carlsbad2
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| Why Do Cables Matter? Here is why cables matter. Power to a lamp is just enough current to make a filament glow. It doesn't matter what the waveform looks like, whether there is noise on the circuit, or if there are losses/disruptions along the way. If the power get... | |
| Some new E-bay scams I buy a lot on ebay and have never had a problem as you describe. What are you buying? Jerry | |
| Integrated suggestions Decware ZMA for tubed although slightly above your budget. 2 yr wait but i know where to find one on the secondary market. Kinki Studio EX-M1+ for SS. I have this amp and it is the closest to tube sound I've heard. Jerry | |
| Hooked up an old realistic power meter You don't need such a big amp. I am currently listening to a 2 wpc amp, probably most of the time at closer to 1/4 watt. Now my speakers are 96 dB so that helps. photo of my system as currently configured. amp looks tiny on top of the system... | |
| How do you high pass your main speakers? Rereading this thread, I stil think that there is no need to do anything. You won't improve your sound because your current speakers don't go low enough to worry about. My guess is things sound really good right now. But I want to caution about... | |
| Any comments about using ROON while you are OFF LINE ?? You will have to have alocal network...I still don't know if it will work. the streamer, core, and controller (phone, latptop, tablet) all have to be on the same network. I still don't know if it will work. If my internet goes out some day I ... | |
| Both preamp and power amp have volume controls. Preferred method to control volume levels? Very volume control is a resistive device. the good ones are a resistive ladder. the poor ones are a sliding resistor. It is best to get the sliding resistor out of the circuit. I have a great preamp so I use it for volume control and turn the ... | |
| USB Reclocker @singhm1 I did buy the Farad for the M scaler as well. I have to admit I was doing wholesale upgrades to many components and didn't go a good job of keeping track which one was most useful. I do have a story to tell on the m-scaler. for a while... | |
| My Final System Build in Words & Pictures Very cool. | |
| USB Reclocker Ignore ASR, or use them as a contrarian indicator. One of their videos rated Dave as inferior to a $150 chinese DAC based on their measurements. they just like to cause discussion generating clicks. TCP/IP is a generic term for all the protocols ... | |
| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" @fleschler I'm glad you've had good luck with aftermarket fuses in your DAC. Indeed, fuses are much more of an issue for amps but glad you hear a difference. My DAC does not have a fuse. Jerry | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? There isn't a good one. | |
| Update on good Ethernet switch @rjmcinnis I've found that IT professionals can be the last ones to understand digital audio because it is so different that the stuff they have done their entire career and they contribute a lot to the slowness of adiophiles to figure it out. I ... | |
| Update on good Ethernet switch @txp1 Until you run an actual wire to your system, don't bother with upgrades such as this. Jerry | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward All high end streamers are good. You need to look hard at secondary considerations. 1. Do you or are you planning to use roon? if so, Aurender doesn’t work with roon. 2. If not, then look at the HMI program for each of them and read reviews. You... |