audioman58
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| DC blockers - what's your experience Your audio should be on dedicated 20-30 amp lines and I had had awg 10 copper wire and to make more quiet my audio electrician friend installed 4 wire 1 common ground ,the other a separate is plated ground Going to its own small buzz bar it ... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More, is it a quality dac ? Myself have heard 90% of most things out there being in a multi state audio get together the Yaggs is detailed and I owned the latest in 2020. It’s just so neutral i couldnot get over that the Pontus2 is very good ,some out there are having issu... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC This I can tell you I bought the R26 , I added a lower price pangea sig 14 mk2 using Cardas best -0 Crystal copper $140 and the Synergistic purple fuse was a nice jump up in imaging depth of ,and dynamics, give it a solid play 24-7for a week ,I us... | |
| Budget amp that will give Magnepan 3.6Rs better depth of soundstage Great little amp over 200 wpc into 4 ohms , the parasound A23+ I bought one for my wife she is very happy with it perrotta consultants got a great deal , judt put in a decent aftermarket power cord like a Pangea AC- very high current and a d... | |
| Speakers with deep/powerful bass What is your budget these cheaper speakers have bass but it’s far from bein tuneful and accurate , bloated is a good way to describe vs even a goodsubwoofer like a Svs 400; Rel anythjng over $1500 in a sub will be more accurate in a speakerover... | |
| Birthday DAC For under $5k the New Denafrips Terminator -2. 12 anniversary is a class leading Great R2R dac by any standard at this price point and above. | |
| Tube Amp Repair A great tube engineer builder Radu Tarta is near theNY boarder in CT he does mods for most amps are not that well engineered and the primal luna tube sockets are very cheap , good ones are gold over Copper Teflon sockets that alone sonically a... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Wilson SabrinaX I have heard both in depth the New Sabrina X is a major step up to. Th3 older Sabrina ,using their best tweeter used in Their top speaker , and same woofer as the Shasha Daw , the midrange is a wood pulp , the Xover is much better then the Magico ... | |
| Speakers with deep/powerful bass Most speakers mentioned here has Non accurate bass big rounded bass altec Lansing cerwin Vega , Klipsch , these speakers at best upper 30 hz that’s why i mentioned a good quality powered sub woofer if that’s what you want this will enhance mo... | |
| Speakers with deep/powerful bass Just buy some Svs 4000 or ultra subs they will go lower and with more impact with their high current amplifiers built in and 13-16 inch drivers buying 2 will balance out the rooms Bass. | |
| Anyone tried fiber into EtherRegen SFP? I have used it and it makes a difference keeping noise on the dirty end the media converter too makes a difference . I use the excellent Linear Tube Audio LPS which makes a noticeable improvement to the regen, and comes with a excellent DC ca... | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper Neither a Litz like the Cardas has individual isolated stands that give a more cohesive balance and -0 interactions Teflon dielectric ,I tested all 3 types before rebuilding my Loudspeakers with the Cardas . | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers Using a separate modem, and router is a liability ,one less Ethernet cable and power cord, BTW I use Only LPS from my Motorola 8702, which uses Docsis3.1 I will be upgrading to next technologies within the next year. But by using a decent LPS wi... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC I have found $5-7k gives you very good reference quality beating dacs at 2 x the $$ spent in naturalness and musicality across the board. tops in my new listening list is the T&A 200 dac , then Between HoloSprings May KTE dac and latest Den... | |
| Qobuz hell When you pay it’s by the month once you stop it it will go to the calendar day your started . |