audphile1
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| Dedicated mains supply unexpected result Good to hear! It took my system couple of weeks to settle after the dedicated circuit was run. Cable break in and ears/brain getting used to new sound. | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable Owned AQ Tornado, Thunder and Hurricane. All made in china. | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords @mclinnguy alright! I’m holding my breath :) | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords skeptikal 10 posts 05-18-2024 at 09:01pm The electricity came from a long way off, how is the last couple of feet going to matter? In any case, the first thing an electronic unit does is convert the AC to DC, so it doesn’t matter how pu... | |
| Looking for a line conditioner Depends on the quality of power you currently have. My recommendation would be to run a dedicated line if possible and get the conditioner only for digital. I’m not a fan of puritan as it reduced dynamics in my system with only the source componen... | |
| Youtube audiophile hi res sounds MUCH better than my Eversolo streamer Is that thru airplay? Or Bluetooth? It’s possible it’s EQ’d when uploaded to youtube. | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords One other thing I forgot to mention is to make note of volume level for each of the tracks you use in the evaluation so that you can match it when switching back. | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords @dwcda so…any additional listening with components direct to wall? | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable Frey 2 would be a good choice. If you can swing Tyr 2 even better. I use Tyr 2 XLRs and a combination of Frey 2 and Heimdall 2 power cords. Also looking to try Frey 2 speaker cables in place of my Audience AU24SX. | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable In that system with AQ power cables and Aria 936, go with Nordost. I own Focal Aira 926 and they are relatively warm sounding speakers. You will fatten it up too much with AQ speaker cables | |
| Is there anything other than a Benchmark DAC? I went from DAC 3 HGC to Bricasti M3. Didn’t miss the Benchmark at all. | |
| Leaving tube amps on. Turning amps on and off won’t hurt them due to soft/slow startup cycle. Calculate the cost of tubes per year makes very little sense. | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable 100% system, room and preference dependent. Until we see what the system consists of, any recommendation is a shot in a dark. | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? Cool. You have to go with whatever suits your preference and perception of best sound. It took me a while to begin appreciating the PS Audio DAC after the somewhat more forward and resolving but cooler sounding Bricasti M3 and now I just love the ... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords One other thing for your evaluation…best listening experience is usually after 11pm when you have lowest noise on the lines (even with dedicated circuit it still appears to be the case) and the house is quiet. Spend some quality time listening and... |