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| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? eric makes another solid point. The two large power supply capacitors, being 30 years old and electrolytic, probably only have about 1/3-1/2 of their original capacity. Buy new drop-in replacements - the largest that you can fit into the band-cl... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? BTW Mr Decibel makes a reasonable point. One area that, IMO, all components fall short is the quality of the connection to the wall AC. This has two parts - the plug on your cord and the outlet in the wall. I routinely put in heavy duty outlets,... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? Without gtting into the flat earth debates, i think it is clear to say that before spending money on a power cord, one should address the extensive known areas for improvement in that excellent design with budget parts. search for an get a copy of... | |
| Usb or Optical I had no idea i could by another card and put in my computer and run the usb out of that for optimal sound, how much better will it sound with this usb card ? im guessing not $400 worth. I searched to see what this magic card does. Not reading ... | |
| Usb or Optical So an SPDIF card would be pretty much the last choice. I don’t actually completely agree with this. You may not agree, but your reply indicate you don't understand the reasoning (despite the fact that i laid it out). USB is asynchronous. It s... | |
| Usb or Optical to one post above, with the exception of some recent upgrades to the standard that essentially no one implements, optical SPDIF is alwasy limited to 16/44 or 16/48. Its part of the limitation (along with more jitter, lots more). | |
| Usb or Optical I would invest in a JCAT USB card ($495), though it’s probably more than you want to spend. Alternative, the Matrix Element H USB card ($329) or the SOTM tX-USBexp USB 3.0 card ($350) might be options. That being said, it’s hard to say whether th... | |
| 12v linear power supply It is much more than just blocking A/C noise. It is how smooth and powerful the current is. One analogy I use is to use air compressors as a comparison to switching/linear power supplies. Actually, no, its the noise. And i'm not sure what you m... | |
| Looking for “just good enuf” for garage man cave It depends, to a degree on your main system. Since i have roon in my main system(s), i use a tablet or phone as a ROON endpoint and bluetooth it to a JBL CHARGE 4, which i think sounds remarkably enjoyable ( note I did not say good, accurate etc.... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... since we're arguing fact vs fiction: 1 it's Juian Hirsch ("i") 2 Hirsch-Houck did work for Stereo Review, not Audio (That was John Atkinson in the day) | |
| 12v linear power supply For anyone thinking of buying or making an external LPS here are a few thoughts to give perspective. First you need to ask what kind of device you are powering to know your objectives. If the device is a pure music server - not connected directly ... | |
| Moderation/Censorship Poll and surely more... I'd like to raise another form of interference that sits poorly, at least with me. Audiogon prohibits sharing personal contact info. I find this pretty intrusive: the only possible reason i can think of is to avoid them losing commissions on sal... | |
| Am I nuts? rip all your CDs to FLAC, get a good DAC, and move on! CDs are fragile and so are transports. | |
| 12v linear power supply most circuitry is locally regulated ( and much of it way below 12V - more like 3.3 or 5V for chips) so the additional input voltage is not a big concern. It will generate a little more heat lost inthe down-regulation, btu the performance if anythi... | |
| 12v linear power supply i do like the auto battery idea. likely superior to almost any LPS. But big, ugly, and requires a charger. as to LPSs - DACs are relatively low powered in general; but if you are powering a USB bridge or Raspberry pi or similar, those require muc... |