carlsbad2
Responses from carlsbad2
| Why are DAC's so much more expensive than transports? Transports are simple to make, just requiring quality components and work. Like any technology, they are becoming commoditized. DACs are still evolving. Lots of development still going on, competing technologies, advances, improvments, exciteme... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? At that level there is generally not a dramatic diffeence between any 2 components You're chasing the last few percent. that is not a bad thing. Now people will get very excited when they make progress. Lets do the math with some made up numbe... | |
| Preamp advice @vthokie83 I'm curious about charliee's question too. | |
| Has anyone tried these SnugPlugs? @ozzy it looks llike they go into the plug and thus are obviously non-conductive. So now the plug is making contact only with the outside half of the receptacle. Is that right? | |
| ?Wireless all in one speakers "Endgame 2 channel system" and "wireless all-in-one" are pretty much opposite ends of the spectrum. | |
| I feel for you @awise1961 Thanks for posting your experience. I hope your eyes can hold on for you. hang in there. jerry | |
| I feel for you @waytoomuchstuff thanks for your cool story and you're modding strategies. I'm glad I inpired you to post it. Jerry | |
| I feel for you @immatthewj Thanks for the free rent. I see you're reading my old posts. keep it up. you'll learn things. Jerry | |
| USB Cable Recommendations Under $500 Always use silver for digital. I had a AQ Carbon that was very good when I had an Innuos streamer. | |
| Should I use Impedance 4 or 8? use the ones that sound the best. | |
| Has anyone tried these SnugPlugs? These are for the outlet where the cleaning lady always plugs in the vacuum cleaner and after 20 years, it falls out. the right answer is replace the outlet. many use hospital grade outlets for audio. one of the features of the hospital grade ... | |
| Pure Silver Wire @richardbrand while what you say is correct, it doesn't cause silver to preferentially transit one frequency over another. | |
| I feel for you @steakster while that thread is more about fine tuning your system, I am also thinking of people who have only 3 options when they have a problem. 1. Call the OEM. 2. Find a local shop. 3. Post here asking for help. Jerry | |
| This Might Not Exist, Any reasonably priced, smaller speakers with 100db Sensitivity? @nightfall the Tektons are very tube amp friendly. that said, 4 wpc should be plenty for any 98 dB speaker. something wasn't right. I am currently sitting here listening to my 4 wpc tube amp (AD1 output tubes) driving my 98dB Horning speakers. ... | |
| This Might Not Exist, Any reasonably priced, smaller speakers with 100db Sensitivity? Quality sensitive speaker at a low price = Tekton. Polycell 15 is 103 dB. Perfect SET is 98 dB (there are two versions) It should be fine and I have a friend whose pair sounds great. I have successfully driven Encores (96dB) with a 2 wpc Dec... |