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Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
raysmtb1 The amplifier they’re talking about in this thread has a mains filter in the amp. They mention it on their website and say in some areas with noisy lines you can add one of their line conditioners. Nowhere do they talk about power cords. ... 
So, my NAS Hyperspace w. MP500 gets beaten by Iphone and TV
You can connect hard drives or flash drives to media players, some come with internal hard drives as well,  some people use a NAS(Network Attached Storage) and stream from that. You can then attach the streamer to the preamp. If your preamp doesn'... 
USB cable: One Continuous length for Best SQ?
I guess you could try something like this. No idea about sound quality never tried one this long if the data gets there it should be OK. https://www.newegg.com/black-oem-production-50-ft-usb-2-0/p/181-0036-00001 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
I hope you got what you needed.Just scroll up a bit it I think he did.  
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
subjective measurements "??this is an oxymoron term....it's  a term used when the subjective opinions have been acquired through controlled ABX testing and used in conjunction with scientific measurements in psychoacustics. 
Music Playback
What preamp do you have? 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
I did try and I did hear...and not subtly. If you did not try in a blind controlled test then you're just offering subjective biased opinion.We ALL have subjective biased opinions when it comes to seeing and hearing the only way to know if some... 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
If Ayre whose top line amplifier sells for around $35,000 tosses in junk power cords then I think I'll look elsewhere for a company that's tested all the parameters that can diminish the performance of their products. For that kind of money I expe... 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
Of course subjective listening and opinion is vital too, but equal measure of science is often overlooked.There is a difference between "subjective listening " and "subjective measurements " the former can be dismissed the later is used along with... 
How good are $2 DACs?
The point of the article wasn't that 2 dollar dacs are the greatest but it shows how far dac technology has come and when we listen in a blind test it's difficult to tell cheap from expensive.  
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
I take it you wouldn't be interested in Archimago's musings on speaker cables?  
Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences
Another Class D that looks like it could drive most any speaker but I know nothing about is the Anthem M1.  They look interesting.  Pair of monoblocks are $7000.  
Articles You Feel Should be Shared
This isn't an article but a talk by Floyd Toole I hope that's OK.https://youtu.be/zrpUDuUtxPM 
Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences
The best at giving great detail without fatigue I have heard are amps with Purifi Sorry maybe you missed that in my post I get carried away sometimes. I think these Class D amps are very good but I went back to Class AB. I liked the amps I heard w... 
Suggestion for speaker cable for aerial acoustics 7T
Yep, Star Quad Canare 4s11. Give it a tryhttp://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=65Ask those other cable companies to show you their measurements.