david_ten
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| USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld Here is one example of a track I used to assess the cables. It isn’t a typical audiophile choice, but it served a number of purposes for my evaluation.The differences between the cables are illustrative and reflective of the final outcomes.’Giorgi... | |
| Schiit Vidar Outlaw RR2160 Rich ( @rar1 ) makes a great suggestion / option.I normally advise front end first (actually power first, but that's best left for another day). In your case, if you can push your budget slightly and move the money saved on the preamp Rich's reco... | |
| USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld What follows is a comparison between the Purist 30th Anniversary USB cable and the Stealth USB cable. This comparison, with it's focus on the Stealth (it's strengths and performance) as the first place finisher, also applies versus the Wireworld... | |
| Schiit Vidar Outlaw RR2160 I second what @rar1 and @mesch are telling you. No need for a preamp with the Outlaw. Like rar1, I had the 2150 a number of years ago in a secondary system and it performed very well. I cannot think of a comparable product that offers the level of... | |
| USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld A Continuation of the USB Cable Comparison Purist / Stealth / Wireworld PHASE 2.1The Purist 30th Anniversary and the Stealth USB cables arrived a week after the SR went into the system. Changes from the Phase 1 comparison:- Sonore Signature Ren... | |
| USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld A Continuation of the USB Cable Comparison Audience / Purist / Stealth / WireworldNOTE: Please refer to my first two full posts for the detailed information that preceeds this and the next post.PHASE 2.0Mistakes can be wonderful. Rare, but it happ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @nitrobob The link you shared doesn't load and I'm sure it is due to my system/settings. But I can imagine. Given your audigon 'handle' I had an inkling : ) | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @cliffkhz you may want to reach out to @evolvist I believe he has an angled room and has worked around it. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @cliffkhz and @stfoth Congratulations to both of you on taking that ’leap’ and ordering. Let us know how it works out in your rooms and with your gear and preferences.Adding to what @mac48025 and @corelli have shared, the better the upstream gear,... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Double Impact SE details / specs posted at Tekton Designhttp://www.tektondesign.com/double-impact-se.html | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! @blindjim It’s the ‘exit strategy” I’m not getting 20K may or may not be significant to you. I don’t know. For me, I find it wise to think downstream and long term. What happens if life throws a curve ball and you need to move the speakers, finan... | |
| Octave v70se OR v80se Congratulations on your new acquisition. Please do post impressions once you have some time with the V70SE in your system. | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Randy, New Aida is projected to list at Euro 82.000 | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @nitrobob Any concerns around protecting your and your son's hearing? | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Jim,A. I'd be grateful and thankful I had 20K to spend on speakers. I feel that way for the 3K speaker pair I currently own.B. Since they are different speakers, by default, one will / has to be a 'better' fit for your room, amplifier, and cabling... |