glennewdick
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| Long digital or balanced cable run? I think for the lengths you're talking about it make zero difference. but what type of digital cable is the question? optical would make zero difference at these lengths, wire run would have more effect and you'd be limited by the type of cable an... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused How do you think vibration effects the sound? To me this is mute, the only way i know of that an electronic component will be affected by vibrations is if there is a magnetic field in the area strong enough to induce current in the system due to ... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? Aurender A10 lack luster sound for excessive money. its built well but has a boring presentation. Roon Nucleus other than room software itself what a disappointing sound from a well review streamer, not surprising when you open one up and see an ... | |
| Packing & Shipping Large/Heavy Speakers I shipped some 250lb each speaker (Von Schweiker VSR) a month ago, after a lot of looking the best option i found was a moving company trucking section. i used Day and Ross (not sure if they are in the USA) it was 1/2 the cost of all the usual cur... | |
| What is on the horizon for POWER! As a combat systems technologist I see many issues arising when upgrading older ships/subs to more power intensive systems. Specially some of the radar and sonar systems that require large amounts of power usually 240-440v, at hi frequencies like ... | |
| Speaker upgrade If you have the room i'd take the Cornwall over the Forte it's just a better integrated driver set and superior mid-range horn IMO also the bass is cleaner from my listening. L100 wasn't something i liked personally it was ok but lacked the dynami... | |
| Upgrading tube for a MAC 275 mk5 what are you using? DeKay, Interesting about the Ken-rads I also have a set of triode labs 2A3 mono blocks I really like a set of NOS RCA grey plates I found. They are one of my fav NOS tubes right now for 2a3, supposedly the black plates are even better but I've no... | |
| Isolation Feet for Garrard 301 wood plinth late coming back but, in the end a set of three Iso Acoustic feet sized to my overall table weight were ultimately the best overall sound. | |
| Run with 240volt here in Thailand or use Step down transformer? if your using digital and-or a turntable you may want to see if its compatible with the 50hz supply, most amps and preamp are fine with either. other than that, do not plug a 115-volt component into a 220v supply without a step-down transformer u... | |
| Upgrading tube for a MAC 275 mk5 what are you using? DeKay, thanks for that information that’s very helpful. the tube store has some RCA’s on sale right now i may pick up a set to try out. I actually have a few Amperex 12ax7’s in my house i may try in the amp/preamp. I agree i like these tubes ... | |
| Has anyone truly compared Vintage vs. Modern? @glennewdick @viethluu I think the question is pretty clear. I gave examples of exactly what I'd be comparing against on the old side. and my virtual system tells you I run a Luxman 509x today. I've owned vintage Luxman gear from the early ... | |
| A/B Comparison On A Pair Of Moderately Priced Streamers Upgrade your DAC. In my experience the DAC has 95% of the sound the streamer is really not as important IMO. Find the streamer with the app you like and add a DAC you love. I did the optimized PC then to a Roon Nucleus and finally an Aurender A1... | |
| Upgrading tube for a MAC 275 mk5 what are you using? I'm personally thinking NOS tubes, I've tried the gold lions in other tube types (300b,12 series small signal tubes, kt66, etc) and yes, they can be good. I'm really wondering what NOS tubes people have tried, I've not used 12AT7 before so i'm no... | |
| Garrard 401 and 301 pulley You may want to check with some of the retailers that sell replacements, my bet is if they list two different ones then yes, they are different if only one for both, then you have your answer. I know the 401's motor was an upgraded motor over the ... | |
| McIntosh DAC not streaming DSD If you can confirm your actually getting the hi rez files from Tidal, then i'd ask mac's service department. I had a similar problem with the ARC input on the digital 2 board in my C2700 and it turned out to be the gain was set to hi for the digi... |