carlsbad
Responses from carlsbad
| Power cable break in? I googled the Synergistic Research Master Coupler and it appears it is no longer in production. So you bought it used? It has thousands of hours on it. Does time in a shipping box reset the break in period on a cable? What should I do in handl... | |
| Power cable dilemma So cable deniers don't believe you need a heavy gauge power cord. I am a "cable denier" of sorts in that I think that 99% if not more of the gain available in a cable can be achieved with an inexpensive but heavy gauge cable. You have describ... | |
| Help optimizing my streaming setup I use the etherregen switch and am very happy with it. there are quite a few of the used out there (new production is halted for an upgrade). | |
| Will this amp work as described below: As mentioned, you will be wearing hearing aids before your time. One of the great things about high quality audio is that you don't have to turn it up to sound good. | |
| Does a brand new electrical circuit for audio gear benefit from burn in/break in time? no. | |
| ' Happy Holidays to all ' Another year down the tubes! Merry Christmas. | |
| EXPEREINCE WITH AYON I have an Ayon Spark Delta which I bought used and it is awesome. the 4x 6c33c are too much heat for me without air conditioning so I have moved to a Decware amp and intend to sell the Ayon but I have nothing bad to say about them. Since it is w... | |
| New DAC or New Streamer? There is a lot more to be gained in a DAC. Until you have a flagship dac of your dreams, you can get by on a $300 streamer. In other words the differnce between a $1000 and a $10000 dac is huge but the differnce between a $300 and a $5000 stre... | |
| USB yet again agreed. I've never had a toslink that I thought sounded good. many high end DACs seem to be built around a preferred input and often it is USB. I haven't used Coax for a while. | |
| USB yet again USB is criticized by those that market an alternative and those that believed their marketing literature. USB is not inferior. | |
| Dedicated Line - Things to consider 10 or 12 awg. While running it, 2 lines is about the same price as one and it will also give you access to 240V if you find a 240V amp you like (I did). 20A is the wire size but 15 amp breaker is fine. I know, that sounds a bit confusing. It i... | |
| New FARAD Level 2 Silver Mod for Chord DAVE! I installed mine 6 weeks ago. I am embarassed to say that I overlooked the M scaler and it is still on a switching power supply. the Farad for it is in transit. Installed in 20 minutes. Very easy. I bought nice 12 awg power cords and am very happ... | |
| Advantage using one electrical leg for audio system? @jea You know what he meant. I kindo liked it. | |
| Springsteen. Only the Strong Survive I think he lost me at politics. | |
| Advantage using one electrical leg for audio system? 2 lets with seperate grounds could lead to or contribute to a ground loop. I have both legs available so I put junk loads on one leg and important loads on the other. PS I use a bipolar breaker too since I also have a 240v outlet at my stereo... |