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| PS Audio Direct Stream Mk2 DAC - How good is it vs Mk1? Weiss, Bricasti? @carousel Which Bricasti M1 model did you have? Was it the M1, M1SE or the M1 Series II? | |
| Ferrite cores on cables Use them on cables from TT to phono preamp to get rid of RF/EMI. They did not cause a noticeable loss of other frequencies. | |
| LP Cleaning Services Try the link below. They also have a good selection of precleaned vinyl. http://www.clevelandvinyl.com/cleaning-process.html | |
| Where to buy vinyl? Try this: https://www.ebay.com/str/Audio-Archives-LLC-Cleveland-Vinyl Here is his other site: http://www.clevelandvinyl.com/cleaning-process.html The records are graded and steam cleaned. If you are buying 30, give him a call before ordering.... | |
| Streamer Recommendation. The PS Audio AirLens should be coming out soon. | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? It got me into modding for the first time. I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC Sr. The designer of the DAC (Ted Smith) gave a bunch of tips about mods on their website forum. Other users shared pictures of steps they used to do the mods. One person... | |
| Mconnect and Bricasti How do you like the M3? I'm thinking of trying it. I have a PS Audio DAC now. | |
| Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change Right click on members name, click on open link in new tab. Systems are first listing under users name. | |
| Mood lighting for listening I turn the lights off and use a small blue light near the listing position. There is another small white light I turn on when reading album covers while listening. Bought the lights at a Salvation Army store. | |
| Which Ethernet filter? Any comments on this: DXE-ISO-PLUS-2 for filtering? | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? I covered my Netgear switch and plug in 3M EMI/RFI shielding absorber, used the filters below on the ethernet cable and put a choke of on the cord from the wall wart. DX Engineering DXE-ISO-PLUS-2 - DX Engineering ISO-PLUS Ethernet RF Filters Et... | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range Get a used PS audio DirectStream DAC and have the EDCOR XS4400 transformers installed by a local electronics shop. It should be well under $5k. Or, if you can wait, a new version of the DAC called the DriectStream MK II will soon be released by ... | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? I've started buying used from dealers and trading in old equipment to get better price reductions. Selling MIT cables and a BAT tube amplifier brought me to that conclusion. The ads for the gear had reasonable prices based on market research, bu... | |
| What phono preamp are you using? Sutherland Phono Block and Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua Cartridge. | |
| The best phono cartridge alignment tool I just set up my VPI Classic 3 again after watching this Video . It really helped me understand how to use some of the tools. I used the protractor arm that came with the turntable (Sorry, I know this is where you wanted a suggestion). But, here ... |