To Listen I’d suggest starting with a single instrument whose sound you know well, ideally something with a full frequency range e.g.piano or cello.Take a slow movement and try to focus on single notes: Initial attack, decay and reverb. Does it sound thin o... | |
| Needing Isolation Feet for Bookshelves on Credenza Look at Black Ravioli, superb dampening. Can be combined with Rollerballs or Stillpoints | |
| Looking to buy a power conditioner if you have a dedicated spur I’d go passive. I have very good results in SQ from an Acoustic Revive RTP-4 with their reference power cord | |
| Do pure copper banana plugs make a difference in the quality of the speaker sound. https://www.dienadel.de/en/acoustic-revive-eci-50-highend-contact-spray-50ml/a-353635163https://compassaudio.co.uk/product/bfa-banana-plugs-beryllium-copper-gold-plated-z-type-connectors/The Acoustic Revive stuff is outstanding: treat all contacts... | |
| Do pure copper banana plugs make a difference in the quality of the speaker sound. Minimum mass copper or brass crocodile bananas, crimped, not soldered. And to make them connect: Acoustic Revive ECI-50.Truly secret sauce territory for connectivity. | |
| If you don't have a wide sweet spot, are you really an audiophile? This is the ultimate reason for exploring Omnis such as Shahinian, Duevel and a few others. The ‘head in a vize’ approach is never going to be right. Like real music, good reproduction depends on the right mix of direct and indirect sound waves. T... | |
| Coupling/Decoupling Electronics Component vibrations, unless airborne, tend to emanate from power supplies. These not only vibrate but also generate EMI. The most effective way I have found for draining these is to use a combination of Black Ravioli pads with isolating footers (... | |
| Front ported or sealed monitors for shop KEF LS50s seem ideal for this application | |
| Subjective grading of DAC that I had heard during last one year period. Try a Shunyata sigma BNC clock cable instead of the Panatella. Also, which input are you using? | |
| Tube amplifier upgrade suggestions welcome. I’d look at a second hand Leben integrated | |
| A23 Cables one more suggestion: get Acoustic Revive‘s ECI-50 contact enhancer: astounding increase in clarity and impact | |
| A23 Cables Am using A23 interconnects and speaker cables. Also own various solid-core silver cables. In terms of transparency, speed and balance I have found nothing that even comes close to A23. | |
| DAC as a preamp? @flaxxer,see above: Antelope Zodiac Platinum on Reverb.com | |
| DAC as a preamp? @flaxxer,pls don’t go there. You definitely want analogue domain attenuation. | |
| Which USB Re Clocker I run a Zenith into an Antelope Zodiac Platinum. Rather than opting for a Phoenix I got an Antelope Audiophile 10m clock for the Dac and an Intona Isolator 2.0 for the USB connection.USB slaves the server to the DAC. While the Poenix improves the ... |