davide256
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| tweaking the Dlink III thanks Tgrisham. thinking about it you are correct, no guarantees this will make the DAC better and I do want to be able to sell this easily in the spring after buying a better DAC. The stuff I have modded has always been equipment I have no inten... | |
| what is wrong with my cd player? Check for this simple mechanical problem. The CD player has to clamp the disc to spin it.With age the friction surface on the upper clamp can wear causing the disc to slip/skip during play. Using a paper ring on the CD upper friction surface (donu... | |
| New CD´s with errors, acording to dBpoweramp CD Stoplight product may help if its edge reflection | |
| Optimizing the Prima Luna Premium Integrated amp for the Premium integrated the manufacturer tube configuration is all 12AU7's. I have swapped in some Amperex 12AT7's and Jan Phillips 12AX7WA's, in both casesthe Mullard 12AU7's were better in the front sockets. Toying with shelling out for some ... | |
| tweaking the Dlink III Been there, done that with several digital cables. This issue has been present on all. Also done many audiophile cap upgrades on multiple components with the only fiasco being a first attempt on an Oppo DV-970HD died(second attempt succeeded). The... | |
| Hum X for CJ PV-10? Theres a ground screw for the phono but without earth terminal to ground, its a "floating" ground. There are PCB board grounds to chassis at the mounting screws, easy enough to rum a ground wire to one of those from a new IEC plug install. | |
| Hum X for CJ PV-10? If you have the original power cord on the CJ, you need to start there as it has no ground wire. When I replaced mine, 20 years of copper corrosion was pretty nasty and it was basically lamp cord quality. Not hard for a DIY IEC plug update if you ... | |
| New Prima Luna Amp In Distress / Me Too Had a similiar problem when a tube was failing in the pre section of the Prima Luna Premium Integrated, selector knob would pop with any source change, erratic tics during operation. Looking at the bad tube it was apparent that arcing was occurrin... | |
| Help with fatiguing sound in my PC system Realremo, I found that both USB and coax cable mattered but didn't spend a lot to get satisfaction. For USB I tried Audioquest Forrest, Pangea silver over copper and ended up with far better results from Pangea 24 gauge Pure silver.. better high f... | |
| Help with fatiguing sound in my PC system since last post I have acquired a JK MkIII sync USB to SPDIF converter to replace the Vlink. Beyond the order of magnitude improvement in fidelity, its made it enjoyable to listen to PC audio fed direct from DAC to amp and helped me diagnose some ... | |
| Smartphone for the audiophile? I had an HTC Arrive which was basically a Windows phone + Zune. It bettered the iPod touch for fidelity but my son will never let his iPhone 4S out of his hand for me to compare : | |
| where next to go? The JK MKIII arrived yesterday, immediate success. Tight low bass wth substance, authority on details and pitch. | |
| Linear tracking vs. Pivoted tracking tone arms. Linear tracking arms are in theory superior to radial arms. However the general issue I have seen with radial arms is that the sheer amount of stylus energy vibrationdumped into a tonearm is very difficult to damp without a reasonable amount of ma... | |
| I find that cleaning used records very difficult I've been using a basic Nitty Gritty vacuum machine since 1985... so long as I use quality rcord cleaner fluids it improves any record cleaned by removing microdust that causes pops and will often remove mold release compound still clinging in the... | |
| Cap life span? I have a CJ PV-10A circa 1992. The Solens film caps in it while not the greatest caps never showed any noticeable agingissues. However the white "CJ" film caps definitely aged, deadening highs and transients; swapping with new caps gave immediate ... |