carlsbad
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| SQ difference XLR vs RCA ? RCA and XLR can be implemented differently. I think your question assumes that they are the same signal sent through RCA wires or XLR wires. But XLR can be implemented different ways. Often a small transformer is used in the XLR input. This w... | |
| Best SET power amp below $5,000 Like @larryi , there are very nice, if properly designed, push pull amps out there. I'm using decware, which you have to buy on the secondary market if you don't want an 18 month wait. I had an SE34I.5 which was excellent SET. I upgraded to the... | |
| What the ship just happened? 1. Seller is responsible until delivered intact. Existence or omission of OEM packaging is irrelevant unless the seller promised it. This does not shift blame to the buyer as someone above tried foolishly to argue. 2. I always tell sellers that I... | |
| What is the best non-conditioning surge protector Not the answer to your question but a solution to your problem: PS audio regenerators provide adequate power to prevent the problems you are having. I have a PP10 for a 200 watt system (200 watt draw, not 200 watts to the speakers) and it sounds... | |
| What are songs where people or instruments sound closer to you? I should have been more specific. there may be multiple recordings out there. the one I like is Hitting the Jug, Gene Ammons, on Boss Tenor, Rudy Van Gelder remaster. | |
| HiFi audio Fuse on a CD Transport Transport doesn’t use enough power to make it worthwhile. As for fuse Koolaid, I'm not sure I drank it. I think the fuse is a horrible thing to put in your power circuit. My amp has the fuse replaced by a copper bar. makes a huge difference. ... | |
| What are songs where people or instruments sound closer to you? Hitting the Jug. Saxophone in the room with you. | |
| Where do you want your system to go when you go? Ask you family to bury you in the backyard with your system. | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise I'd hate to be a newbie looking for advice on this forum. Lots of crap in this thread. For the OP listening preferences, a tube amp would be great. But his speakers are not sensitive enough to take full advantage. Good full size speakers wi... | |
| Which wire for internal recabling my speakers? I like the Mundorf Angelique. I've used it in speakers and amps. | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer First question you have to ask is roon or no roon? If you use roon, Aurender isn't an option. In the lower price range I am very happy with the Allo USBridge signature with Shanti power supply. Performs well above it's price point. It now r... | |
| Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable I like to eliminate the biwire option from my speakers (although this precludes bi-amping which is a different question). Then use one large gauge high quality cable. I suspect most of the occasions where biwiring helped, the speaker cables were... | |
| CAT SL1 Ultimate fuse question Most are 5mm x 20mm. confirm this. Then you can order anywhere. amazon is probably easiest. PS Not sure what you mean by the cap. I think maybe the cap is the plastic piece that holds it into a panel mount. Unfortunately, that may be more dif... | |
| Does upgrading you system have to be on a logarithmic curve? the last 1% is very expensive. | |
| Batteries in my Audioquest Colorado RCA interconnects I had to google this cable to see what the 72 v is used for. Turns out is just is used to put an e-field across the diaelctric (insulation) to supposedly reduce RF noise. So there is no current flow. So probably most current leakage that would... |