cal3713
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| Preamp Output Capacitor: Mundorf Supreme vs. Supreme Silver Oil @grannyring Finally sprung for the duelund cast tinned copper. These capacitors are absolutely amazing. Now I have them in my dac (audio mirror tubadour III se), pre, and speaker crossover. They just sound so natural. | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @vassils. Thanks for the information! | |
| Need updated opinions on R2R vs Multibit delta sigma DACs Not exactly what you're after, but a data point and a post to keep your thread moving. I own an Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE that is built on an Analog Devise multibit R2R chip. I absolutely love it. My comparison isn't a perfect-measuring delt... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @vassils Can you say what you’re using to run your woofers? I have Coincident PRE’s (94db) and just finally got dedicated subwoofer amplifiers to run their lower ends (2 x 12"). They’re the solid state Class AB Dayton Audio SA1000s that Audio Kine... | |
| Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers? A lot of recommendations without any concern for what speakers will be driven (and their sensitivity, impedance, & phase angles) and the preamp/dac that will do the driving (and whether there will be an impedance mismatch between it and the am... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. I wish I did not, but I do hear a difference between different fuses. That said, I find the differences between capacitors a much larger effect. My preamp has two outputs that are identical besides the output capacitor and I'd be shocked if anyo... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror Yes, normally there would be a fuse between the hot leg of your AC cord and the DAC circuitry, but if you want to live dangerously, you can directly connect the + leg of the circuit to the hot tab of your IEC outlet, bypassing the normal fuse posi... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. And I'm cheering for you Raul. It's a shame your cap values are so large that you can't just buy everything and try them all...When experimenting on my speaker crossover, I used these so that I could test caps without soldering (https://www.zoro.... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. Not the same application at all, so take it with a grain of salt, but within the week I'll have tried TFTF V-Cap, Mundorf Supreme Silver/Gold/Oil, and Duelund Tinned-Copper CAST as my preamp output coupler. So far I prefer the Mundorf. Burning i... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror congrats @mesch hope you love it. Please do report back regardless of your agreement... | |
| Don Sach's pre amp Also, just checked my pre's height and it looks to be under 8" tall with tubes (and some vibration control). A little hard to check inside the cabinet. | |
| Don Sach's pre amp @highstream Wish I could comment more about preamp options, but the DS pre is my first. Prior had run DAC direct from the PWD and DSD. Like you said, adding in a preamp is really a huge improvement. Counterintuitive as it may be. My reading did co... | |
| Audio Kinesis Swarm Subwoofer Awarded 2019 Golden Ear Award by Robert E. Greene @luisma31 If you do have a pre with capacitor coupled outputs, at 39k, you’ll need 2uF of capacitance (or more)... https://www.v-cap.com/coupling-capacitor-calculator.php | |
| Subwoofer recommendation for swarm I noted this in the A.K. swarm thread, but for people who might have missed it... If you're using the Dayton sa1000 subwoofer amp, note that it has a low input impedance of 12k ohms. If you've got a preamp with capacitor coupled outputs, you'll ne... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror This dac will certainly grow on you over time. I'm still getting more and more impressed and I've had it for months. It just makes beautiful music. |