audphile1
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| ifi LAN iSilencer I’ll test it again in the next few days just for fun. So far I’ve struggled to hear any difference with vs without. I’m sure it makes a positive difference in some systems. May be my Aurender N200 and Purist Ethernet combo is resilient to whatever... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer @mikhailark You wrote I love reading Nelson Pass. One of the best engineers making great gear. He obviously does not try and alienate potential customers with $$$ but he did say quite a bit about expensive power cables :-) can you please prov... | |
| Changing the 6550 power tube in a Audio Research Ref 6SE Preamp @inagroove I highly recommend Upscale Audio. Bought enough tubes from them over the years. Just get the ARC grade. | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer @mikhailark couple of things here…. 1. I agree with you that essentially what the iFi is doing should be part of a well designed streamer. And it probably is and hence the reason it makes absolutely zero difference in my system. However, I do not... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer And by the way Amazon music and Netflix sound quality on most of their content blows. Stop using Amazon as an example. Moving data through fiber optic in data centers and streaming music at home via copper is two different things. You’re comparing... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer Buddy you’re trolling. But you finally googled it. What components did you try the iFi gizmo on? it’s not a thousand dollar gadget. Give it a shot and if it doesn’t do anything in your system report back and return it to Amazon. Voice your concer... | |
| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement My de-cluttering journey: 1. Sold all analog gear 2. Upgraded digital - went with a nice streamer and outboard DAC; sold network filter, removed switch and FMC modules 3. Sold mono block amps and a two chassis preamp 4. Bought a nice integrate... | |
| Value Power Cords- LessLoss or Triode Wire Labs? @robshaw I use Nordost Heimdall 2 on my streamer with great results. It should work just as well on the CD transport. Find a used one it should be within yiur budget + - few dollars. | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer @mikhailark Stop tolling and google it. And write to iFi if you need any additional details. Buy one. Try it. Take it apart and report back to us with your findings and pictures - what did you hear in your system? What’s inside this gadget? Be p... | |
| Ethernet mikhailark 331 posts 01-18-2025 at 02:08pm Blue Jeans is what you want. Anything over is a scam. Ask yourself - does Amazon (Tidal, etc) use $1000 Ethernet cables in their data centers? No? Why would you? Cops in NYC ride around in T... | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? Audience OHNO. Keep in mind speaker cables almost always cost more than the interconnects. Check https://partsconnexion.com/ | |
| XLR cable placement without knowing the cables in question…a general rule I follow…If both cables are copper with one model just higher up the line from the other, best interconnect should be between the preamp and amp. If you have silver and copper I would put the s... | |
| Changing the 6550 power tube in a Audio Research Ref 6SE Preamp I replaced Sovtek 6550 with EH from Upscale Audio, ARC grade. Sounded great. No problemo. | |
| RCA Interconnect recommendations roadcykler 160 posts 01-18-2025 at 01:56am Of all the cables that don't make an objective difference, interconnects are those but what absolutely does make a difference is expectation bias. Wiser words have never been spoken on thes... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer @akg_ca I’m using it at the EERO end then Ethernet cable from iFi to streamer. In either case I struggle to hear any difference to be honest but it could be that my streamer is not as sensitive. I do easily hear differences between Ethernet cables... |