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RCA Caps
You're welcome @almarg  And, thank you too!I don't believe the RCA/XLR input scenario applies in my case. I'm using a Musical Fidelity M6si (which has phone RCA in) and Golden Ear Triton Reference (which has LFE RCA in).I believe the scenario you ... 
RCA Caps
I can’t envision a design in which a shorting plug applied to an RCA **input** would cause any problems. Consider the fact that the essentially zero ohm impedance presented to the input by a shorting plug is not greatly different than the very low... 
I would like to hook my satellite box to my oppo udp-205 for two channel audio
Regarding the possibility of ground loop hum that jea48 pointed out is true. But you (OP) could still go the coax option by inserting a ground loop isolator. Relatively inexpensive ($10?) and they do work. I use one that was provided/installed by ... 
I would like to hook my satellite box to my oppo udp-205 for two channel audio
I use coax from my UDP-205. This one specifically, but of course there are many coax options. https://www.bluejeanscable.com/pages/technicaldocs/1694tech.htm 
Best Volume Settings?
@kalali Good point, You are correct. My previous statement "All amps distort the more their volume is raised" is not entirely accurate, but the spirit of what I meant is that lowest distortion occurs when the volume is lowest.This is a pretty good... 
RCA Caps
@bdp24 Thank you very much for that info. That pricing is good. Although you purchased them years ago and we know prices only head north as time marches on :) I'll give them a call. In my case I only have phono inputs as I don't have an analog tur... 
Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar
@shadorne Thought you might find the following excerpt from https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/reviews/schiit-audio-yggdrasil-multibit-dac-review/ interesting.-------------------The "Yggdrasil is the world’s only closed-form multibit DAC, deliv... 
Best Volume Settings?
In the latest issue of Stereophile, reviewer Jim Austin addresses this topic in the review of the Benchmark DAC3. He stated " most systems achieve their best noise performance in the top half of their volume range". I think the operative words the... 
Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701... See the above link for some comments from Jason Stoddard (Feb 8, 2017) relevant to Stereophile/Atkinson remarks about Yggdrasil. @ghosthouse Th... 
Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar
That said, I take JA of stereophile's comments as a serious concern with regard to the Yggdrasil. You can find other DACs in this price range that Stereophile has given a much cleaner "medical health checkup"!Didn't we just go through this?https:/... 
RCA Caps
Thank you @almarg and @georgehifi 
RCA Caps
IMO, for unused rca INPUT jacks shorting plugs are preferable to caps, although of course in many cases I would not expect either one to make any difference.@almarg Is it even remotely possible that shorting plugs could cause some kind of "damage"... 
Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K)
As noted here, one has to "go out" and listen to as many speakers as possible. All speakers introduce coloration to the sound, so it is vital to listen and find out what YOU like in terms of sound and which brand YOU favor. Hype about a speaker or... 
Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed?
Come on fellas, if you spent 50 grand on a stereo system and we're not happy, would YOU admit it?Fifty grand isn't even close to the expenditure needed for a $uper high end stereo system.  :) 
looking for the best cd transport only, without dac
it it has some interesting features that a normal transport does not have, such as “re-read until successful” vs ecc error checking.Just my .02, irrespective of the fact that physical CDs themselves are subject to data rot and present issues of th...