lalitk
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| WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD? ““Expensive” is a relative concept. Items that you may personally consider to be expensive may be relatively “inexpensive” to others. ” @designsfx ..well said! | |
| DCS Bartok APEX or LINA and master clock I haven’t heard it personally but my dCS dealer told me that Apex upgrade was substantial and worth pursuing. I honestly don’t care for dCS as a brand, firstly its house sound and their policies for 2nd hand customers (upgrades and warranty). I f... | |
| Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions! @patrickdowns If you do most of your listening via streaming then It makes sense to prioritize Pre/DAC purchase. The key to put together a well thought out system is Patience. It took me 2.5 years of financial planning to pull the trigger on my ... | |
| Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions! @patrickdowns If I am building a system and considering my ‘last’ CD player; Aqua HiFi La Diva M2 would be my #1 choice. I realize there are other inexpensive options but once you read the onboard features and future proofing by way modular desi... | |
| Value of a premium Ethernet cable @macg19 If you have already done comparison between LAN cables and found no audible differences then it shouldn’t matter what anyone else heard or believes. Just keep in mind, most of us here are only speaking from our experiences in the context... | |
| Gapless playback of FLAC files. What are you hoping to gain with gapless playback? I intentionally set my streamer to add 3 second delay to allow my DAC to adjust between resolutions. | |
| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 @moto_man There is no substitute for trying a component in your system. I just glanced at used market…there appears to be couple of listings under 12K here at Audiogon. Go for it! | |
| WiFi Streaming Versus An Ethernet Cable Connection @goofyfoot If you are leaning towards inserting a switch between your router(modem) and streamer, I would look into LHY SW-6 Ethernet which checks all the boxes. I ordered one last week to try it out in my 2nd system. | |
| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 @moto_man I switched to Accuphase E-650. Like you I made my progression from LS28SE to Ref 6 as well but It wasn’t a giant leap from LS28SE as I was expecting. That’s when I start exploring other options and went through few auditions that inclu... | |
| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 Can you buy XP-32 before selling Ref 6? If one thing given in this scenario is impeccable synergy between Pass Labs components. If your goal is to not deal with tubes, you’re on a right path by pursuing XP-32. I have owned several ARC components i... | |
| Thank You Fumihiko Sugano and Koetsu @mulveling Thanks for posting, sad news indeed. I hope the company continues to make these amazing carts. I am curious to know if you’ve heard a Ikeda or Fuuga cart in your amazing system. Which Koetsu cart have the most balanced sound? | |
| Really Long XLR @bigtwin Congrats on your purchase. Looking forward your impressions! | |
| JW Audio Signature Interconnect - I can't get anyone even to try them +1, @facten Consider yourself lucky if someone would pay 30% of full retail. Discounted cables, unknown brand…you might as well hang on to them. May be you can use them in a 2nd system. When I couldn’t sell my Signal Cables at 30%, I ‘donated’ t... | |
| UPS Driver Literally Drops Package with New Hana Umami Red @cbl117 Congratulations on buying Taurus. With HRS isolation and Umami, you’re in for a Royal treat. I had a great time with Umami Red when paired with SME 15AV TT an Accuphase phono. I am very likely to move up in the line in next few months. M... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? A well appointed beautiful system like yours can definitely benefit from an upgraded power cord. That’s a very nice CD player, try something like Zavfino FINA OCC PC (14AWG) MKII and report back your findings. |