audphile1
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| Coda #8, Pass XA25, or Schiit Tyr to replace PS Audio M700 Congrats! I had XA30.8 the bass was big. When I upgraded to X260.8 I actually had to change the interconnects as the bass was completely overpowering everything. When you’re changing amps it is a major impact to the sound of your system and might... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords See what @mclinnguy ’s visit if it happens brings to the table | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords Nope. Outlets make a difference but even with a $3 outlet I could tell a good power cord from a stock one. Upgraded outlets don’t enhance these differences. I have two furutech gtx-d ncf outlets. If you don’t hear the difference between stock cord... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords dwcda OP 53 posts 05-22-2024 at 12:41pm Btw, I returned the Dragons yesterday via Canada Post... same way I shipped back the Transparent cables. I’m not going to accept any more free trials as the cost of shipping & insurance is too mu... | |
| 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. |