audioman58
Responses from audioman58
| I2S Recommendation The only true I2S company is Tubulus Audio ,Tubulus strictly audio and no dielectric smearing the timing ,just read their philosophy . AQ has a dragon audio I2S Tubulus Ximius is the Best I have encountered | |
| Options to improve digital sound Get rid of the Mamoise maker ,a dedicated streamer ,good q quality Ethernet cables , for sure from the router a LPS and good Ethernet switch | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Type Qualio Ultra Loudspeakers under $13k And unique ,open baffle on top and dedicated rear ported ,nice exotic Indian 🍎 Apple veneer with excellent low bass !! | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Imo and decades in audio and modding my equipment as well as ally Loudspeaker Xovers. Your speakers Xover on 85% of speakers is at best average my focal Sopra aat over $20 k have cheap. Xoverparts inductors instead of say a $$50 copper foil ,t... | |
| lightning storm First question unplugging it is a good idea ,but 2 nd what are you using for a line conditioner, Surge protector ? You Donot want anything that uses MOVs they totally destroy your current capabilities and should be avoided , and you should h... | |
| Leave it on? I have a class A SS-Hybrid Pathos Inpol amp no way I am leaving vintage tubes on 24-7 and in Class A extra $$ for sure if left on 24-7 ,just turn it on when using within 15-20 minutes it sounds great !! | |
| Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view OCD Mikey. Has the best tips on Mary Jane quality , his word is the final word no discounts his leadership and experience has paved the way to Audio Nirvana .light up or leave me alone -as Traffic would say ! | |
| Options to improve digital sound The rendu nothing special go for a decent streamer innuous pulse with linear power supplies , at your router that cheap $3 wall wart power supply just adding noise. small green computer 8 amp 12 v , look on your router most are 12 v now $299 LP... | |
| Sonically -Cardas the difference between the CLEAR Loudspeaker cable ,and CLEAR BEYOND George Cardas has a method to the madness , he worked on long communications lines ,and they measured signal and audio reflections , this is where his Nautilus came in. Cardas has Sold $$Millions of dollars worth of cables over possibly 40 year... | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? For jamming rock mid 80s to mid 90 peaks , easy listening in the mid 70s , late night maybe high 60s | |
| MBL Insolvent I have owned Several of their gear excellent build quality ,the issue is they never made much for the average working Audiophile and the North American distributor never had much of the product reviewed on a consistent basis that is not good fo... | |
| Luxman 509z or Aesthetix Mimas Myself was looking on these same lines I ended up with the excellent pathos Inpol-2 MK 2 dual mono class A integrated amp tubes for signal aswell as preamp at 86 lbs very conservative 45 wpc into 8 amps 75wpc into 4 ,and a work of art hand built... | |
| Why not the piano as a reference for bass Piano goes low but wave length impact too short A pipe organ much better there Depending on music type | |
| Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables Totally defeat the purpose it would change everythung that was improved that 1 ft destroys the purity of the upper ends wire purity, dielectric shielding if Litz wire even more so and the geometry of the wires build . | |
| Streamer recommendation Innuos Mk3. SS had drivevk Teac cd drive if you chose to rip CDs later and 3 dedicated isolated vibration controlled drives . |