erik_squires
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| Help, my system sounds lifeless! While some room treatments are really expensive, meant for the custom installers who are building million dollar listening rooms, GIK is not only quite affordable but effective. So much so that I wouldn't make my own.Best,Erik | |
| Balanced power and 2 prong plugs I hear you. The Equitech will reduce noise just as much for 2 prong as 3 prong devices. I can't afford anything that expensive, so I use Furman with LiFT instead. It's effective enough, and expensive enough for me. :) Best,Erik | |
| Capacitor pricing George, don't leave us hanging. What are the brands you think are the same?One of the "tells" for me is the 7.5uF caps, which AFAIK only Solen/SCR makes. | |
| Capacitor pricing @georgelofi Solen = SCR = Axon. Axon is essentially the middle of the road Solen for half price. Focal and others do seem to source their caps from them.However, I would only use an Axon as a bypass. The middle to low end Solen’s are, to my ears, ... | |
| Do all tube preamps leak DC? Well then, I stand corrected! :) As I said, it's been a very long time, and quite possible I'm confusing the behavior of electrolytics. :) Good to have those with more and more current experience here to correct me. Best,Erik | |
| NEED HELP WITH DAC UPGRADE I think you need to listen for yourself. :) I’ve never listened to the Bryston. Here’s 3 I think you should listen to, from cool to warm:BADAMytekSchiitThe Ayre codex is also getting good reviews, but never heard it. As always, the ontly thing tha... | |
| Do all tube preamps leak DC? It's been a very long time since I touched a tube preamp, but as I recall, the film caps do have a smidgen of DC leak. Maybe 50uV was closer to the truth, and yes, film caps will tend to have less DC than SS state pre's.I've never seen an AC coupl... | |
| Capacitor pricing I think it's a little unfair to say Parts Connexion "marks everything up" AFAIK comparing their list prices has been pretty consistent with other US vendors. If you ask Chris at PC nicely you can usually get 20% off at PC, which is their sale pr... | |
| Input/Output line level transformers for digital glare Did we talk about what speakers you are using though? Maybe the real problem you are having is an exaggerated top octave or two. But over the past 4 years specifically a lot of really good sounding DAC's have come onto the scene, such as Mytek, Sc... | |
| Input/Output line level transformers for digital glare If you are willing to spend the money, get them from Jensen. They also have isolation boxes which include two transformers, and all the in and outputs you need. By all means try it. | |
| Vinyl and subwoofers Bad setup. Acoustic treatment, and EQ are your Rx. Unfortunately too many times (most of the time) buyers think subs are as easy to set up as their mains. They are not, they are an order or magnitude more difficult and takes specialized knowled... | |
| Balanced power and 2 prong plugs Hi Dent,The 3rd prong is not used in power transmission. It’s role, when equipped, is to ensure the metal chassis of your equipment is ALWAYS at ground potential. Should a short occur between the power supply and the metal chassis that pin should ... | |
| Question for sub woofer users Subs are the devil’s 3rd child. Properly integrated into the room and with your system a single sub can be magical. Poorly a real beast that will never work out well. The deeper the sub, the more bass extension you try to get the harder it is to d... | |
| Do all tube preamps leak DC? Actually, if you wanted to get a very nice bypass cap, here's onehttps://www.parts-express.com/audyn-true-copper-cap-010uf-630v-copper-foil-capacitor--027-150You'd put it in parallel with your existing caps. Give 48 hours of play time. I've not tr... | |
| Is OPPO losing it's way? +1 @auxinput Many designers regard the AKM DACs among the very best you can buy. It’s more than just the price or newness of the DAC chips. Use your ears. While I love my 103, Oppo is not exactly consistent. If possible to audition any of their pr... |