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| HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad. Many of the companies you mention have been bought directly or through proxies by the Chinese and they really couldn't give a hoot about service. I'm not talking about smaller Chinese companies which usually offer decent service but Harmon et al ... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating @twangy57 Yes,that’s what I being told.I have seen that in other posts,how when someone replaced their amp with one with more power,suddenly everything was better.I just wanted to make sure before I committed to it. Having a big amp its sorta... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? I grew up with vinyl an aside from the scratches and snap, crackle and pop was the fact that I had to flip the LP every 15 mins or so. When CD came out I wasn't a fan, it sounded harsh, but now with modern DACs it sounds great. Most modern vinyl... | |
| reliable DDC @mitch2 I think the best solution for you is the Denafrips Gaia https://www.denafrips.com/gaia If you go with the Mutec MC3+ USB to get the best out of it you will need to attach a 10Mhz master clock, the internal clock is trash. Cybershaft in... | |
| Audioquest Water interconnects I absolutely love AQ HC power cables. Putting a AQ HC power cable on your Krell will be a game changer (1m is fine, if you can get it to work). It will also give you a bigger bang than ICs, get them later. I know they are expensive but buy used a... | |
| reliable DDC @mitch2 You're missing out on a lot if you're limiting yourself to SPDIF. What front end and DAC do you have? | |
| Is toeing speakers a bad idea? @emergingsoul This is an oldish thread and I hope you have toed in your speakers or otherwise to your satisfaction by now. My room is rectangular with a cathedral ceiling. Looking at the speakers I have alcoves. a display cabinet and a bookcase... | |
| Cable Quest My favourite interconnects have been Rick Shultz's XLR cables in one form or another. I've used them for over 15 years and nothing I've tried has beaten them. | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations I don't see how the active version could sound better because a passive setup will ultimately cost about twice the price of an active setup. Rest assured the OP's dealer would have encouraged him to buy the active version just as my dealer did. I... | |
| Keep Acoustic Zen or move on? Audience's new range is the Front Row Reserve so there are a lot of older used Audience cables on the market. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you. | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid Pearls before swine. | |
| Need Help Burning DSD64 files to DVD+R Get yourself a proper streamer/HD player like an Aurender and rip your SACDs using an OPPO 103 or 105 or better. The sound quality is in a different league. | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @ei001h Well said, it's far from an easy decision and you may need to choose several times before you get it right, but you made an excellent choice with your speakers. Enjoy your journey. | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @ei001h Ok, preamps I have the Viola Sonata and the SMC VRE-1. Steve McCormack continuously updates his gear and I need to get the VRE-1 updated/upgraded but they are both very special pre-amps. I would like to own a Spectral pre-amp too, they a... | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid Unfortunately some people really can't hear differences in cables, DACs and especially power amplifiers. If you can good luck to you! Everything else is clickbait. |