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| A stupid question(s) about power cords Well…you’re not the only one experiencing this. There are a lot of factors that can contribute to you not being able to experience the same magic every time. Some are…mood, how stressed and tense you are, tired or rested, allergies/sinus pressure,... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords @ghdprentice +1 Takes time and switching back and forth quickly doesn’t work. Take your time. Don’t rush. The Preffair cable is going thru a break in phase. Hopping back in for a listen late last night revealed a slightly harsh treble that I ... | |
| Back to the DAC navyachts OP 484 posts 06-05-2024 at 02:30pm As previously mentioned, I am not all that well versed in describe musical attributes. It either sounds bad, better or good, but let me state it this way, I thought it a little "edgy" or a little... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords So here’s the thing with Rhodium plated connectors in my system…it can get too much. At one point I had all Furutech power cables with FI-50 and FI-50 NCF Rhodium plated plugs plugged into Furutech GTX-D NCF outlets. In addition my speaker cables,... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords @mrdecibel and @immatthewj while I’m waiting for the Nordost Heimdall 2 power cord to arrive, I decided I’ll check out this Preffair 10awg cable. I got the one with the knockoff Furutech FI-50 NCF plugs with allegedly copper connectors. I parke... | |
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed I personally do not buy from sellers who have less than 100% positive feedback. Irrespective of method of payment. Running a chance of something being f-ed up means I will be wasting my time and money, getting frustrated and stressed out. It ain’t... | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? Probably glued the 2 upside down. Just kidding. | |
| Where can I get a set of Harmonic Technology pro 11 speaker cables re terminated? VH Audio sells connectors. I would check with Chris if he would take this job on for a fee if you purchased spades from him. | |
| Quandary @rvpiano not talking you into this deal. But the XA30.8 is a great amp and with your tube preamp you will have fatigue free listening. If you can get a hand setting it up, buy used. The XA25 should be great as well. I respect benchmark but am not ... | |
| Quandary @rvpiano I owned XA30.8 and its a spectacular amp. It leaves class A after 30w if your system demands more power and produces over 100w into 8ohm in Class A/B so it has plenty of juice. It should be nice with the ribbons in the GE speakers. | |
| Quandary @rvpiano I’ll going to play devil’s advocate here for a minute… I want to say that a $300 home audition of an amplifier doesn’t sound that great…on the surface. But consider this - he will bring the amp, set it up, then come pick it up when you’r... | |
| Back to the DAC @navyachts congrats! You finally got the bricasti! I would recommend not making any more changes but play the N200 into the bricasti 24/7 for two weeks to break it in. Make a playlist consisting of all possible butrates and just run it on repeat ... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION I had RP-1 with ST-100 driving Martin Logan Montis. Rogue is great value and RP-1 is excellent. Not familiar with the sound of the bryston amp and how it pairs with the ML speakers but I would find a Bryston preamp on a used market and try it. Syn... | |
| 12 wire compared to Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable? middlemass 902 posts 05-30-2024 at 04:58pm I love it when people come in here to stir stuff up by pretending to play dumb. And then, when they're brought up to to speed by well-intended posters, they just double down and continue to play ... | |
| Should I cash in? If you want to maximize the ROI with your first purchase get a preamp. Or pickup an all in one unit like the Bricasti M3 with network renderer. It has excellent preamp section (I owned this DAC and used it direct and with preamp) that will hold yo... |