ghdprentice
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| Dedicated Line - Things to consider Dedicated lines are a critical component in improving sound quality of your system. You want two and using 10 gauge wire. One for your amp(s) and one for your power conditioner and the rest of your equipment. Beyond this, if you want go further y... | |
| New DAC or New Streamer? I am retired as well. The value in my audio system has increased so much because I have time to listen to it each day. I think if I were you I would upgrade your streamer. Each will make a difference but I think it very likely your streamer wi... | |
| AES/EBU vs XLR cables for digital connection There is a fundamental difference between using a AES vs USB connection. In general, the USB puts more functions on your DAC (like reclocking) and was developed for the PC when it started being used as a streamer… before that the majority of digit... | |
| What can I do between the wall and my streamer/DAC? Much of the responsibility of sound quality rests on your streamer. So, you can fiddle with your routers and cables or concentrate on a great streamer. For me, I use wall wart wifi extenders and great streamers (Aurender N100 and W20SE) and get so... | |
| Power cords: Anticable vs Mad Scientist @soix Thx, 👍. There are a number of folks doing that, I don’t get it. What is in it for them? | |
| Too much power? I find the ideal volume depends on your whole system. But in general, the better my system has gotten, the less volume is needed. Over the decades I have pursued this hobby, more power has increased the punch and fullness in solid state amps. ... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET @aricaudio +1 | |
| Power cords: Anticable vs Mad Scientist @ebm, @tsushima1 Could you elaborate? I choose wires from heavily reviewed companies which I have experience with. So, over the decades: Harmonics, Staightwire, Transparent, WireWorld, AudioQuest, Cardas, DHLabs, … etc. I have tried some “new”…... | |
| Aurender N10 display issue Aurender remote support is great. Just go into settings and Help… send them a message. They can remote diagnose. Perhaps it is a setting. | |
| Reterminating Audioquest Hurricane HC One of the things about the Hurricane is the tremendously tight fitting on both ends, but particularly on the female end. This is a $2K power cord. I think they put a lot of work into it. I would have AudioQuest do it or swap for a cord with one w... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET OP, “ the failed tube right out of the gate happens to a newbie…”, one of Murphy’s law corollaries I think. | |
| Perception and Watts: Doubling of power Playing loud and watts seldom comes into the picture in… well non-low end systems (ok, maybe for college parties). Unless there is a gross mismatch in sensitivity and power. More power tends to add weight and realism to the sound you get… it fill... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? I have owned a number of sprung and massive tables over the last fifty years, including a VPI Aries, AR, and Linn LP12 (contemporary, near the top of the line). Typically sprung tables tend to “sound livelier” is the characterization. I feel that... | |
| Streamer/CD ripper The sound quality you get from a CD, ripped CD files, purchased file, file on USB drive, NAS, or streaming entirely depends on your equipment. Assuming the same file, it makes sense to get it through streaming as it will cost an order of magnitud... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET OP, Glad you found the problem. Tubes are not tremendously unreliable, but they do occasionally have problems. If you have a pop, hiss, whisle… or other strange issue, then that is the place to look. By keeping an extra set of tubes, it is eas... |