audioman58

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R2R next? Don't like ESS
What’s your budget ?   Denafrips  always has very good  sound build quality per $ Dollar spent.  
Chinese "Audiophile" Fuses
To be honest ,in the many tests on fuses yes they do work  For chili tuning is a solid choice why ,the higher the conductivity the lower the resistance or noise floor everything goes through the fuses Silver and copper 3x+  betterthen tinned bra... 
Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade?
It still is very good to upgrade to a  decent LPS power supplies especially at the starting points  for example get rid of the noisy wall wart a $10 piece of junk to the router That just adds more noise.  
Directional wires/cables
If dealing with -0 Crystal Copper or 6-9s pure it’s drawn in a specific type procedure in a nitrogen atmosphere , I don’t know the exact procedure ,there are only a handfully of foundries that do this.and drawn in that specific direction , and sli... 
Preamp Output Completely Different with Tube Amplifier versus Solid State Amplifier
I have a LSA Micro Zotl and it is dead quiet ,it has Lundahl transformers Balanced on the input RCA single ended on the output , David Berning design I don’t totally understand ,I would have preferred fully balanced but the M-OTL on the output  ... 
Need a Streamer
If looking for a very-good interface and a warmer perspective innuos is up there  theZenith has 3 separate power supplies lots of built in isolation And use premium  Mlytic capacitors for a warmer presentation well worth checking out.  
Cables for JBL L-112
I have a perfect  cable for your setup, the Wireworld Eclipse -8;Loudspeaker  cables 7-9s pure Copper  Big AWG-9   It’s a very respectable  cable quality and value .  
Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago.
Karen  was the glue That  kept things together,her brother had a drug problem  that was a big problem.   
Tube Sound With Equalization?
No a Eq expands the frequency response but a true Vacuum tube preamp is just more expansive ,call it coloration or even harmonic distortion  much it sounds nice to the ear, with many brands ,most brands the critical volume attenuator most use a pa... 
Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation
Just last week I was waiting all day for audio cables the Jurk pulls up out in front  door open I opened the door and called to him he was writing something on Sat around 4pm ,he just took off ,and I get a email,  attempt was made no one home. i... 
NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles
I would never ever consider these in a home they belong in a j hall or theatre  and how many MRS would allow this even in the house, Tekton totally knows -0 about style , and parts quality,especially cabinet design and Xover are not one of the st... 
If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be?
Depending on budget, Value ,dependability. Sonics.  
Beware, scammers everywhere
When I was a Audio dealer Eve way back in 2000 in the U.K at the time I was getting bogus checks from Africa, I even got burned for $12k after Barclays Bank said it was good , come to find out  someone working in NY city  copied a wealthy person... 
Ethernet
For 1 you want a 4+amp Linear Power Supply  to the router  which btw digital is not grounded, for a solid Best Buy and quality ,LHY - SW-6 Ethernet hub for $600 nothing close with a LPS, , low noise regulators, and a temp control clock ,  
Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why.
MBL owners like my friend omni directional drivers.