davide256
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| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP I have Maggie 1.7's initially throught they were too bright, then as I experimented I realized they were accurately passing what they were fed.1) invest in good quality interconnects and power cables, cheapest place to start. I went through about ... | |
| USB to SPDIF Converters I have the Musical fidelity Vlink... excellent choice if you want better sound from an existing DAC that came without asynchrous USB. DTC probably has a point, for under $1K I doubt you would get full benefit from data rates above 96K.... which is... | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? I spent $300 for new wall sockets and PS Jewel power cords... some here pay that for a single interconnect. The audible difference in base performance and reduction of irritants in sound was well worth it.Having done electrical construction long a... | |
| Memory playback worse than disk... Why? agreed on both windows and BIOS power settings... wake from sleep state is bad for audio reproduction. Unfortunately laptops tend to be less diverse in changing BIOS options that could help since they have to focus on battery life preservation. | |
| which output setting sounds best? Ditch Vista and go Win7 64 bit if your laptop is less than 2 years old; Vista is badly flawed for audio fidelity. I A/B'd Vista Ultimate 64 bit vs Win7 Home 64 bit and Win7 was much better for fidelity. However the hardware architecture of your la... | |
| Android Tablets - Plausible to use asMusic Server? avoid android for music playback...hw/sw just isn't that good. Stick to MAC/ Palm OS/ Windows. | |
| Memory playback worse than disk... Why? 2 thumbs up Simontju to your opinion on FLAC. When FLAC is the option and not WAV on high rez downloads I always convert to WAV after... added processing for FLAC decoding seems to add jitter/ loss of clarity in playback on my dedicated music server. | |
| Memory playback worse than disk... Why? Check your buffer settings for JRiver... test with them set to minimum as they may be fighting each other. I've had the issue before with wasapi, seemed hardware buffer linked | |
| Help me build a fine PC sound system Always intereesting to listen to people talk about how to throw their money around. Ignoring all that, heres my recipe for beating down the PC audio issues at lowest price for best results.1) build your PC right to start... GIGO. a) use a stable m... | |
| HELP-Maggie IIIa's are crackling at high frequency I used to have working MG-IIIa's and now have 1.7's. The ribbon tweeter is merciless on bright signal. I found tube dampers helped, I'm using the inexpensive pearls and they make an amazing difference in taming high frequency edge... supposedly th... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV-10A mod experiences? looks like its the usual with audio, fix 1 problem only to reveal another. I've known for a while that I need to send my Sota back for a new bearing but with the old caps the problem hadn't been "glaring". I've swapped in my backup AR ES turntable... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV-10A mod experiences? phono stage is proving a little more tricky. The Multicaps indeed wiped out the transient issues. But they sound "edgy", irritating in the phono stage. Mulling over other choices for the bypass capacitors | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? hmmm, looks like opining vs factual experience being offered. Having had tweeters mysteriously blow while I was out, I exercise caution.1)digital electronics like DAC, CD, I turn off when done2) pre amp since tubes, always on (2 hour warm up for p... | |
| Magnum Dynalab 308 drive Magnepan 1.7 or 3.6? mine took 90 days last year. Once you get them, take some warhorse pieces like "night on bald mountain" or like that uses full orchestra loudly,set on repeat, turn amp to preferred volume, exit the room, and come back in 10 hours... they are basic... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV-10A mod experiences? Being a DIY'er at heart I've gone ahead and made some changes which have been highly successful.1> for the line stage section, I have replaced the white CJ design bypass capacitors with like value Multicaps. I choose these because their physics... |