foster_9
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| Dedicated Power Lines I would rather err on the side of caution Bifwynne. Too many different people have posted in these forums to install dedicated lines on the same leg. I would not ignore that. | |
| Wadia news Their most respected players were always priced higher than I was willing to spend. | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? Donjr, as always, there is seldom if ever a consensus on McIntosh or any other audiophile discussion. My feeling is that if McIntosh changed their business model, the perception of audiophiles would change. However, it would no longer be McIntosh.... | |
| Speaker grills on or off? My son was born during my first few years of more serious interest in audio. He's ten now. I have never taken the chance of using speakers with the grills off. | |
| What do you expect a reviewers system to be My expectations are simple. I expect a reviewers system to be what I would call "real-world." By that, I mean the system consists of relatively well-known brands that are not "out of this world" in cost. | |
| Power Cord up to $100? Melm, The AC9 typically firms things up, but power cord performance varies in different systems. There are no absolutes with power cord performance. 200 hours should be enough break in time, so I would wait until you reach that point. I would also... | |
| anyone listened to Nagra CD-P? I have not listened to that CDP. But with any addition to your system, it's going to be about synergy with your existing gear as well as input and output impedances of the gear. Roll of the dice (always is), even when you add a great new component... | |
| Audiogon purchase: too good to be true? If you exercise your due diligence as suggested, it should be easy to verify the legitimacy or not of a dealer. | |
| Cable Length Query Al, JW Audio Cryo Nova. I think it is 12awg solid core OFC. | |
| Cable Length Query Al, if running 15ft magnet wire on Mirage speakers with Minimum impedance: 4.25Ω at 93HzEstimated nominal impedance: 6Ω Is the performance of the speakers compromised by the length of the wire? | |
| Experiences with NAD M51 DAC Mesch, for those who discuss converters at computeraudiophile and elsewhere, many feel that the Audiophilleo2 is the best combination of value(price) and performance, and the Offramp is the best, but of course significantly more expensive.. I have... | |
| Experiences with NAD M51 DAC It is beatable by stuff slightly more expensive like the Chord Qute HDThe NAD M51 is actually the more expensive DAC. The Chord QuteHD is actually $200 cheaper than the NAD, at least here in the US. | |
| THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT. Peter, what became of "THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT?" | |
| Pure Music or Amarra with iMac Audioengr of Empirical Audio frequently recommends Amarra, and also mentions the built-in equalizer capabilities of Amarra as being an outstanding audio tool. Does any of the of the other aftermarket software have an equalizer function as part of ... | |
| Next step after Benchmark DAC1 Theppd, the Chord Qute is considered by some to be one of the best right now, thus my recommendation. You are a long way from the US! It's wonderful that the internet gives us the ability to share our common interest in audio half way across the w... |