dgarretson
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| Ehernet cable question in streaming systems +1 Supra Cat8. But you will obtain a greater improvement by adding an audiophile-grade EN bridge between the generic router and your music server. Then deploy relatively short sections of high-quality EN cable to/from the bridge. | |
| XLR connectors I’ve used Neutrik, Oyaide, EIZZ, and Bocchino XLRs. EIZZ and Bocchino sound best, probably due to their solderless compression fittings.BTW, my Atmasphere MP-1 preamp supports the Balanced AES standard, and better XLRs do make an improvement. | |
| Easy to use NAS? Trouble with file loading My experience with a QNAP NAS is that large batch files transferred from an external hard drive through USB interface will move an order of magnitude faster with the USB-attached hard drive direct-connected to the NAS, rather than connected to a W... | |
| Pure solid silver wire Rio Grande .999 dead soft annealed silver round or flat wire sounds great. Bundle 20awg strands as needed to make your total gauge. Commodity prices; order on-line. | |
| Sandbox Design Advice I elevated the heavy sandbox on five large, relatively soft springs from McMaster Carr. If you find the correct spring rate for the mass of the sandbox platform, the sandbox oscillates at around 1-3hz resonance when touched. This insulates the tur... | |
| Sandbox Design Advice I used 4"W hardwood around the perimeter, and plywood for the top plinth and bottom. For the top plinth, I cut separate sections of plywood for each turntable leg, in order to prevent conduction of vibration across the horizontal surface of the to... | |
| How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect sites like Audiogon? If you must purchase used equipment during this troubled time, consider that liquidity problems have given the USD a big boost against the Euro and GBP. The USD is getting surprisingly close to parity in FX. | |
| Paul Weitzel from Tube Research Labs Contact Bob Backert of Backert Audio or Bill Thalmann of Music Technology. | |
| Roon and Pure Vinyl I don't use Pure Vinyl, but Roon does a decent job identifying tracks and metadata of vinyl recordings to DSD/DSF and hi-res PCM processed through Vinyl Studio PC software. | |
| Adding shielding to existing cables I use a tinned copper braid shield for DIY ICs, PCs, & speaker cables. Solder a short round wire to the braid and sneak it through the RCA barrel to ground at the source end only. Cover the braid with tekflex, and seal the tekflex to the RCA ... | |
| Speaker company :HHR exotic speakers Experiencing TLS1s a couple of years ago at Axpona remains one of my most memorable audio highs. BUT... even in a smallish hotel room Dale would not play them at higher than moderate volume. It probably doesn't matter, as I don't reach 90db anymo... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... @alvin1118 FWIW, it would be nice to include a digital output in your new DAC. I use that to record streaming services in real time on a DSD/PCM hires recorder with an AES/EBU input. | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think I’ve been a long-time fan of Merlin VSM two ways. The VSM employs a 6.5" Scanspeak 8545 in combination with a line-level equalizer that boosts LF output by 5db, providing useful output into the low 30s. I’m following @theaudiotweak with an order f... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... I read in another forum that a further update to Terminator is in development-- which may include a link to an external master clock. | |
| Repair for n Art Audio Jota in Los Angeles? Though outside your geography, you might also check out Bob Backert of Backert Labs. He has hot-rodded several Jotas owned by club members of the Philadelphia Area Audio Group. |