jerrybj
Responses from jerrybj
| Dac Upgrade Tony at Coherent Systems UK has lots of Dacs he has ordered and listened to. He gives very good advice on Dac options. | |
| Dac Upgrade I love my R200i. Not looking to upgrade. Got it recapped last year. Has a good amount of power for my ATC speakers. A neutral sound. Good soundstage, takes control of the music. Good instrument separation. | |
| 12v linear power supply This linear power supply has got some traction on The Audio Standard https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001288349011.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.55c218024DJ8dl | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? Lyrics still in my head, even though it's been over 20 years since I last heard the albums. "There's always been Ethel. Jacob wake up, you've got to tidy your room now..." | |
| Dac Upgrade I have an R200i as my main amp, into ATC SCM 19v2. Have had Soekris 2541 recommended. I went for the Gustard A22 as it suited my taste, and price. | |
| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires Have recently bought A23 speaker cable and jumpers. | |
| Add a Linear power supply or iFi SPDIF Purifier2? Although not cheap, the Ediscreation Fibre Box II looks a neat and tidy way to clean up your signal from ethernet to fibre. https://ediscreation.com/product/fiber-box/ https://www.howenint.com/products/fiber-box-ii | |
| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires I have TWL Freedom ethernet cables. Pete is very easy to deal with, and the cables are excellent, and a very good price. Also have a Black Cat Silverstar 75 ohm coax cable. It's very good. Not sure about the entry level RCAs from Black Cat, but ... | |
| Add a Linear power supply or iFi SPDIF Purifier2? If looking at a cheapish LPS, this one is quite good https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001288349011.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.55c218024DJ8dl | |
| Has anyone heard of Audiocadabra cables? Bought an Akiko Audio product from them in 2016 with a hassle free transaction. | |
| Experience buying from Europe? I buy from England, Scotland and the Netherlands often. Have also bought from Poland, Norway, Ukraine, Romania with no problems. | |
| Help optimizing my streaming setup My modem is 15m from my system. I found a network switch made a difference. Bought a Cisco 8 ports unmanaged switch and had Fidelity Audio (UK) install one of their clocks. Put my modem and switch on a linear power supply. And bought reasonable... | |
| Power cords: Anticable vs Mad Scientist I have Mad Scientist power cables. 2 x Nitro, 2 x Nitro Nano, as well as a First+ and a Basic. 2 more Nitro Nanos to be bought next year. Also have his Black Magic Ultra USB cable. All recommended. | |
| Ethernet cable recommendations Ended up buying two Lan isolators. Acoustic Revive LAN RLI-1GB-TRIPLE-C and Pink Faun. | |
| Ethernet cable recommendations I ended up buying Triode Wire Labs Freedom ethernet cables. From wall to switch, and then another from switch to streamer. |