jl1ny
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| eBay / PayPal: Beware - enough is never enough. Screw eBay and PayPal, I rarely use either anymore. I was was reading another thread on how they both will start issuing 1099’s in 2022 (23?) for sales in excess of $600...they can go KMA. | |
| Drivers and how to clean them: Notes from ScanSpeak I use one of those swiffer duster things on all my gear, works really well. | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Pre-amp:PrimaLuna Prologue 3 running all NOS tubes. Power amp:Audio Research D400 Mk2. | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @decooney excellent thank you for the insight, I’m really intrigued to hear how this all turns out! | |
| New ebay payments require SS#? Screw eBay, PayPal and the IRS. there are other ways to complete a transaction. Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle, crypto and old school USPS money orders. No way am I paying tax on a item I already paid tax on when I initially purchased it. | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @paulcreed Thanks for this! Will do. | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @ghosthouse I sourced mine from Hand Art Cables (Greece?) They make em as per Yazaki’s specs. Mine have the gold plated Switchcraft 3502AAU RCA’s really nicely made for the money. I was interested in the Dueland speaker cables also, couldn’t find ... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @ghosthouse Fantastic reviews, if smooth, natural and realistic (as they are described) is appealing to you then be prepared to buy a set after your done reading up, for the money I could not pass on trying them.Start here:https://jeffsplace.posi... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @ghosthouse Correct, my friend came over Sat & Sun. Prior upgrades have been clear noticeable improvements. when I upped my amp game from a Meridian 556 to the ARC D400 Mk2 I was jaw dropped. Same for when I upgraded my DAC..It was when I star... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @ghosthouse So I did the a/b this past weekend....Saturday morning a friend of mine came over and I stepped outside while he decided to put either the Cardas or Shirokazu Yazaki Belden 8402 in play. Music would be the same selection of Qobuz Hi-Re... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... Update: I’ve had the Cardas running for 6 days and within this time I’ve added Cardas speaker jumpers and wired them up using the Nordnost configuration...this weekend I’ll give a listen and then have my friend swap out for the Belden’s (or not). ... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @jetter @robert53The seller was honest and the cables came with the Cardas cert card...I’m gonna give them a call regardless. I’ll see if they can tell me if the cert # jives with the cable type.I also looked online at the counterfeits...if you lo... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @millercarbonDiminishing returns is the point where I can not detect any improvement with a more expensive piece of gear. I’ve listened to systems that have absolutely jaw dropping resolution and other than pointing out an obvious sound signature,... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @dletch2 Well, returning them is not an option (private sale) Cardas is a top notch manufacturer and while it’s possible that the QC could be off on one or both sets of the cables I’d say it’s most likely not the issue. It could very well be that ... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @raysmtb1I fully believe that there is a point of diminishing returns...with the resolution of a $60K rig, I can’t see how changing any piece of gear in that tier could make an audible difference. But with a system such as mine why wouldn’t an upg... |