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| Uptone EtherRegen I've been using a Regen since August. It's in series between a SOtM-modified hub and a SOtM trifecta into an Esoteric K-01X, all synchronized to a 10mhz rubidium clock. In my application the Regen improves things, extending LF authority and addi... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 @grannyring So interesting, after so many recent innovations in formats and multiples of sampling rates, to be drawn back to an non-oversampling R2R DAC. I’m looking at this from the perspective of an Esoteric K-01X, which has a fine DAC section a... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 The Mojo Mystique Evo Pro sure looks interesting, but with 500+ burned SACDs and DSD128 vinyl rips, I just can’t face the notion of being limited to PCM. I suppose Roon could be used to downsample DSD to 24/196, but that seems like a step backward... | |
| Ethernet cables I tried various CAT5-7 generics before settling on Supra CAT8. The big moves are with an Ethernet switch between your router and the endpoint, such as SOtM or an Uptone EtherRegen. Consider an EtherRegen between your router and the Melco. Ether... | |
| Rythmik fv25hp vs JL Audio fathom 113v2 Why not add a second ZU Undertone? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I can’t recall if I dismantled and lubed the bearing. I replaced all original electrolytic capacitors and recalibrated the two speed pots. Vinyl Engine has a Luxman service note on this simple procedure, which requires only a voltmeter.Your photos... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection Hello Doug. Remember when we sat listening to the TL-1 in Dale Harder's room at Axpona? IMHO that was best in show. After that I wouldn't bother with Ohm F, but to each his own and a good project is always interesting. Talk to Cascade Audio Eng... | |
| Tango Step Up Transformers vs Bob's Sky Blue Cinemag You might also look at Quadratic by Cinemag. Quadratic is a division of Cinemag with exclusive access to a new TOTL Cinemag transformer. I haven't heard it, but I have respect for the designer, an ex-Pass Labs engineer.http://www.quadraticaudio.... | |
| Vinyl Rip from Modwright PH 9.0 phono stage I've made excellent vinyl recordings at 24/192 and DSD128 on a Tascam DA-3000. Its gain level is adjustable. It records to an SD card, which can be transferred to a PC through a USB-attached card reader. Tascam provides downloadable freeware to... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux @rossb It would be helpful for you to disclose the ADC and DAC on which you base this conclusion. It's all relative to the level of equipment. | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Given all the effort involved to make and sequence a recording of an LP, it's worth the added step to first clean the LP and get rid of as many of those clicks and pops as possible. For me that means ultrasonic cleaning followed by a VPI 16.5. | |
| vinyl versus digital redux The answer is that vinyl contains euphonious distortions and artifacts that are accurately captured and passed through a hi-res digital recording. I’m saying this as someone who records vinyl to DSD128, and generally prefers these recordings to HD... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 diffraction pads and resistors If it's the midwoofer in the Watt head unit that you're replacing, that should be 6.5". | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 diffraction pads and resistors I don't know how the damage was done, but it's not uncommon for a DC pulse from an amp to take out a woofer without affecting the tweeter. With any luck, you should be fine with a fresh driver.If you want an upgrade from the 8545, consider the ne... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 diffraction pads and resistors If you gently press the cone through its travel and feel rough friction, that’s a reliable indicator of a fried voice coil. If the mid woofers are bad, I believe they are Scanspeak 8545-- possibly modified for Wilson. But you can likely get close... |