kijanki
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| Acoustic Zen I have this cable (0.5m XLR). It is very light because it is foam Teflon insulation. It feels empty and flimsy because tubes are oversized (air has lower dielectric constant than foam Teflon). It is absolutely fantastic cable - fast, clean and ... | |
| More resistance is less load?? Falconquest, I=E/R Indian sees Eagle over Rabbit R=E/I Rabbit sees Eagle over Indian E=IxR Eagle flying sees Indian and Rabbit on the same level :) | |
| Recommendations for XLR interconnect cables on a BAT system I use Acoustic Zen Absolute (0.5m XLR). According to head of AZ Robert Lee 1% of copper in the Absolutes silver wire makes a difference. It is very neutral, clean and fast sounding IC. Resolution is fantastic. | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive Sales of $150k speakers are extremely low. Production in very small quantities is very expensive, especially with exotic technologies. In addition there is very expensive research and equipment involved, that has to be folded into the price. Do ... | |
| Replacing a MAC Mini with new one... Tgrisham, music doesn't "stream to DAC" in his asynchronous USB, but is downloaded as data in packets. It doesn't make any difference if it comes from small or large buffer memory. I might make a difference with synchronous USB or SPdif. | |
| Replacing a MAC Mini with new one... Reclocker will do nothing to improve asynchronous USB connection that he has. Since async USB timing is not important then improving on this timing makes no sense. | |
| Buying Without Audition I bought speakers without an audition since dealer closest to Chicago was in Pennsylvania. I based my decision on the glowing reviews (many years in the row) as well as the warm natural sound I was looking for. In addition it was 6 month old dea... | |
| DAC or CD Player. Help! Audioman2015, OP was merely asking what plays major role in CDP - DAC connection. I believe that everything is important. Jittery CDP will never sound good with the best DAC. Poorly matched digital cable might affect sound of otherwise great CD... | |
| DAC or CD Player. Help! Price of cable might not matter, but one cable can deliver better sound than another. Cheaper CDP can sound better than expensive transport when feeding DAC. That is synergy. | |
| DAC or CD Player. Help! All matters including cable. Synergy is important. In case of digital connection it will be output impedance of CDP, input impedance of the DAC and characteristic impedance of the cable. It will also be length of the cable, slew rate of the CDP... | |
| Technical question on phase inversion. bdp24, that might be the case in my speakers. Somebody stated that midrange drivers are in the opposite phase to woofers. It would explain why designer wired/marked woofers in opposite phase in order to preserve proper midrange polarity. | |
| Replacing a MAC Mini with new one... Mesh, your USB/SPdif converter strips timing from the data. In asynchronous USB data is delivered in packets at its own timing that has no connection with clock used by D/A converter. Furthermore, Pure Power prevents jitter induced by noisy comp... | |
| What size volume potentiometer do I need given the following gear specifications? For active preamp higher value would be better, but for passive volume control 10k sounds OK. You can get high quality ALPS RK271. You could also use TDK variable attenuator CP2500 (ladder with 20 steps). I believe that both have conductive plasti... | |
| Technical question on phase inversion. My speakers are inverted, judging by direction of woofer's membrane movement when small DC voltage is applied. My DAC and amp are non-inverting. I switched wires and sound changed, becoming tighter in the bass. It was also mentioned in few Stere... | |
| Cabinet Colors I have Hyperion HPS-938 in black finish. They look very similar to Wilson Puppies and resemble small coffins. I hated the finish initially, but it kept growing on me. Additional benefit of piano finish is ability to fix any scratches by piano r... |