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| The one tweak most Focals need ... well, yeah, I guess I could have gone with the Mundof EVO caps, but I wanted to try for the resolution of the Clarity CSA and I didn't want to spend as much on the EVO SGO. | |
| The one tweak most Focals need ... Well, I ordered some Clarity CSA caps. They seemed to be the only ones that would fit in those positions. If I hear any significant difference, I'll report back (in time), but since these are used as surround speakers, I'm not sure that I would ... | |
| Computer for home audio USB output to a DAC is probably the best upgrade, but it can be expensive for the DAC. The Asus Xonar Essence ST and STX audio cards are a very good solution that is cheaper. They can be had for less than $100 on ebay. If you have an older PCI ... | |
| The one tweak most Focals need ... Hey Erik. I have a pair of older Focal Cobalt surround speakers that use the old metal inverted dome tweeter. When you say upgrade the caps to Mundorf or Clarity, what would be the result? Are we looking at a smoother sound? Or more resolution... | |
| Speaker kits recomendations Maybe Horn TL hybrid lets talk speaker kits The Solstice kit from Parts Express is the best kit I know of that also includes full cut wood parts. Everything else is pretty much "build your own cabinet". It uses pretty good Morel drivers, but it still may not be to the level you are lookin... | |
| Advice on Krell amplifier Some of the comments mention the older Krell Evolution line stuff (KAV 400 xi, S550i, 202, 525, 600, etc.). These Evolution generation were a more transparent high resolution type of sound.The new Krell stuff (Solo, Duo, XD) is the sliding-bias C... | |
| Amp for focal 1038be? For the Focal, I would recommend avoiding fast high resolution type amps. This includes your emotiva and other amps such as the suggested Luxman and the suggested Rotel. While the Luxman and Rotel are excellent for their price, they are not goin... | |
| Chinese Power conditioners You get what you pay for. If you're on that kind of budget, you're much better off getting a used Belkin Pure AV power conditioner on ebay. | |
| Youtube music quality vs. Amazon prime If you are a youtube listener, I have found that Firefox browser has the best audio playback. The latest Internet Explorer is bright/thin/harsh sounding in comparison. Chrome does not do well either here. | |
| External Linear Power Supplies yup, linear power supplies have a break in period just like any other electronics. It would be anywhere from 100-300 hours based on your system and listening preferences. | |
| DACs for older gear The DAC/DSP board in the Bryston DP3 is indeed not the best solution, in my opinion. It is an off-the-shelf DAC/DSP/Processing board made by Momentum Data Systems. While it is extremely convenient for a company like Bryston to use as the basis f... | |
| Help with an AV processor On 3 channel systems where you actually only have left/right/center, I have actually found that sound is worse when you remove the surround speakers from the configuration. What happens is that the surround channels are output to the front left/r... | |
| looking for a quality BNC female to RCA male adaptor The Purist Audio adapters all seem to be $150 plus each, which is kind of expensive just for an "adapter". I have found that the Black Cat BNC-to-RCA adapters are excellent and are only $30/pair:https://www.blackcatcable.com/collections/accessori... | |
| Something I made :) It's a very cool development, but this forum is probably the wrong audience for this product. It would probably be a total hit on a disco/rave forum. Or DJ forum. | |
| Something For The Fuse Guys ... At 17,000+ posts, I don't think anything valuable would come from this member except excessive trolling and flaming. Unfortunately, even the naysayers will flame this troll. |