audioman58
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| To condition or not ? Line conditioning the cheaper ones surprises current ,they should tell you how. Many watts total. the AQ Niagra 5000 is excellent , the Puritan ,very good except their cheap brass sockets copper night and day less resistance 3x better conductor ... | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video He has an ego as Big as East coast to the West, I owned a Audio store he many be right on many things but not all Gryphon makes great gear but his $75k 450 lb Amp just may be a bit excessive for 95% of all living rooms . he likes to brag ,this... | |
| Ethernet If you going to buy a switch they $20 make a ton of noise as well as your router . this switch is the best value for all it offers and under $600. LHY SW-8 and on your router most are 12 v and around 4 amp i spent a bit more from Linear Tube Au... | |
| Best set-up under $20K Too many variables , your speakers like I did the weak link is the Xover like in most speakers under $25k since I have many I know first hand, the dac for sure would be next since music starts there good or bad. | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. One thing forsure , never buy a preamp with a cheap round silver Alps volume pot or bournes, a stepped ladder resistor type or relay , if you are using a remote if not at least a resistive ladder type to get the most out of your audio system. | |
| Costliest Brainfart I doubt homeowners will pay for a mishap, a coffee got spilled on a new computer and the agent jerk at Allstate literally laughed. many of these workers are not exactly M.I.T grads . | |
| New Generation Class D - AGD Audion Mkiii upgrade What’s you opinion of them say take a 6SN7 vacuum tube and use as a hybrid ? I see rogue doing this in a Less complex way. , I have been into modding Loudspeakers mostly myself ,but keep an open mind on the latest Class D modules and how to ta... | |
| Very good AES presentation on inter connects and ground loops. Fredrik222 you speak out of ignorance. myself and many others in our audio club have tested many combinations Ethernet cables ,and usb cables ,linear power supplies all have audible improvements all well tested not knowing which were being test... | |
| New Generation Class D - AGD Audion Mkiii upgrade Ok Then Ralph I have heard your mono-blocks vs a class AB stereo amp that’s was 2x the price and a bit better in several areas That the vast majority agreed ,for the $$ monies your mono blocks are a very good deal. when you take it to the next ... | |
| Very good AES presentation on inter connects and ground loops. There is much more to. It then that ,myself and many others in our audio club some are true electrical engineers. ,for. Example digital noise can travel house to house that is why I isolate the coaxial filter, plus the Ethernet the Ethernet hub ... | |
| New Generation Class D - AGD Audion Mkiii upgrade How much are these ? There is much newer digital boards this year I am waiting to see when Atma- Sphere will be tak8ng the next step up in technologies , Ralph doesnot exactly state the module which I feel as a ex dealer you should state the... | |
| ELEMENTS THAT AUDIOPHILE SPEAKERS REQUIRE If you want all these attributes be prepared to spend $20k on up and as I have stated many times ,having owned a Audio store for a decade only 25% of the cost or less goes into the speakers ,the rest R&D overhead and markup. l have seen ... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k In our audio club I have heard many very good dacs and some very $$. this musician Aquarius dac for $3k before knowing the price it’s a very well balanced R2R dac I thought it was in the $5k range , I was very surprised it was in the $3k range ,... | |
| SPL Diamond DAC - no remote control That alps pot is a cheap way out , you loose resolution it’s only a $25 item resistor ladder , and relays are much better, I try to bring attention to this it’s just a good way to save $$. , my friend being a audio engineer proved this,inside... | |
| Borresen X3 The only thing that disturbs me about these speakers is in truth ,the only will go to the upper 30s and with these small 5 inch drivers the bass is tuneful, but lacks the impact of even say the 7 inch drivers in the Marten Oscar trio with th... |