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| Goal Zero Yeti 500 I bought a Goal Zero Yeti 500X earlier this year, to try it on my DAC and streamer in place of my balanced power conditioner. It did give me a very "dark and quiet" background to the soundstage, but it squashed the dynamics and transient attack of... | |
| Aleph 3 safe to operate? Take a look inside the amp, and check out the condition of the caps. If they look good (not swollen or leaking), and everything looks fine, hook up a cheap pair of speakers to it and turn it on. It should be fine if it appears to be a new amp. | |
| Vintage tube amplifier repair St Pete, Sarasota, Tampa area Try contacting VAC in Sarasota. Kevin once helped me with an issue I had with a non VAC brand amp many years back. He was very helpful. | |
| Ethernet Soix: I have tried the exact same Linkup Ethernet cable from Amazon that you mentioned, in both a 5 meter long run from my router, and a short 1 meter run to my streamer from my Ether Regen. The cables look and feel very solid and well made, but ... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units Yes, I did try all of the filter settings, which made very slight differences. I used the coax digital input, with a very good cable for most of my listening attempts. I also tried the USB input as well. When I sent it back for a refund, it was to... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units I purchased one new many months back, and gave it 10 days time to burn-in. The sound never changed during that time. It was very ill-defined, rolled off on the top, and lacking in dynamics. I have never heard a DAC or CD player that sounded that b... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone From personal experience, I have tried both granite and different types of wood. Under front end components and amps. I found the granite gave me a more "forward" or up-front presentation, sometimes "edgy". Not the case with wood. | |
| how to run three subs from one lfe jack How about purchasing three wireless subwoofers, and running them off a wireless sub transmitter? No long RCA cable runs needed. | |
| Gustard R26 ladder DAC sound signature - comments? In response to Magnon...No, I have not tried another one yet. I'm certain that it was not a matter of system synergy in my case. It had to be one that slipped by their quality control and was not tested for sonics on a good system. It must have be... | |
| Gustard R26 ladder DAC sound signature - comments? I had the same problem sonically with a new R26 that I purchased. I gave it around 200 hours of play time, and it sounded absolutely boring, lacking in detail, and rolled off on the top. I sent it back for a refund right away. I think they have se... | |
| $100-200 linear power supply Pick up an Astron RS12A 12V power supply off E-Bay for well under $100 including shipping. Over 10 amps of current, American made, built to last for many decades. They sound fantastic, and better than many "audiophile grade" power supplies I have... | |
| Stolen property If the seller knows little to nothing about them, is selling them well below market value, and can show no proof of purchase or ownership, I would be very cautious! | |
| Velodyne sub missing remote You can find replacement, aftermarket Velodyne remotes on E-Bay, as well as originals. Get a genuine one for around $45, for they are better built, and have a longer range. You will need the remote to re-set features, gain levels, crossover contro... | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER Most DACs do not use passive analog attenuators, the attenuation is done in the digital domain, by dropping bits. At medium to lower listening levels, they lose a lot of detail, and the sound quality suffers. A dedicated, active pre-amp has high q... | |
| Inexpensive but decent 8" subwoofers You may wish to look at Totem Kin subwoofers. Their ultra-compact 8" sub sounds fantastic, is extremely well made, reasonably priced, and looks great too. |