bryoncunningham
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| Are the JL Fathom subs really that good.... Jb8312To be honest, I cannot "fathom" a sub integrating into 2 channel so well it is seamless, completely cohesive and disappears into the music…It can be done, but it is very difficult. IME, seamless integration is only achieved when BOTH frequen... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes 02-16-12: LearsfoolI think many audiophiles place too much importance on Build Quality. This is much more than slightly subjective, IMO. "Better" technology isn't much of the time...I introduced the distinction between "build quality" and "design ... | |
| Are film capacitors directional? Are you using a setting for AC (not DC) volts? Not sure how you could sometimes be getting a negative number for AC volts.I had it set for DC. My only defense to the charge of idiocy is that the meter is new to me as of yesterday, and I accidental... | |
| Are film capacitors directional? Okay, Al, I think I'm following your instructions exactly, but I'm not getting consistent results. I've tried several different capacitors, and I get a different reading every time. Don't know what I'm doing wrong...-I checked the outlet and it is... | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Rodman - At your suggestion, I've been reading about the TI shield. It looks like a very interesting product. I think I will order some. Thanks.Bryon | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Thanks, Kijanki, for that detailed response. I will follow your advice and add the regular steel shields to the copper shields already in place. I will report back with the results.I think you and Al must be right that the Cat6 cable has reduced s... | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Now that I think about it, if the steel I purchased is indeed non-magnetic, will it work for shielding EMI at all?! bc | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Jea - Thanks for the advice. I will poke around on Tweakers and see what I discover.Kijanki - Thanks for the help. You are always a good source of information. Much appreciated.MuMetal is good suggestion - it works much better than plain steel.I a... | |
| Are film capacitors directional? Thanks, Al! Very helpful. I bought a better meter today, so I will try the procedure you described tomorrow and report back.Bryon | |
| Are film capacitors directional? Thank you, Al. My multimeter doesn't go to AC millivolts. I will borrow a better meter from a friend. Please forgive my ignorance, but once I have the meter, what exactly do I do?bc | |
| Are film capacitors directional? Thanks Rodman. I don't have an oscilloscope. Any other way to measure?Bryon | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Al, I think you may be right in your speculation that the reduction of EMI/RFI provided by the shielded cable is resulting in less jitter. That is consistent with the change in sound quality. If that theory is correct, the system now has a LOT les... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Lots of interesting comments on this thread. I think theres some truth in Robs observation that dacs in the same price range have similar sound quality. The same thing could probably be said of preamps, amps, and even speakers. The same thing co... | |
| What's up with all those clocks I feel your pain. My system has 4 clocks in series...1. Mac2. Sonos3. reclocker4. preamp/processorThe Sonos was modified so its clock could be slaved to the reclocker. The system has not one but TWO Audiocom Superclocks, one in the reclocker and o... | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Thanks, Al. I will leave both ground wires in place. There is something else strange to report...I installed a shielded Cat6 cable today, replacing an unshielded Cat5 cable. I expected to hear no difference whatsoever. Much to my surprise, there w... |