kphinney

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What makes a Digital Interconnect
Thanks Al, For me, choosing an audio vendor is 50% quality and 50% service. I'm demoing a few cables by this company and I can say without a doubt that for 4-5 years there has been no better service oriented company.If you don't like it, they take... 
What makes a Digital Interconnect
I posed my OP to the manufacturer. Here's the response edited to anonymise, the cable in the OP is X:"The X is an excellent digital cable, the Y is the digital version, and essentially just has more shielding. Both are 75 Ohm cables, with killer b... 
Best lines in a song
"The Cuervo Gold, the fine Colombian, make tonight a wonderful thing" Hey Nineteen, Steely Dan 
Where should I concentrate my upgrade dollars next
Mooglie - I'm sitting here at my dad's for the weekend with a full electronics and engineering shop and thinking "How can I DIY my own PCs that will prove or disprove their relevance in a hifi audio setting?" Or a mid-fi in my case. What do the ma... 
Tinnitus - do you have ringing in the ears?
What worked for me: I have Tinnitus Tamer for Mac (PC versions available) and can say that it works if you stick to a few minutes a day. I recorded the tones as WAV files, added them to iTunes, and play them a few times whenever I put my headphone... 
Where should I concentrate my upgrade dollars next
Thanks Mooglie. I really like the VDA2 with outboard PS. When comparing the $1600 Squeezebox Transporter to the $300 Squeezebox 3 plus VDA & PS, we found the SB3 + CI Audio setup to be an impressive pair with a much more dynamic response and m... 
Where should I concentrate my upgrade dollars next
Tholt - the listening room was built with 2 channel audio in mind, from the acoustic ceiling paint and a few angled absorbent ports, to the no-standing-wave angles. The speakers and fat leather chair are set using the Cardas Golden Ratio or Fibona... 
Where should I concentrate my upgrade dollars next
PS - Do you think ditching the SB3 and DAC in exchange for a SB Transporter is worth it, or cosmetic? 
Where should I concentrate my upgrade dollars next
Thanks All. I guess I gave you an open-ended question, yet was still provided with excellent suggestions. What I have that works for me: volume, tonality, even bass from these little speakers. What I'd like more of is 'presence'. I want a very dep...