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| Fundamental importance of power management @blindjim Nice post. I agree with pretty much all of it. Theory is a fine place to start, but I think folks just need to try different solutions for themselves. Results might surprise you, and then you can try to figure out why it works while en... | |
| Furutech FP-3TS762 or FP-TCS31 @petg60. Thanks for the reply. I ended up buying some Furutech FP-SO22N and FI-28/28M (R) connectors. I have some nano-partical treated unshielded cable from Nanotec I like a lot, so I’m happy with the approach but wanted a shielded cable. Its o... | |
| Fundamental importance of power management @sleepwalker65 that’s fundamentally good advice on breaker. Sounds good but will replace immediately.On the 18 guage cable. Maybe. I have heard very few modern amplifiers with 18 guage cables. I think my old Kenwood amp from the 70s had a lamp... | |
| Fundamental importance of power management Erik, I think you are getting at this with the shielded cable recommendation and other solutions offered, but to some degree, I think much of the important work of cables is done outside the compent boxes, keeping signals in their appropriate lane... | |
| Furutech Gold and Copper connector @audiolabyrinth@michelzay Late to this party, but great insights, thanks. I recently moved a Nanotec #308 cable with Furutech FI-11 gold connectors to my receiver. This great wire had sounded wonderful in the mids and highs, but a lttle bass hea... | |
| Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"? Listening to Let it Bleed right now. Its a 1969 US London pressing given to me for Christmas that year by my older hippy brother and sister and originally played by me at the time on my Westinghouse portable record player. When home from college... | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? In rereading the OP, it sounds like “neutrality” actually means “boring”. Is it also “transparent” to source and speakers such that whatever the end product is truthfully reflects the character of all the other components in the system, regardless... | |
| Build a system for $1000 Take the Onkyo and add an Audio Engine B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver, nice stands for the receiver and speakers (See AudioAdvisor) and spend the rest on the speakers plus some decent cables. Speaker choices are nearly endless. If they want to watc... | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? per·son·al·i·ty NOUN the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.What is the distintive character of your source, speakers and room? Seems to me that the amp would be the 4th place I would loo... | |
| Vindication at Last! I wouldn’t know. | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Oh, and add the Benchmark DAC3 HGC to the list above. | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Here are some DACs between $1500-$3,500 I think would surpass the DACs in your Arcam. If you are all in on digital music, it would be worth it to check these out. Which is for you depends on your budget, personal tastes and synergy with your oth... | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player My approach is that overall system synergy between all of the parts from the breaker box to the wires to the collection of equipment to the room construction to the seating position is more critical than the particular parts. I have heard systems... | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Larry, welcome to modern hifi. You have touched in some manner here on several hot topics.1. I hear a difference between Tidal and CDs, and the same digital files saved to my computer server on both my systems. Generally, Server > CDs > Tid... | |
| Shielded power cord best used on Digital/Source or on Tube Amps? @lak Thanks for all your input here. I just ordered some Furutech FP-SO22N cable and some Furutech FI-28M(R)/FI-28(R) rhodium plated copper connectors to build a cable for my DAC’s linear power supply, based largely on your recommendation and my... |