jl1ny
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| 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... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @williewonka @ghdprentice @ghosthouse Thanks for the insight gents. I was apprehensive about spending what I did on these so my immediate expectations were perhaps too high. I’ll leave them running for the weekend then take another listen...they a... | |
| How much difference in Sound quality can be expected from different streamers? I’m using a Node2i with a ARC Dac7 and I had a friend bring over his Lumin U1 mini. Nice looking piece of gear but I really couldn’t detect a significant difference in sound quality to justify the difference in price...then again I only spent a fe... | |
| Maggie LRS so ridiculously good I had the LRS and could not get them towork in my room. Near field speakers they are not. | |
| Bang for the buck vs. “money no object” cable recommendations Bang for the buck: Shirokazu Yazaki’s Belden 8402 / Switchcraft 3502AAU / Cardas Quad Eutectic Silver Solder: super smooth, warm and dynamic and they get significantly better with burn-in. | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All DH Labs makes killer cord. | |
| Streamer wanted As a Streamer ONLY you’ll be hard pressed to find better than a (tweaked) Node2i (upgraded power cord, coax, ethernet cable) without spending big $$$. I was hot for a Lumin U1 Mini until I had the opportunity to play with it. Beautiful little unit... | |
| CD or Streaming... am I missing out? Streaming only...Qobuz Hi-Rez/Node2i/ARC Dac7...No added expense of buying transport and hundreds of cd’s, no storage worries...I’m like a kid in a candy store, couldn’t be happier! |