audphile1
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| Comparing external DAC to CD player DAC Mac into that level dac will fall short of the sound quality that marantz cdp produces. To run a fair comparison and or to determine the real potential if that dac run your cdp into it via spdif. | |
| PS PowerPlant power cables @w123ale … For my amp what PC would you recommend in the $100-300 range? I was contemplating trying some Pangea cords on a 30 day trial. Find a used Shunyata Taipan Alpha Helix or Python. Also a used TWL Seven Plus is a good choice. I had al... | |
| Lumin U1 Mini - how to set up Network *without* Ethernet cables? @jabbaman I owned Auralic Aries G1. Replaced it with Lumin U1 Mini. Each has pros and cons. I had constant issues with AURALiC’s Lightning DS several times a week where it would drop network connection, the network would see the G1 but the G1 was ... | |
| PS PowerPlant power cables I don’t own a power regenerator but on every single power conditioner I ever had a better power cord always improved the overall performance of the system. In my opinion your best power cord should be the one feeding your power conditioner or powe... | |
| Lumin U1 Mini - how to set up Network *without* Ethernet cables? I am planning to compare Eno to higher ethernet cables but not sure when I’ll get around to it. The only cable I compared it to was the Supra cat 8 and cheap yellow and blue ones. | |
| Dr. Feickert Turntable You will be happy! Let us know what you think. | |
| Lumin U1 Mini - how to set up Network *without* Ethernet cables? @jabbaman does it require any exotic ethernet conditioning? No. As long as you use a good ethernet cable your sound quality will be fine. If you want to use “exotic “ ethernet conditioning you can and depending on what it is you can obtain a prett... | |
| High Quality Interconnects for Luxman L-590AXII OP…what speaker cables are you using? May be look into going with the same brand interconnects? | |
| Integrated amp for Sonus Faber olympica nova 1 I am looking for an integrated amp with similar sound as the pass but with high WAF. Godspeed! | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up @mitch2 not surprised at all by your findings. As the quality of your components goes up the need to have all these filtering and regenerating devices goes away. More is not always better. Like I said earlier, in my system the NA Eno streaming sys... | |
| DAC Advice - Benchmark DAC 3 I had DAC 3 HGC. Running it into my amplifier direct did not sound nearly as good as running it into my preamp first (both Pass Labs). I don’t know how it will integrate with other benchmark pieces, I suspect it will be on. However in my experienc... | |
| Power cords or power conditioner @wheelndeal1099 thanks for the follow up post! I would allow about 24hrs for the used cables to settle. I believe you will attain more depth and layering in the soundstage when you begin to address your room acoustics. At some point you should als... | |
| Best software to rip CDs to Mac (Mini) @fuzztone @jazzman7 looks like dbPoweramp has 21 day trial. I’ll see if it’s compatible with iOS. @dbtom2 thanks I’ll look into it! Also, I noticed some, but not all, albums sound better from HDD rips than Qobuz and Tidal. This is especially true... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? 1971gto455ho 250 posts 09-12-2022 at 10:52pm If your cable is of sufficient size gauge and well put together your off and running. Agreed. My Audioquest Hurricane power cord is a testament to this statement. A percent figure based... | |
| Best software to rip CDs to Mac (Mini) @curiousjim thanks! @fuzztone don’t have to be aiff. Flac is fine too. |