donquichotte
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| Ideal USB cable length, streamer to DAC? Common wisdom is that shorter is better (for USB cables, at least). My experience is quite opposite. I have directly compared, at length, in my system, 1m against 2m: - Supra cable: the 2m one had stronger and more authoritative bass, more drive... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? Thank you both, very useful information! Unfortunately, some recent unfriendly financial events are severely limiting my budget for the time being (and for the foreseeable future). So the upgrade path suggested by @sns is not possible in my case.... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? Oh, in case it was not clear from the original post: this cheap PC as a source is no slouch. It sounds almost (but not quite) as good as the transport in my Accuphase DP550; on the other hand, when comparing the CD with the streamed album in a hig... | |
| How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"? @mijostyn: You are saying that "modern ESLs can be virtually immortal" but as far as I know at least the Martin Logan panels are said to have a limited life expectancy?! I never understood why. Electrostatic headphones can last many decades... | |
| Kef Reference Tweeters-Ferrofluid Replacement A bit of a sideways question: does the ferrofluid also dry out if the tweeter is stored in a plastic bag? In other words, is it possible to buy replacement tweeters and store them for 20-25 years without the ferrofluid drying out (which would defe... | |
| Optimal lengths for USB and Ethernet cabling for digital audio I have directly compared in my system two pairs of USB cables of two different brands, each pair consisting of a 1m and a 2m cable. In both cases, the shorter cable had richer, more seductive midrange while the longer cable had stronger and more i... | |
| Speakers known for great midrange. Another vote for Spendor (Classic series). | |
| COMPARE SPEAKERS: B&W 803D4 OR 802D4 TO ML RENAISSANCE ESL 15A I have the ESL 15's smaller siblings, the ESL 11. I'm pretty sure there are huge similarities in sound, with ESL 15 providing more of everything. At least this is how ESL 11 and ESL 13 compare in my experience. ESL 11 are extremely sensitive to t... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers The most beautiful speakers? Among the ones I've seen, Sonus Faber. By far. | |
| Dynaudio customer service ignoring me @craig : Thank you for trying to help me. I don't want to derail this thread so I won't go into details, but the reassurance I was looking for (about future availability of parts) couldn't have come from anywhere else but the producer. I am E.U. b... | |
| Dynaudio customer service ignoring me I wrote Sonus Faber inquiring about the availability of some parts, now and in the future (as their policy) and was referred to the local dealer. I did this because I was contemplating a 15000 euro purchase and I needed some reassurance. I was ver... | |
| Speakers for string Quartets It's funny because I do have an answer... sort of. First of all, it goes without saying that the other components beside speakers are of paramount importance too. I haven't been exposed to lots and lots of audio gear, but of those I've heard the b... | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? +1 Spendors (Classic series) | |
| DDC like Aurender UC-100C tonally but with better detail? So no one heard the Aurender? It's basically absent from the audio forums, I wonder why since the Aurender streamers are quite popular... Ok, scratch that, what other DCC could offer me the above-mentioned traits of "fullness to the sound, especia... | |
| Accuphase DP570 vs. Luxman D10X @denon1 : I see you are not excited by the DP 560 / 570. The 560 is "nothing special" compared to what? What is it more exactly that you didn't like about these models (maybe also what you liked, if anything)? I'm asking because I have a DP 550 th... |