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| Power cords: does length matter? +1 buy the length you need. To tell the difference between a 1m and a 2m power cord you will need an extremely resolving system and I am not sure that every power cord in these two lengths will sound any different. Keep it simple. | |
| Power cords: does length matter? jasonbourne71 831 posts 05-10-2024 at 04:06pm Two pieces of steel (carbon iron alloy) coat hanger wire fitted with AC plugs will sound indistinguishable from any boutique power cord. I compared coat hanger wire to a boutique power co... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords That’s the gold plated one? | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords Nice furutech knock offs with the carbon fiber shell. I would get copper. Worth trying for $50. You can always return it. I wouldn’t draw any general conclusions based on this power cord experience though. | |
| Speaker cable options, Audioquest, Black Cat and Canare Canare 4s11 can be built as biwire which is what you’d want for the N803. They’re decent sounding cable. Not the last word in resolution but good enough to get by. Not familiar with black cat or AQ Gibraltar. | |
| Puritan 136 vs 156 for simple system Lol injecting some humor always helps. Now we’re on the same page as far as power conditioner and network tweaks go in that system. | |
| Puritan 136 vs 156 for simple system @pinwa there are DACs under $3500 that would provide an upgrade over R26. Chord Hugo TT2, Bricasti M3, PS Audio DirectStream, possibly the new and highly praised LAiV Harmony…just to name a few. With all due respect…upgrading network components ... | |
| Back to the DAC Set it up and enjoy. Don’t worry about roon. | |
| Back to the DAC I played around with it. It’s fun for a while and I love it but then it gets old. I still have around 2,000 CDs and a good collection of vinyl. I definitely don’t see myself going back to analog. I had a decent sounding setup though but it was a ... | |
| Back to the DAC CD transport, unless it’s the caliber of Audio Note or Jays Audio, is most likely a waste of money, time and space when you have N200 as a streamer with Bricasti M1S2 dac. You can rip CDs onto SSD and mount it inside the N200. And I would only do ... | |
| Surge protector You sure it’s not the fuse that needs to be replaced? | |
| Puritan 136 vs 156 for simple system @temmple I’ll go back and expand on my original suggestion… You have an $1800 integrated amp and a $1600 DAC. A $2200 power conditioner, upgraded cables or any tweaks be it network or vibration control is putting the cart in front of the horse. O... | |
| Puritan 136 vs 156 for simple system My opinion - instead of dumping cash into power conditioner, upgrade your dac. Install a dedicated line if possible and add better power cords. In this order. A power conditioner isn’t going to magically transform this system. I had PSM156 and mu... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? The OP mentioned Shunyata Sigma was the power cable. I think that post was removed. Not sure what $500 power cord he’s using though. | |
| How to get AirPlay into my older system. Congrats!!! |