david_ten
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| Denafrips Terminator reliability? @snafujg Reach out to @alvin1118 (Alvin of Vinshine Audio). He will be able to address your question and concern directly. I have found dealing with Singapore and DHL has been fast (faster than within the U.S.) and Vinshine has been a pleasure to ... | |
| Difference in sound between copper and silver digital cables? @williewonka Steve: within the parameters of (the "experiment" / components / systems) you tested them, correct? Thanks.With this design using a silver conductor seemed to offer no advantage. | |
| Which of these power cords ? Excellent guidance and advice from @ggc | |
| How can we hear the difference in cables in a bad room? +1 Steve @williewonka I will add that components that contain very good power supplies (like amps) will need extremely good power cables in order to hear a similar level of improvement, whereas, a component with a lessor quality power supply and o... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @zardozmike Thanks for bringing Ana Vidovic to my attention. | |
| Need tips to better my sound @labguy Given where you are with your components, I recommend holding off on millercarbon's recommendations (for now).Start with a streamer/DAC combo that allows you to run direct via Ethernet or WiFi from the router. Not knowing your budget, I c... | |
| Point of diminishing return for a DAC Percentages require a fixed point for a calculation. None of you, and none of us, have that reference point. | |
| Wired RJ45 vs. Point to Point + RJ45 - Connecting a Music Server A Mesh Router / Satellite system. It will bring much more to the table, than simply addressing the need expressed in your OP. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Koko Taylor --- Koko Taylor (continuing with Electric Chicago Blues and missing the audio crew up in Chicagoland) | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I Can Tell --- John Hammond Hard change in music genre, with Taj Mahal providing the intermediary seque... : ) | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Diva --- Blossom Dearie (Vocal Jazz) | |
| Room Nucleus+ vs what for dCS I have been evaluating DACs and dCS is on my list. I’ve auditioned the Bartok, the Rossini, and a full Vivaldi stack. I’ve also heard the Rossini in a neighbor’s system and have heard dCS products elsewhere. My most recent auditions, both at the d... | |
| Room Nucleus+ vs what for dCS @audiotroy 's posts above are valid and share important and helpful information. | |
| Room Nucleus+ vs what for dCS No reason to use WiFi. House is wired and WiFi will always be inconsistent due to interference and overlapping zones.Not true. WiFi can be used to effectively isolate the 'dirtier' sections from the more important and hopefully 'cleaner' sections ... | |
| Room Nucleus+ vs what for dCS It seems like for networked listening, as long as the device can serve up the file quickly, there shouldn’t be a sonic advantage to other devices...What I’m trying to understand is if there really is any sonic difference between them if running ov... |