dgarretson
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| Aurender vs. Roon The video is harsh, but I kind of get it. Much of computer audio is off-the-shelf standard parts shrink-wrapped for audiophiles allergic to computers. But those linear power supplies do make a difference relative to standard switching power suppli... | |
| Speaker wire... Diy? Not all silver is the same. Ask Duelund. | |
| Speaker wire... Diy? Over the years I’ve had commercial speaker cables to $15K and several DIY recipes. My favorite is a DIY of stacked, soft-annealed .999 silver foils and solid silver spades. Termination is solderless with compression fittings and all internal matin... | |
| Atma-Sphere, Ralph Karsten Yes, absolutely. Ralph is tremendous. I'm part of an older group of Atma owners who has modified his gear. Unlike pretty much every other high-end manufacturer, he remains supportive, and has generously helped me out of problems that I brought ... | |
| One can dream - ultimate ripping/streaming set up Inexpensive dbpoweramp software on any laptop with a CD/DVD reader via wireless to any CPU storage medium gets it done in minutes. | |
| What equipment have you bought this year so far ? Lots of LessLoss DIY 64x Firewalls for power cords, and a JCAT Net Card Femto for the computer. | |
| Record weights what type would be good for a Luxman PD171-A If you’re looking for a weight that will flatten an LP against the platter, anything above 1 lb. (like the Stillpoints LPI) will do it. I have an LPI, but have found that, except for severely cupped records, the lighter and less expensive Starsoun... | |
| APOXNA 2019--My Friday Morning Show Review You're forgiven. Nice reviews! | |
| APOXNA 2019--My Friday Morning Show Review Jeez, it’s Axpona!!! | |
| Where to get a modestly priced 5 volt Linear Power Supply? An ebayed 5V/2A Chinese Zerozone LPS is a bit more @$130 including shipping. I've had great results with this powering a JCAT Net Card Femto in my music server. | |
| Kent English Yes, I know Kent. He is a champ and picks up the phone. I doubt he is getting rich on this. | |
| Caps for crossover upgrade for Opera Grand Callas Loudspeakers That's not to say that it won't benefit from a good small-value bypass cap. | |
| Caps for crossover upgrade for Opera Grand Callas Loudspeakers In contrast to a conventional metalized polypropylene capacitor, the contribution to performance associated with the copper litz lattice embedded in the zinc end spray of CMR, increases with diameter. | |
| Is a CD Transport the Best Digital Source? @jim204 Thanks, I was unaware of Sound Forge. I also record hi-res streams in real time, but using a Tascam DA-3000. The PCM flat files are ported into Vinyl Studio, which automatically segments tracks and pulls metadata down from the net. | |
| Caps for crossover upgrade for Opera Grand Callas Loudspeakers @erik_squires The series cap to the Esotar tweeter is 5.9uf. The shunt cap to the Scanspeak 8545 mid/woofer is 17uf. IIRC, crossover is around 2000Hz. The greatest change with the .01uf Duelund bypass is heard in mids to LF. The change is rather d... |