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Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
milimetr Sorry but I started this thread not to educate about shielding.  You mentioned shielded speaker cables, so it seems reasonable to ask: To what is the shield connected? What would be the advantage of an unconnected shield? ... to giv... 
Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
milimetr  Can be grounded, can be left unconnected.  To what would you ground a speaker cable? What would be the purpose of an unterminated  shielded cable? many top-level speaker cables uses some kind of shielding.  Oh? Examples, plea... 
Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
A shielded speaker cable? I've never seen such a thing in a home installation. To what would the shield be grounded?  
Considering switching to XLR cables,
panzrwagn In every imaginable parameter the XLR is superior to the RCA connector. It's all about the implementation. I've seen some really horrible XLR connectors that I wouldn't want anywhere near my system. On the other hand, I've seen some ... 
Streaming Tidal/Qbuzz Vs Internet Radio
buellrider97 The sound of these stations Vs Tidal/Qbuzz is very noticeable ... The two brands of radio show a 192 Kbps frequency rate.  That’s not just compressed audio, that’s lossy compression, like mp3 files. Qbuzz shows 96 kHz /24 bit. ... 
Streaming Tidal/Qbuzz Vs Internet Radio
buellrider97 why do some of the radio channels on my streamer sound better than Tidal or Qbuzz ? ... I listen to Radio Paradise and Dot 1 FM , and they have better sound quality than the paid services. I'm not familiar with Dot 1 FM, but Radio... 
The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam?
deep_333 You are a theorycrafter and you live in your head ...quite bizarre actually, don’t you think?... I think you’re full of it, some bizarre theory crafting ... You should probably stick with topics like music genres ... But, this whole "me... 
Magnum Dynalab
magnumdynalab.com "Colquhoun Audio Labs is pleased to announce that we will be carrying the torch forward for this iconic Canadian company. All manufacturing, sales and service will now be part of our Canadian operation in Peterborough and Dwight... 
Freya+ SE and Balanced outputs to your amp
audition__audio ... there is a difference between true differentially balanced and simple balanced outputs. The Schiit is not a true balanced unit and may actually sound worse than the SE ...I guess I am not absolutely certain about the Schiit b... 
Need advice from the gurus.
jeffbij ... "fully balanced" being when the circuit maintains the separation of the positive, negative, and ground (i.e. ’balanced’) throughout ALL 3 sections of each channel, the input, amplification, and output ... By your definition, an amp... 
Turntable to Phono to Pre connections
m2team00  ... rca outputs on turntable, feeding a Simaudio Moon 610lp ... Most turntables have a ground wire and separate grounds for left and right channels. That results in a balanced (perhaps more correctly, "floating") signal. The facts th... 
Need advice from the gurus.
jeffbij ... in a fully balanced system, the 2 channels are completely separated from the input through to the output ... I'm not sure what you mean by 'two channels" and the term "fully balanced" is rather ambiguous. In a balanced circuit, yo... 
Wifi vs ethernet revisited
sns Streaming is so complex and crazy.  Some people make it that way. But the fact is that streaming is r-e-a-l-l-y simple. That's why so many people are doing it.  
Need advice from the gurus.
jeffbij it may not be a fully balanced design with the XLR jacks a convenience. Either the amplifier is balanced or the published specs are wrong: Input impedance    20kΩ RCA or 40kΩ Balanced Preamplifier output impedance 100 Ω RCA and 200 Ω ... 
Need advice from the gurus.
jl35 The Gato has an XLR connection but is not a balanced design  It sure looks like a balanced design based on manufacturer's specs: Input impedance    20kΩ RCA or 40kΩ Balanced Preamplifier output impedance 100 Ω RCA and 200 Ω Balanced