grannyring
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| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @vassilsI get why you feel that way. However, we also know in audio many things make us scratch our heads. The upgraded Orchid is in another league, as you say, vs. stock so a comparison would be interesting and don’t count the Orchid out. I have ... | |
| Preamp Output Capacitor: Mundorf Supreme vs. Supreme Silver Oil I have upgraded several MHDT Orchid dacs with the Vcap Odam caps in combo with the Vcap Cutf bypass and the results are stellar! The bass energy is the best I have heard from any cap...period. Wonderful. In addition, the mids and highs sound is ... | |
| Perfect Path Solutions Total Contact Mega Review No doubt the paste is an easy best tweak for the $ I have ever experienced. My system would not sound nearly as good as it currently does without this product. Fact is my system could not possibly sound this good without this product. It is essent... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror Great update. A more fair comparison would be the AM SE to the Orchid upgraded with the mod package I have been performing. The upgraded Orchid performs at a much higher level across the board vs a stock unit. The difference is not small. The Orch... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. You may want to try the new Vcap Odam as they are more neutral than the PIOs you don’t seem to like. They are much more 3D dimensional than the Wima cap and not very big physically.It sounds like the better caps are revealing some negative sound a... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. Over at the Humble Capacitor review site they liked it fine giving it a rating of 8 which is pretty average. Not poor, not great like many “boutiques”. That jives with my experience with these in both crossovers and electronics. They are pretty ... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. Glad you like them. I would not paint with the broad brush you use saying all boutique caps are a joke. I tried Wima and they are nothing special to me. Certainly no Vcap Odam or Miflex copper foil! This is all subjective based on your ears, pr... | |
| Can I cheat and not get caught? Yes, use a dremel tool. I have had to do this several times. Just work slowly and carefully checking for fit periodically. If the spades are not very thick you can carefully widen with needle nose pliers being very careful. Thin spades are easy... | |
| Why not put crossover networks in accessible compartments? Yes indeed. Stock sand cast resistors that sound relatively grainy compared to the Mills MRA or the even better Path Audio resistors. The Mills would only cost builders some $4 each, but instead they use $ .25-40 cent crappy sand cast resistors. T... | |
| How do you use Tidal with you local library? Plus Roon as some great DSP capabilities! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Awesome Geils LPs! | |
| Why not put crossover networks in accessible compartments? @mofojo . It does amaze how many, if not most, speakers that retail for up to $30,000 use $ .40 cent resistors and $7 capacitors. I mod and upgrade speakers for myself and clients and see this all the time. The sonic gains realized with a few well... | |
| Why not put crossover networks in accessible compartments? Living Voice is another company that uses outboard crossovers. Other benefits beyond vibration control include...- More room for proper spacing of inductors. Far too many speakers have them jammed together due to limited space and this negatively... | |
| Why not put crossover networks in accessible compartments? Some speakers do have a separate compartment such as the Dali Epicon line. Great way to keep the parts out of direct proximity of the bombastic cabinet. Nola and others use outboard crossovers which add wiring complexity, but totally removes the ... | |
| Anyone done A / B listening to compare vintage stereo receivers with today’s Amps/Preamps? The parts used today are simply on an entirely higher level of quality and performance. Just this fact alone means much has changed with amplifiers over the years. |