holmz
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| What should I upgrade first on my budget system? But I don’t get DACs yet. Someone said I need a good DAC. Would I need one for my cd player and PONO and preamp? Thanks. A DAC is only for CD and.or streaming. Whether you need one, and whether it sounds better is another thing. How do you lik... | |
| Question concerning cartridge for Sota Star vacuum turntable I assume that the Koetsu was either pitched out, or could not be serviced by SoundSmith? The Hana, or maybe a SoundSmith cart? I did put a Garriot Bros p77i on a SOTA at the suggestion of the fellow from St Petersburg Rus, who has not be around ... | |
| New Rel Carbon Special Sub “Roars” when there is no signal! Forgive me if I missed something but, As @sryeager noted you may have a ground loop between the two RELs. Plugging them both to the 20A line with an extension cord would be an easy check. An acoustic feedback loop with the amp unplugged is ... | |
| Question concerning cartridge for Sota Star vacuum turntable Did you like that cart? Or what did you now like? | |
| New Rel Carbon Special Sub “Roars” when there is no signal! I do have a terrible amount of coiled power cords (high end Audioquest) behind my system that I think is also a possible culprit. Well the speaker wire carry a lot of current, and so does the sub. Any magnetic field that is coupled into the spe... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl @tonywinga with your example of the use of valves WRT trains I was surpised that my showing a turntable for trains was removed by the moderators. (Especially in a satirical thread.) That RADAR system seems pretty cool. Thanks for sharing it. | |
| Dual subwoofers, monoblocks, pairing with accoustic suspension speakers | |
| Power cable dilemma @carlsbad One could probably measure the voltage drop across the various power cords with the same program material playing. If they sound different that it is either that they are providing better power, or doing something with noise. But I hav... | |
| New Rel Carbon Special Sub “Roars” when there is no signal! When sliding the sub forward or backwards the problem goes away. When I leave the sub in place and move the power and signal cables away from other wiring, then the problem remains. It’s definitely something that happens when the sub is in that e... | |
| New Rel Carbon Special Sub “Roars” when there is no signal! Send that one back or contact the MFR | |
| Starting Point for Room Treatments? Then I’ll decide what to do! Ask the mrs too… 😍 | |
| Need recommendation for hi-rez xlr plugs for re-termination project Here is a set of just about new Furutech's top of the line XLR's. Make an offer around 1250 I'm sure they would be well worth it. ( no affiliation with seller) What makes you sure? | |
| Starting Point for Room Treatments? My wife got a remodeled master bath and kitchen, I got the house of stereo. It's always a give and take. ^Wise^ Or we have a society like the one where the women are being tortured. | |
| Starting Point for Room Treatments? glennewdick , thanks for the tip. Any insight on pointers to get me started on the right software, mic, and process? I will look into this myself but wondering if you have any resources for doing this off the top of your head. Much appreciated! ... | |
| Advise on buying electronics out of-the country I do not (yet) buy LPS, nor the Swedish dirt boxes for grounds. But I did buy a used preamp out of Switzerland without any problem. (But it was through a dealer who had it on trade in,) The same model was available from CZ, China and Italy… but ... |