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| Silver plated copper Just to clarify for everyone on this post - Copper oxidizes very rapidly but Silver does not. A clean Copper surface prepared in vacuum forms a monolayer of Copper Oxide within minutes of exposure to air. A clean Silver surface prepared in vacuum ... | |
| Budget Music Streamer @ghulamr - I have been streaming 3 systems wirelessly for 8 years and added a fourth for my wife over a year ago and I have never observed a dropout with either an Airport Express or Apple TV. My router is an Apple Airport Extreme.My wife's system... | |
| Budget Music Streamer Is there any difference in the SQ between your Airport Express and Apple TV? If the Apple TV is not as good, it might be the Kanexpro. I have 4 systems, 2 using an Airport Express and 2 using Apple TVs (the 3rd generation using the optical output)... | |
| How many of you had been to all 50 states of United States. Another +1 for New Mexico, The Land of EnchantmentSome of my favorite places; Santa Fe, Taos Pueblo, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Chaco Canyon Pueblo ruins, Chimayo, Sandia Peak, Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Great hiking in the Carson National Forest, Pe... | |
| How many of you had been to all 50 states of United States. We have visited all 50 states over the years. One of our main reasons is to visit National Parks. Our goal is to visit all 60, so far we have been to 36 National Parks, many multiple times. As an avid photographer, I like to document the beautiful... | |
| New iMac, no more Optical out! Help with DAC, best bang for buck? Are you saying you have a lag streaming music from your iMac to the Airport Express? I have never experienced a lag. Just wondering if that is what you meant. | |
| Not liking the new Mac Mini 2018 sound I am surprised you hear a difference between the Mini and MacBook Pro. When you hear the differences, are you streaming wirelessly to an Airport Express or connecting via USB. Are all your iTunes settings the same, equalizer off and no volume adju... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? I realize the XDA-2 is out of production, besides the OP was asking about Emotiva amps. I only stated my experience with an Emotiva product because he was curious about quality of their products. I did not dismiss Schitt DACs, I only said I tried ... | |
| Which power cords should I look at? I have a question regarding lowering the noise floor. How low should it be? In my case, I do not have any power conditioners, or high end power cords. I am using laboratory grade 14 gauge power cords for my systems which cost about $15 to $20 each... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? Interesting how some people find the Emotive XDA-1 bright, but I never did. I would say it was brighter sounding than the XDA-2 but never harsh or too bright. I cannot stand a bright sound or any speakers with a harsh high end. For instance Klipsc... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? My experience with the Emotive DACs has been very positive. Not at all bright or thin sounding. I purchased 3 Emotiva XDA-1 DACs about 8 years ago for my 3 systems. I had them for over 3 years and during that time compared them to other DACs at si... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? n80, I totally agree with you. Everything you said regarding the size of the soundstage and placement of singers and instruments is identical to what I hear with my systems, although my systems components are totally different than your system. I ... | |
| Skeptic or just plain hard headed Yes you are correct, if the crystalline structure of the metal changed, the SEM should be able to observe it. For burn-in, I don't think there is enough energy to produce such physical changes. However, I believe changes can occur to the electroni... | |
| Skeptic or just plain hard headed I doubt Scanning Electron Microscopy would detect any difference between new and burned-in cables. I don't think there is enough energy to produce physical changes durning burn-in but there may be enough to produce electronic changes. Morrow state... | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? I have never used Tidal, so I can't comment on its SQ with an Apple TV. I wirelessly stream my lossless ripped CDs from my iMac or my wife's MacBook Pro to either an Apple TV or an Airport Express and use the optical out into a DAC. In my experie... |