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| Cardas Golden Reference or Clear Cygnus? Which would you choose? @markusthenaimnut Greetings, while I’ve owned both, here is my personal experience in my systems. If you want a sense of more precise detail and open air, the 4-wire Cygnus fits the bill. Definitely more neutral though in my systems. This cable i... | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? Dan Foley from Audio Precision wrote an interesting short article in 2016. A few clips from the article: "As he explains, instrumentation noise floor is an overlooked contributor for the reason we are not able to measure a particular audible “d... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. @couger4u I’ve tried various 6SN7s in my Cary tube preamplifier. Reliability has been better buying from reputable distributors who actually re-test them well before sending them out. People here all have their favorite dealers, re-sellers. Not ... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems @audio_is_subjective "...or filaments maybe getting damaged in shipping?". Possibly so. No joke. I had a particular 6SN7 tube I was buying from a specific distributor overseas who densely cotton packed, bubble wrapped, and then double boxed ... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers ok I will put it out there. many of the FirstWatt amps could work, they come up used. Model Stereo/Mono Output8 Ohm Output4 Ohm Feed-back Output Ohms Input Ohms Input Bal/SE Distortion % Noise UV GAINdB ... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers @dougsat "Schiit GJALLARHORN". Hard to believe they can afford to build and sell that thing for $299. Never heard it before. Definitely starting to put Aliexpress and other overseas mail order amps on their heels. How does it sound compared ... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables @rkfaberdds if purchasing used, beware of counterfeits especially AQ cables. True for AQ as @kennyc mentioned here, and watch out for counterfeit Cardas too. They are counterfeiting cable models that Cardas does not produce any longer i... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables @rkfaberdds if you’re content with AQ, you might stick with it. Chasing Cardas Golden Reference is a bit more of a task, as its not made new any more. I bought two pairs of the last run over a year ago from PcX, and while it was pretty good, i do ... | |
| BHK 250 That's 50% off. Does that mean BHK 300 takes over, or the 250 has run its course and now PSA does something else in its place? | |
| Anybody going to the Florida International Audio Expo in Tampa? Angela Cardas posted this in her note to all registered Cardas customers. "If you're trying to find us at the show, email us at info@cardas.com - we'll be checking it regularly." | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman ..."The feeling of wanting to revisit all your library is very strong right now." A good first sign.👍 | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... @markwd ”It’s such a simple test! Much more simple than their crazy modeling … Can you describe in some level of detail for us the test case scenario you are referring to, and what good test results would look like? This would be helpful to u... | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... @markwd "...And competent and scientifically sophisticated cable manufacturers ... would be trumpeting their product measurements all day long if they in fact had any clear measurement differences to promote.". @markwd "I look forward to more ev... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off @soix "..but I know some other manufacturers recommend turning it off so may be product specific (obviously you don’t wanna leave a Class A or tube amp on). Anyway, I’m with you on just leaving it on." My primary all-tube system with tube pr... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman it was great to read they did reterminate yours for you while they were there being serviced and certified. I had a few pairs of the older Golden Cross ICs done the same way, with the new solderless method - with compression connectors. ... |