audioman58
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"High end" store snobbery Your item would maybe get a $200 trade in never trad in at a store , actually craids list would be ideal that .depending how much you have to spend there are dealers that will ship on trial especially for dacs . | |
Streamers? I truly believe a dedicated dac with a streamer is essential to get the best of your system. innous ,as well as Melco have good streamers . I have truly spent $1000s in experimentation ,Sonore has a very good medium l IHave found using several... | |
Streamers? Itrul6believe a dedicated dac with a streamer is essential to get the best of your system. innous ,as well as Melco have good streamers . I have trulyspent $1000s in experimentation ,Sonore has a very good medium l IHave found using several Qua... | |
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal? Last year I received one and was stunned I had to report $20 k for theAudio purifiers I make being semi retired ,and then having to spend $8 taxes on older used gear ,Biden is senile and clueless ,tax more tax to thisHuge inflation he created ... | |
New Synergistic Master Fuse Jason unborn wins. audiophile of the year again congrats . many experts Thst back up their statements with -0 proof just conjecture, and speak out of ignorance . They offer Money back trials put one Good fuse in your dac -The correct way and ... | |
New Synergistic Master Fuse Mastering92 could-not be more wrong . Having owned a audio store I had the same gear with stock buzz fuses ,and then top Hifi tuning ,Synergistic , fuses a improvement on every piece of gear , not knowing which dac, preamp,or amplifier just ... | |
New Synergistic Master Fuse My friend out west owns was a beta tester , just like the purple fuse is their best effort , BTW je Audio magic M1 fuse I have as well as others in your audio get together , and head to head 80% preferred the AM -M1 fuse . it has betterBass, dyn... | |
Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? The Audio GD master 19 preamp under $1400, or model 29 if you have around $2k ,they are very good examples ,yes made in China but many parts made in U.S Japan and Europe. 2 big R core transformers , substantial u.k capacitors and a 100 step rel... | |
The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses The wsa Purple fuses are everything a synergistic purple is ,then another level in detail depth of instruments huge sound stage and more realism , the synergistic purple are a good fuse but 2 dimensional compared to the QSA purple ,but at $358 ... | |
Considering the Parasound A23+ amplifier One big improvement for sure on back a 8 amp fusec used a qsa yellow fuse inside there are 4- 20 mm 8 amp T rail fuses I put4 qsa blue fuses in there and at the transformer a 2 amp T fuse which is also a blue one all fuses have arrows-face th... | |
Looking For 18awg Audiophile Power Cable Options Why would youwant awg 18;, for dacs, preamps awg 14 is the most common and much better ,for bigger awg lower resistance , for little money the Pangea awg 14 sig mk2 uses Cardas best 6-9s Copper for under $250:a very respectable cable. | |
Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue Why don’t you mention what brand line conditioner you have and. The powercord plugged into it. Forsure get a dedicated line minimum 20 amp awg12 and 4 wire ,with common ground ,and a dedicated isolated ground with separate copper buzz bar , and ... | |
Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue Most people use awg 12 from the breaker panel . my Audiophile friend is also a master electrician ,I use awg 10 copper wire ,less resistance ,I also use 4 wire ,a common ground and a dedicated isolated ground in its own housing ,and separate buzz... | |
Considering the Parasound A23+ amplifier The p6 preamp sucks , the $1400 AudioGD master 19 ,I got from underwood wally night and days better. the A23+ is high current 5 fuses that are 8 amp T, and a 2 amp T all 20 mm I am big into modding to get that last few % , just putting in a g... | |
Recommend A New DAC Between $1000 and $2000 The black ice I owned the tube gives it a warm signature but very rolled off the Denafrips basic Aries is much better ,the pontus2+ a excellent dac and the new Gustard r2r26 is excellent ,add the synergistic purple fuses it is better then my p... |