gdnrbob
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| Butcher Block Acoustics - What have they been up to? They just made me a new platform for my amps last month. Perhaps a call or email would be the best way of finding out what is going on. B | |
| Advice needed on power cables, wall warts, conditioning, electrical outlet @tuberist , +1. Even cheepo hospital grade outlets are better than stock. As far as changing out power cables, start with Source components first and work your way down.- Advice from John Rutan (Audioconnection). Bob | |
| What are you tweaking this weekend? I just got an Innuos Reclocker for my Innuos streamer. It seems to be money well spent, so far. Bob | |
| Townshend Pods - How many do I actually need per component for max effectiveness? @goose HRS is a company I have been thinking of using. Good to know that their products might be equivalent to Townshend. Did you ever try removing Pods and Footers to hear the difference? B | |
| More Current Single Ended Interconnect Cables Closest To AudioQuest Niagara's? I would call Alasdair at AQ and ask him what would be equivalent to the Niagra's. You can also PM or call John Rutan (audioconnection). FWIW, the newer AQ cables offer even better sound quality. B | |
| dCS Bartok DAC - Interesting Video Review Thanks, I was thinking of getting one of those. B | |
| Anyone move up from Innuos Zen Mini to Zenith ? I own both the Zen Mini with LPS, and the Zenith. The Zenith is definitely more resolving than the Mini. I am debating about moving to the Statement. In the mean time, I just scored a used Phoenix USB, so I will see how that affects sound reprod... | |
| Townshend Pods - How many do I actually need per component for max effectiveness? Well, they sell the pods in boxes of 4, so that is the quantity I use. And, if you require more weight, why not add it to the top of the component. HRS makes plates to dampen chassis/cabinets. So, I don't see why you couldn't put a barbell weigh... | |
| Servicing Used Aurender Products Purchased 2nd Hand The repaired a N100 without asking if was purchased new (and it wasn't). So, I would have no qualms. Also, their prices weren't too bad. Bob | |
| Anybody here listen to Mahler? @tuberist , I, too, had a hard time with Mahler in the beginning. My 2 cents: Start with the First Symphony-Way too many good recordings, so you have no problem finding a good one. For vocal, I found Das Lied von de Erde, to be an easy listen-... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @terrapin77 , 95% of music is recorded at redbook quality. You can find higher rez music on Tidal and Qobuz, but much of it is simply 'remastered' works from an earlier recording. Auditioning DAC's is probably the best way to find out what is go... | |
| In Classical music the effect of SQ on appreciation For the most part, I want as high a quality of recording as possible. But, the fact remains that there are many artists that have unique interpretations that, due to the lousy mike placement/recording tech, have low quality recordings. In these c... | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises @sns , You seem to have a pretty good grip on this project. I would suggest joining some other forums- Audiophile Style, WBF, to name two. I think they will have a deeper understanding of your build than here. Bob | |
| Ready For Digital Source...Computer - Continued! For the money, you can build a pretty good streamer with an Intel Nuc-Look at John Darko's website. Though it you really want the highest quality, then an Innuos, Aurender, etc. would be the way to go. IMHO B | |
| To extend Ethernet to remote location, are Powerline extenders or Mesh systems better? I used a Netgear (WNCE3001) to convert a wireless signal to ethernet for my Bluesound Node. Worked like a charm. Bob |