classic8

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Weird crackling from speakers when preamp connected
I sent the preamp to the manufacturer and he couldn’t figure it out (he retouched some solder joints, replaced a few resistors, and declared victory); luckily the local technician did.  
Weird crackling from speakers when preamp connected
@maddog66blue OP - I had a similar issue with a tube preamp;  I was getting intermittent static noise in one of the channels. It turned out to be a bad capacitor. The technician discovered the problem by nudging the capacitor with a wooden chopsti... 
Akiko Audio Loudspeaker Improvers
I have obtained very good results with various Akiko Audio products including the Castello grounding unit, which may be similar to these speaker improvers. They also remind me of a similar device made by Kojo Audio from Japan. @lwin Do you have a... 
Mike's Barn.
@big_greg +1  
Speakers sound too bright.
@rwalsh07 Try one or more Akiko Audio tuning sticks on your Lumin, DAC, and/or preamp. In my system they definitely tame the higher frequencies.  
New Magico Speaker Break-in Question
@jmeyers You can try one or more Akiko Audio Tuning sticks with your electronics. To my ears and in my system, they tame the edge of the high frequencies.  
Moon 390 Network Streamer
@costa94109 Thank you Costa - I am a very happy Simaudio customer.  
WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM?
Good philosophy @erik_squires!  
Moon 390 Network Streamer
I’ve had great results with Simaudio Moon gear. @mahler123 Can you please share your source?  
Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation
I had a similar experience with FedEx in December - package delivered and my signature forged.  
Linear Power Supply Recommendations!
Farad Super 3  
Beware, scammers everywhere
@cohicks4 If you deposit the certified check, how can the scammers pull back the money? And would a cashier’s check make a difference?  
Just received my LHY Linear Power Supply
@rubicon15 I got a huge improvement using a Teddy Pardo LPS with my Lumin U2  mini (using Audio Sensibility adapter).  
There Is Nothing Like the Real Thing - Our State of the Art
@mahgister +1 Agree - like comparing apples and oranges.  
Simaudio 600i V2 volume control.
Thank you @oddiofyl!