david_ten
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| Network Switches For reference and for those who are new to this:SFP = Small Form-Factor Pluggable Transceiverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form-factor_pluggable_transceiverFMC = Fiber Media Convertorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_media_converterBasic o... | |
| Aries Cerat SET Amps Concero 25 + PreAmp Incito S + DAC Helene - First Impressions Thanks for the update @nabcs Great to hear the levels at which you are enjoying your gear and system. | |
| Network Switches @thyname Thanks. Your findings are important to me. I've held off on adding fiber "links" within my system because I do not want to screw up aspects like timbre and tonality (both of which you report on positively) etc. | |
| Network Switches @thyname Do you have a feel for / thoughts on the reasons the Sonore Optical Modules outperformed the 'standard' FMCs? Thanks. | |
| Confused and need help No surprise that the post preceding mine was deleted by our resident Deleter In Chief. Here is her post, for continuity and context purposes:elizabeth 8,001 posts11-07-2019 11:30amI would blame the Parasound gear as a wild guess. Agree try the Mag... | |
| Network Switches @thyname Got it. : ) @uberwaltz Thanks much for posting actual hands on results. | |
| Confused and need help There isn’t anything to "blame." Consider your Parasound A21 + ARC LS17SE + 1.7s as a whole or as a unified unit. This threesome isn’t working for you [Emphasis You, the OP].The Parasound A21 + ARC LS17SE + Harbeth 30.2 threesome didn’t work eithe... | |
| Network Switches @thyname I’m a long-time Sonore customer and currently have their previous gen (non optologic) Sonore Signature Rendu SE player. I’m also a long-time customer of Small Green Computer for their servers. I’ve paired SGC with Sonore for a number of y... | |
| The science of opinion ... Thanks, @teo_audio I meant in the greater human historical universe...I'm guessing here, but there are likely to be some luminary examples and they may even have written about their transformations / shifts.... | |
| The science of opinion ... @teo_audio Do we have any examples of reformed "dogmatic mindset negative proofing types" and their redemption stories? Likely not to help, given the 'type,' but may make for interesting reading.... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Focusing on the "spend" is not going to get you very far, even if you increase your "spend" amount.May I suggest looking at this differently... that is: investing the time to learn. I'm sure you can attest to a lengthy learning curve and time spen... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? African Flashback --- Aldo Romano / Louis Sclavis / Henri Texier / Guy Le Querrec (Jazz) | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @uberwaltz : ) | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Out To Lunch! --- Eric Dolphy (and Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis, Anthony Williams) | |
| Confused and need help Just like relationships, some pairings simply work better. Being Ayre helps. : ) |