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| Speaker cable solid and strand copper cable Solid core copper cables sound better to my ears than stranded copper cable. This preference extends across multiple brands. | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? LSA Voyager GAN 350 wpc class D amps should mate well with Magnepan 1.7s. I have a pair that is in the shop being repaired so it has never been powered by the Voyager GAN. Nevertheless, I still suspect this would be an awesome pairing. IMO a pa... | |
| New Jays Audio flagship cd transport Damn, looks like a fine piece of kit. This would clearly push the margins for me regarding investment in a CD transport. However, I won't dismiss it solely based on cost. I wonder if it is out for review yet by someone credible who has heard th... | |
| No love for Legacy Audio I listened to them at their listening room a few years back. They were just not my cup of tea. I was listening to modded Magnepan 1.7s, evolved to modded Revel F208s and am now in heaven with Spatial X5s. | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 In my reference system that is highly resolving, I like the top of the line Jay's Audio transport a bit more than the Project RS2 transport. Both though are excellent. Personal sonic preferences will determine which one u like best. Hands down,... | |
| I am so happy..... I was happy with my reference system until I wasn’t. It sounded good but now, for sure, sounds better. It is unusual for many audiophiles to hold the line against the bug to do so. However, with a thriving used audio equipment softens the financia... | |
| Stock Voyager GaN amp (350/600) Contrasted with my EVS1200 (600/1200) There are audiophiles who have taken apart the Voyager GAN amp and have been critical of its construction. I don’t know if they listened to it or not. I have a modded (by EVS) and can say unequivocally that for just under 3K invested, including mo... | |
| Tonality of Jay's Transport? My Jay's transport plays FLAC files from JRiver that I burn without problem. | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? How about because it is hard to do. I am a clinical research scientist as well and have a deep appreciation of biased ascertainment of endpoints. Nevertheless, it is fairly easy for me to hear differences in amps, preamps, dacs and CD transports ... | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… @wb27 so when the wife/spouse says why are u spending big dollars on an amplifier u have a much better excuse than most of us. I tell my wife, I just wanted another amp. At least u can say that your amp died on you! | |
| Project CD Transport Service @wharfy I did something to the power supply during set up. Very nice sounding player but I just dont know that it is very robust. I ordered a Linear power supply which I had planned to do anyways for better sonics. It will be about a month before ... | |
| Project CD Transport Service @charles1dad THANKS! | |
| Tonality of Jay's Transport? @stuartk I struggle with the ergonomics and sturdiness of the Project transport, at least the RS2T. I have their slot loading transport in another system and while small I like it better from a functional use standpoint. You hit on another impor... | |
| Project CD Transport Service @Wharfy thanks for your response. I think I messed up the power supply so I will first replace the wall wart with the Linear Tube Audio linear power supply. | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? Not sure what your definition of inexpensive is. However, I will offer up some suggestions: 1) Zavfino Prima....., 2) Grover Huffman Pharoah cables, and 3) Cullen silver/copper cables. The good thing about the contemporary audio scene is the u... |