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Warm relaxed digital coax
I have not experienced huge difference between coax cables. So I’m not completely sure you’re on the right track. Cable manufacturers that are known to produce warm sounding cables are: Audience, Audioquest, Acoustic Zen, Cardas, Kubala Sosna   ... 
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
@ghdprentice it’s like a label on a mattress. If you remove it you will go to jail.   
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
Well harakiri it is then!  
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
They’ll just have you eat fugu sushi prepared by a trainee.  So what’s so special and unique about the stock cord. What gauge is it? My Pass Labs X260.8 mono blocks came with stock cords that are 3x14awg stranded conductors (probably decent qualit... 
Need help choosing preamp for streaming
If not too late, another recommendation would be Rogue RP1. Great value on a used market and a very nice sounding preamp. You can upgrade it’s performance by rolling some nice tubes in.   
Aurender N150 connection issue
Is the volume on bel canto set to fixed or are you using the preamp section as well? Check the volume level. Also It could be the bel canto usb is not compatible with aurender…contact both aurender and bel canto   
New Acquired Sopra 2
Pass Int250, Coda CSiB. Careful with components and cables that are known to be on the brighter side.   
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
@jfrmusic I have tried power cords and other cables at various price points. Unfortunately I haven’t come across any giant killers yet. As with any component or cables you have to hear it in your system to gauge the degree of improvement if any. S... 
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
@jfrmusic I recommended Nordost Frey 2 to you in one of your threads. The strengths of Frey 2 are clarity, air, extended but sweet top end and fast articulate bass. These cables bring a degree of musical excitement I have not experienced with othe... 
Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line?
What’s the break in period with the FrontRow speaker cables? And what changes in sound can be expected throughout the break in?  
Problem: DAC or streamer San Francisco east bay help
Make sure the sound output on the laptop is changed to usb. Otherwise it will play thru laptop speakers. You can also try ipad or any tablet or smart phone. If no sound, it’s the dac. End of story.       
Problem: DAC or streamer San Francisco east bay help
Did this happen after a firmware update? How is the streamer connected to the DAC…USB? Have you tried resetting the streamer? Or better yet, what have you tried to troubleshoot this problem? Tried connecting a laptop to the DAC via usb to see if t... 
Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW!
@painter24 Eno Streaming System in was too much of a good thing in my setup as it mellowed out dynamics, clarity and excitement. The effect was the same when using it with 2 different streamers. I ended up selling it.     
Digital vs Analog experiment
Too many variables in that comparison IMO. CD master and analog master are different. You don’t even know what the master is streaming from HD Tracks or Tidal. I’ve done this comparison many times and got pretty much as many different results. Wit... 
Importance of streamer in audio chain
If you’re using WiiM internal DAC, without a doubt you would notice the difference by upgrading. Now the question is what upgrade would bring the most ROI. I’d say start with a DAC. In that system something along the lines of Chord Qutest would be...