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| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! Whenever a driver blows, it is well worth checking for DC at the preamp and amp outputs prior to powering up the repaired speaker. I lost a driver in a Merlin VSM after an op amp failed to 10 Vdc signal output in the Merlin BBAM line-level bass e... | |
| DC power supply reviews for AQVOX switch Nice review. I have a SOtM SPS-500 power supply with a switchable 7-19Vdc output, and a SOtM-modified D-Link switch with an external 10mHz master clock link input. Unfortunately the stock SOtM power supply doesn't provide 5Vdc, as needed for D-Li... | |
| Thiel Customer Service - New ownership is terrible!!! - WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS COMPANY ? From the Strata-gee interview and embedded photos, the "Legacy" models available on a special-order basis appear to be limited to those introduced after the sale of the company. That’s a rather fast descent! There is no mention of the Jim Thiel de... | |
| Have you ever met another audiogon member in person? Without too much log-rolling, I’ll confirm that Bondmanp (aka Phil) and rcprince (aka Russ) are nice guys with a strong commitment to the hobby and its social network. Also sbank (aka Spencer), President of the Philadelphia Audio Group! There are ... | |
| All in one solution for bedroom system. Suggestions from all appreciated. +1 Bluesound Node 2I recently put together a small bedroom system with a Node 2 functioning as a Roon endpoint, an Acurus two channel amp, and Radio Shack bookshelf speakers with cool Linaeum ribbon tweeters that had long been in storage. There is... | |
| Silly prices for Nordost cables @joecasey The problem is that very little of that stuff is actually sold, and what is, at nowhere near the asking price. It's not indicative of a functional marketplace. Those cables serve other purposes for the manufacturer than to satisfy mark... | |
| Silly prices for Nordost cables Because they have the highest profit margin in all of audio and lead the way in untethering price from value. This wouldn't be so unusual if audio could be classified as true luxury goods, but just try impressing your friends with your Vacheron, ... | |
| Silly prices for Nordost cables Awhile back I had a discussion with the editor of a leading audio print magazine who privately maintains that manufacturers of hyper-expensive cables have led the way toward ruin of the high end industry. I tend to agree. | |
| Is Ronnie incincible.... Those first two solo albums I've Got My Album To Do and Now Look stand tall. Hopefully his wife 31 yrs his junior will help keep him going. | |
| What model Altecs are these? Altec Valentias | |
| DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices Thanks for patience. It’s early. I’m also experimenting with USB cables for SOtM. The mR doesn’t need a USB cable, as that unit is supplied with a hard adapter that directly couples the mR to the DAC. There are a fair number of variables in this c... | |
| DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices Many good ideas on this thread:https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-the-sms-200-and-microrendu/http:// | |
| DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices @goofyfoot From reviews it appears that the new ISO Regen is better than the old Regen. I have not tried any USB regenerator except for the similar functionality integrated into the Sonore microRendu. Dave,Prior to SOtM, I was using a microRendu a... | |
| DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices In that case you may want to add the ISO Regen to the list. There are a few reviews out there that compare it favorably to the USBultra. | |
| DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices I’m currently breaking in a SOtM tx USBultra in combination with their SMS-200Ultra Ethernet-to-USB streamer, SPS-500 DC power supply, and SOtM-modified D-Link Ethernet switch with a clock link to the SMS-200Ultra. The clocks in all of these are s... |