jaytor
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| Speaker kits recomendations Maybe Horn TL hybrid lets talk speaker kits I have spent a fair amount of time researching options for my next speakers and have decided to go with a DIY design using GR Research's kits. I've ordered the NX-Otica with all the crossover component upgrades and have also ordered the flat-packs... | |
| Time to buy a class D amp? I owned Nord NC500 Hypex class D monoblocks for 6 months or so this year. I found them to be very quiet and detailed, and fairly smooth sounding once they broke in (which seemed to take forever - easily several months). But ultimately, I was dissa... | |
| Krell KSA 250 I owned both of these amps in the past, driving Duntech Sovereign speakers. The Levinson might have provided a touch more detail, but I preferred the sound from the Krell. The Krell was less fatiguing, a little more laid back, and provided more ro... | |
| Excellent article in Stereophile This is actually an old article that was republished, but worth a read nonetheless. | |
| What does the term "Speed" mean in a speaker? I think our perception of speed has more to do with how fast a speaker driver stops making sound after the signal stops than how fast it reacts to a signal. That's why larger drivers often sound slower than smaller drivers. It's not too difficult ... | |
| Power regenerators on pre / digital - any downsides? I'm using a power plant 3 for my streamer, DAC and preamp and noticed a nice improvemennt. I have a solar system on the roof and I don't think the inverter generates particularly clean power. The PP3 made everything sound a bit clearer. | |
| Maggie owners (past, present, future) what do (did) you love and or dislike about them? I've owned a few sets of Maggies over the years. In the late 70s I owned a pair of MG1s, then a second pair running side by side. Double Maggies were all the rage then. I was driving them with a diy class A amp that delivered about 80 wats per cha... | |
| Pls Recommend Streamer Under $500 for Tidal “HiFi” Good choice. I'm using one for one of my Roon endpoints and plan to get a couple more for other zones in my house. | |
| Magnepan durability I owned a pair of Tympany IVs when my kinds were 0 to 5 years old. These were the old-style 3 panel room divider speakers which I literally used as room dividers between my dining room and living room. They actually sounded great in this location ... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? I only have extended experience with the Nord NC500 Mk II monoblocks. I have found these to take a LONG time to burn in. They really started to sound there best after several months of use - maybe 1000 hours or so. Anyone that comes to the conclus... | |
| Building shielded IC's. Should both shield ends be terminated at the RCA, or only one? @millercarbon - I would also disagree with that assessment. There are a number of cable brands that provide bulk cable at a significant discount compared to their terminated cables, such as Furutech, Neotech, DH Labs, Kimber, Cardas, and others.... | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? DIY DH Labs cables on all my gear. Red Wave on the Parasound JC-5 and PS Audio Power Plant. Power Plus on everything else. But based on the SQ I'm getting from the amp, I will probably replace the Power Plus cables with Red Wave over the next few ... | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? I made myself a pair of cables using DH Labs Q-10 bulk wire and DH Lab's locking banana plugs (nice quality). They aren't dirt cheap, but a pair of 8ft cables is under $400 with DH Lab's 10% coupon. These were a big improvement over the Audioquest... | |
| Network streamer recommendation without a dac/amp (pure streamer), under $4k @smodtactical - The only things I've compared it to are USB directly from my desktop (and a laptop), and Musical Fidelity VLink USB-S/PDIF converter. The BDP-2 is a definite improvement over any of these options (at least into the Schiit Yggradsil... | |
| Network streamer recommendation without a dac/amp (pure streamer), under $4k The previous owner updated the sound card after purchase. The original board used a white circuit board. You can ask the seller to open the top and tell you the color of the sound card. This sits on top of the motherboard and connects to S/PDIF, e... |