kijanki
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| 2011 Mac Mini - Is SSD worth it? SSD does not have mechanical parts that might fail but has one tiny reliability problem - limited number of write cycles. For that reason controller shuffles location of files to minimize number of writes to particular location. There are mostly r... | |
| Best way to purchase/download music? Mofimadness - What John Siau is talking about is update rate of D/A IC. This IC (AD1853) is updated in Benchmark DAC1 from asynchronous rate converter (AD1896) at about 110kHz independently of input rate. The reason for that is not only 20dB bette... | |
| Best way to purchase/download music? Buy CDs | |
| Fuses that matter. Well, if this is an issue of lower voltage drop or microphonics then I will pass, since my amp has line/load regulated power supply while case is made of solid billet of aluminum - not likely to vibrate. | |
| Fuses that matter. I just think that if there is really a "major difference in sound" manufacturers would upgrade their fuses. Power cords either don't cause "major" difference" or manufacturer assumes you replace them to your liking. Unfortunately fuse in my Rowlan... | |
| Fuses that matter. Bryon, If these fuses make "major difference in sound" as Tbg stated then why manufacturer's don't install them in gear they sell - they do install many other expensive parts. Perhaps they feel that the difference in not so "major" (if any) and no... | |
| Fuses that matter. Wolf_garcia, Forever? What about house wiring. You have no idea how long and painful it was to pull and reinsert wires in opposite direction. I'm working on power company to do the same but for some reason they are very resistant to this idea (def... | |
| Differences between Benchmark DAC1 and DAC1 Pre? I have DAC1. AFAIK PRE has stronger (and little bit better sounding) op-amps (LM4562) on the outputs. Not sure about RCA but XLR takes advantage of stronger amps by using different level (dB) dividers lowering output impedance. I replaced all op-a... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? I unplug during thunderstorms too when I'm at home. There is one feature of PFi20 that is strange. It has two black plastic tubes with strong LED lights inside that you can pull and direct. It is intended to be on the upper shelf of the audio cabi... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? Yes, It has 12 outlets divided into 3 banks of 4. One bank for power amps or subs(Rowland 102), another for video (HDTV, DVR, Bluray) and third for audio (Benchmark DAC1, Airport Express, Toslik/coax converter). Two of each four outlets are 12V sw... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? Yes, It has 12 outlets divided into 3 banks of 4. One bank for power amps or subs(Rowland 102), another for video (HDTV, DVR, Bluray) and third for audio (Benchmark DAC1, Airport Express, Toslik/coax converter). Two of each four outlets are 12V sw... | |
| x-tronic 4000 soldering station Rodman99999, My all cables are either Teflon or foam Teflon insulated. We use at work very thin Teflon insulated wires. It is very difficult to strip ends without nicking wire. Thanks for the links. Overheated Teflon is really scary. We had two la... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? Arnettpartners, I bought 20A version only because I suspected that it might affect loss of dynamics (if any) a little bit less (smaller voltage drops) and to be ready for larger amp in distant future. | |
| Fuses that matter. I've never tried better fuses but if it's only placebo effect that's OK too, as long as it works for you. Enjoy the improvement but don't do any double blind tests because you might loose all the effect. | |
| Fuses that matter. Naysayers don't realize importance of the fuse and its influence on the sound. Just to test it I removed fuse once from my amplifier and sound was gone. I mean gone completely. Fuses are absolutely necessary for good sound. |