audphile1
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| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? It depends how resolving your setup is and what you’re looking for in a new cables. I recently borrowed Kimber KS1136 and Audience AU24SX to compare with my Acoustic Zen Absolute Copper. Every set had a unique sound signature. I was pretty sure t... | |
| New TT vs Cartridge/isolation upgrade I’d be careful with footers and isolation platforms especially when it comes to turntables. It’s very easy to make things worse. I suggest you focus on phono stage and cartridge. The Hana E series is very good as long as it matches with your table... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? Here’s the thread I started where I posted more details on the comparison between different ethernet configurations including the optical set up. | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? @emil I also use EERO and had Lumin U1 Mini. I highly recommend Purist ethernet cable. It’s a sleeper. If you can pick it up used its insane value. New retail is around $370. I A/B’d it with Supra ethernet cable(stock and the telegartner terminate... | |
| Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp) @stevehuff is running Cary SLP-05 with XA60.8 amps @avanti1960 may be worth reaching out to see if Steve observed something similar to what you’re running into. | |
| Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp) @avanti1960 sounds like you have a good plan. | |
| Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp) @mulveling +1 on tube rolling definitely worth exploring Also, in my experience, rarely anything is a “direct replacement” when it comes to swapping components in the system that’s been tuned over time to have a specific sound. And introducing a ... | |
| Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp) @avanti1960 is the XA30.8 brand new? | |
| Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp) @avanti1960 I experience zero brightness, harshness or any type of sibilance issues with my XA30.8. I pair it with a Pass XP-12 preamp (9.3db total gain) using XLR cables. Could be a combination of mismatched impedance exacerbated by too much gai... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? Search the forums. This has already been covered extensively. | |
| Liquid Stylus Cleaners LP#9 after playing 10-12 records. Sounds great and so far no issues. | |
| Analog upgrade time @milo0812 that’s cool! Definitely use the opportunity! | |
| My Amp is good but probably the weak point @gochurchgo I would upgrade speakers instead of getting new amp. Just a thought… But if you are set on getting a new amp and keep your speakers, I would sell i stead of dumping more money into an upgrade. From solid state, add Pass Labs XA30.8 to... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k Rogue ST-100. Run it in triode mode. | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl @lalitk LMAO |