audioman58

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Doubt about coil (inductor) and capacitor!
If you have a resistor you can go up one bigger value a small step a time until  it gives you the preferred result .  
I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters
I have the porcelain type $25 each and do the job done deal !  
Upsizing Capacitors
It depends where you are referring to . IHave been into  Loudspeaker mods for years ,and without question are upgrades in Sonic performance ,with Capacitors Resistors sometimes inductors, wiring, connectors.   For the vast majority of Loudspeakers... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
You did not mention what amps you had before, And cost  $2-3k ?  
Ampzilla 2000 v2 and Mcintosh MC402
The McIntosh for looks, the Ampzilla for sonics.  McIntosh has gone down in quality control as well as quality in the last 4-5 years sadly , when a foreign company bought them ,the true Audiophiles were gone  that being said there is a lot inside... 
What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased?
My first speaker of quality was theKlipsch Heresy , ibought back inthe 70 s  40 years later after learning about modding speakers and newer technologies I purchased the latest version , they still use lower cost Xover parts even inthe Top Khorns ... 
Best Dedicated Streamer
Personally I have tried very good streamers and in my home not worth $5k+ since I have a very advanced dedicated line using awg10 Copper wire Pure silver contacts 30 amp line on a separate copper buzz bar ,and 2 inch silver plated grounding Rod .... 
Upgrade Internal DAC of Node or go with Atoll ST120.
The blue sound node is very low quality,it’s fine if audio quality is an afterthought  rule of thumb 25% on average goes into a product including packaging  the rest overhead and markup meaning $125 ,  buy a $950 Denafrips aries2 dac  even run ... 
Does dose anyone see these speakers in real?
You would have to have a serious mental problem to buy these , invest-in gold save your money, as a speaker I can think of many speakers  far better under $20 k  
Most Extensive State-of-the-Art DAC Survey Ever!
The Terminator + is my end all dac ,my brother has a $35k DCS Rosinni  and it’s s noticeably better but not as much as you would think maybe 5-10% at best and not even that in some areas , for $6400 a steal I had it in j6 system for 2 days , andI... 
What happened to scammer Noah Schumacher?
I suspect he went to visit Canada ,a friend in Montreal had a similar circumstance  with a old McIntosh Vacuum tube Tuner.  
Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West?
I have done a lot of comparisons via audioclubs and my own pocket ,around  $12 k on digital is close to my limit with cables  if that does not get it done then there is something wrong elsewhere  imo the Denafrips Terminator+ is the best dac I ... 
can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k?
Easy , check out all the great reviews of the Denafrips Pontus-2   a great R2R dac that does everything well , even at $3k don’t know anything that is  good in all areas , to get a Big step up. The Denafrips Terminator2  is  like going Mercedes... 
Did you notice....
A good dedicated ac destroys a wobbling disc  thsts why I got away from discs ,streaming at its best starts with a verygood dac likethe Denafrips terminator2 or ter+  night and day better in every respect from several dedicated linear power supp... 
Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi?
Buy a good dedicated dac like the Denafrips terminator2  night and day better  sound , even witha newer computer with SS drives, the source is where your system makes or breaks the audio signal your system has very low quality digital  this upgr...