jl1ny
Responses from jl1ny
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? I was a regular at Sound by Singer NYC and I use to subscribe to Audiomart classifieds back in the late 80’s. | |
| DAC suggestions Another vote for Denafrips here. Sound quality, feature set, build quality, they are a tremendous bang for the buck. I have the Terminator I with the updated DSP board and I’ve yet to listen to another $3K DAC that does a discernibly better job. T... | |
| Mass-loading subwoofer I was fighting with the set up of my sub and at the advice of some knowledgeable members here, I went completely against the REL guidelines. I moved the sub out of the corner (along the wall, approx 6ft. off the corner) and set it on a 1.5” thick ... | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer Computers fail, there’re noisy and take up space. Streamers provide absolute simplicity. | |
| Power cords or power conditioner Fwiw, you might want to consider adding a subwoofer into your rig. That alone will change the depth and scale of the presentation. | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters Fwiw- I’ll mess around with just about anything as long as I don’t have to take big loss on it. I played with ethernet switches and thought it was complete BS. Sent everything back, cost me nothing. These cable lifters ran me 60 bucks, these are g... | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters Ordered 40 of these from a wood shop on Esty, very nice and inexpensive! they can be turned around with the arch on the bottom of a little better height. The whole cable lifter thing doesn’t seem to make a difference to me but why not. 🤷🏼♂️ | |
| REL Carbon Special in the house! @tablejockey @ricred1 If I could afford a No.25 I’d find a way to squeeze it into my apartment 😂 I’m by no means a basshead. Out of balance bass is just as fatiguing as treble sibilance. What fascinates me is what a precisely tuned sub does to t... | |
| REL Carbon Special in the house! Dialing it in, I’m still blown away at the pressure this thing generates. Bass impact is incredible. Playing around with my fave test tracks, Tool “chocolate chip trip” and Reference Recordings “Fanfare for the common man” is next level! 🔊 🤯 | |
| REL Carbon Special in the house! @kskishore Thanks for the reply- Is there a substantial break in period with the CS? I really didn’t notice much of a change over time with the S/510. I do most of my listening late night which makes it difficult to let the sub run at a decent vo... | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? I have no problem with used/older cables that have a vetted reputation. Virtual Dynamics Master and David series are well worth hunting for. They are fantastic and well under $1000. If I ever decide to move up to something higher end I’d probably ... | |
| REL Carbon Special in the house! @samgupta101 @soix Thanks for the responses. I started with the same settings and had to dial everything back and flip the phase to zero. There’s a HUGE difference from the S/510. This thing really pressurizes the room! | |
| Did you notice.... CD player into my preamp does not sound better than my Streamer + DAC (Qobuz). CD player as a transport into my DAC, I really cannot tell a difference. Full disclosure I only had a dozen or so CD’s on hand, Boston on MoFi and a couple Telarc’s wer... | |
| NY audio show 2022 Looks like a decent enough line up…PASS, Lampizator, Denafrips, LTA, Playback Designs, Spatial. All interesting. | |
| SkyfiAudio I did a deal with Fernando and toured the shop, I’m super satisfied. Very niche and they are exemplary at what they do. |