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| Deals at Axpona on amps I would look for "local dealer" rooms. I was at RMAF one year and there was a local dealer in a room giving 20% discount show deals. The manufacturing vendor rooms are not there to sell but to market the product. | |
| DIY Digital cable question @williewonka - he's talking about a single-ended S/PDIF coax cable, so it will not have a 3-pin XLR plug. However, this is not the same as a XLR analog interconnect. | |
| Improvement in Musicality for home theater system I would try borrowing better speakers to compare your current speakers against - using your AVR amp. The resolution and transparency of the Revel M126Be speakers that he has completely out-performs his current Adcom amp. Putting a better spea... | |
| Improvement in Musicality for home theater system Erik is right that all these amps sound radically different. If you can find somewhere to listen to them, that would be best. My thoughts: McIntosh - if you want an engaging and dynamic sounding amp, this is the wrong choice. The McIntosh amps... | |
| Looking for good computer speakers HIGH END IDEA: Pick your choice for a USB DAC/Preamp, such one of the following: Used or "open box" Focusrite Clarett 2Pre on ebay for $285-300. This is one of the best sounding pro audio interfaces for the money. Company provides software dri... | |
| Looking for good computer speakers Questions: 1. What is your budget. 2. Do you have any size constraints? (i.e., can you use a speaker that is 12" wide and 14" tall?). 3. Are you wanting to use the USB connection on the Mac? Or do you have an analog output that you can use? | |
| Improvement in Musicality for home theater system Wow, this discussion went sideways really fast!! so, based on this: I was hoping to get some feedback on improving the musical delivery, basically more refined sound I really think you do need to replace your Adcom amp. I used to run these a... | |
| Audio Fuse Metal fatigue That just does not make sense. Like other said, I think he's trying to scam you into repeat buying of the fuse. If it was metal fatigue, then that would apply to anything in the unit that contained metal. The only fatigue that one might discuss... | |
| DIY Digital cable question A cable which has a floating braid will add capacitance and basically "choke" the current. You need to ground the braid on at least one end. | |
| 7.1 surround test, MX121 Most movies streamed are actually in Dolby Digital 5.1, and some are even in Dolby Digital 2.0 (basically stereo). The movie itself has to be encoded to have 8 discrete channels for 7.1 content. If you can’t find any movies on streaming, maybe buy... | |
| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas I have found that the Neutrik XLR gold-plated connectors are pretty good on resolution and speed (i.e. they are not warm and slow), but they have a dirty sound, almost like a distortion. The Furutech XLR are the best I have used -- the gold-plate... | |
| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas A note on heatshrink. Not all heat shrink are created equally. I have used some pretty horrible heatshrink that wrinkles and kinks when shrunk. The end result looks like absolutely crap. The Polyolefin 3:1 heatshrink from Sonic Craft is really... | |
| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas I have not seen any "locking" banana plugs that worked at all. The problem is exactly like you said -- the plugs just do not grip tightly at all. The same exact problem exists on any other "locking" connector. I don't like locking connectors of... | |
| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas You could try Audioquest Suregrip 300 BFA series banana plugs. They are Beryllium copper with good set-screws (not brass, but not pure copper). Cheaper than Furutech. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy the Audioquest 500 or 1000 series bananas. They ... | |
| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas Erik, why don't you like Furutech bananas? I have used the Furutech FP-200B bananas on several occasions and have found them to be the best banana plug. The set screws are large and you can really crank them down. The plug itself has a very tig... |