dancarlson10
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| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k @woots I should add that switching from roon nucleus to the same dac I was using with the roon nucleus to the wadax atlantis streamer changed the whole sound completely. That is when I was hooked. Huge dynamic range difference, so much smoother ... | |
| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k @woots Hi. Source in my experience is everything. Meaning dedicated line, followed by my best cable from wall to a q base or conditioner or whatever you like. So I spent more on the devices from the ethernet port, to and SOTM switch powered by a... | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise @llid2 From my experience, cables dedicated power supply and basically anything on that end of the system changes the listening experience drastically. I agree with David_ten. Power power and power followed by noise. Everything in a system is ba... | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp Hi I can say that VTL makes fantastic products. My amp is amazing the s-400 2 and so i got the VTL 2.5i which is fairly new. It has an msrp of 5k so not cheap but not to expensive. I am blown away by it. So dynamic and natural I really love it. O... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? @chinook9 H. just saw your post. I had the 590 AX II. I did enjoy it for vocals very much. Listened to lots of vinyl with it as it has a built in phono stage. Vocals were really nice with the amp. It is not in any way a powerful amp. I know peo... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? @nyev of course. My point was not at all about the qb8. Whatever conditioner you get will help. I was mainly referring to the dedicated line. Once you do that, your noise issues will settle down. You won’t care as much about the conditioner. ... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? @nyev as i said before, i got a 10-2 dedicated 20 amp line using atkore 10-2 cable. It is very well made cable steel sheathed. 750 for 250 foot line. They only sell in 250 feet. I have 125 left. I also run my best power cable from the dedicated ... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? @nyev if you run a dedicated line, why not plug your amp into the grounding device/conditioner with everything else? The amp will benefit from it along with all other components. | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @steakster @nyev the person who has helped me build and done all the speaker set up for my system has written extensive articles on noise and electrical interference and how it impacts the system. I don’t bother ever questioning him. He told me ... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @nyev but i should add that I am neurotic about noise. To me its like a cancer to the music. Maybe I go to far, but the results are outstanding. I can now hear the damper pedal when the pianist is playing and them breathing. That is now my nois... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @nyev Nordost QB8. Either a 15 or 20 amp. I got the 20 amp and got a 20 amp V2 to go from the dedicated outlet to the QB 8 and then all my components plug into the qb8. It just lowers the noise floor which is what one wants. No coloration at all... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @nyev all in it was like 3k to do the job including parts and labor. If you can do it, it is a foundation for your system. All you need is a qb8 good grounding device after that. No purifiers or coloring devices at all. Just something solid and ... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @nyev I did the same thing. Ran it along the garage and out across the Outside wall. Most important thing I was advised to do is do not bend the cable itself if possible. So the electrician used a thick plastic conduit which went around the wall... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? I use a Nordost qb8 power supply for all my power cables from wall. Of course a great V2 or Odin2 should come from wall into that. I also as a Concert violin performer always notice night is deafeningly quiet compared to day. Even during day time ... | |
| Sharing my experience with cables @parker65310 totally accurate! High rises and cities power is so different. Depends on noise levels and interference. That is why in my 2 unit condo I have a dedicated 20 amp line. Cost me about 3k with nice 10-2 cable. Very important to not ... |