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| Quantum Science Audio Thread @grannyring Yes, I did let the Purple fuse burn in. I've been happily running Beeswax fuse for a while now. I tried the stock fuse again and it was big step down from Beeswax. | |
| Network Switches @cleeds I won't speculate why, but in terms of musical enjoyment, I would agree 60% is about right. The switch seems to remove all the digital harshness and nasties so that there is a lot less listener fatigue. | |
| Network Switches I saw this testimonial on the totaldac for their switch: "Many enthusiasts think that the sound of a digital player is not as good as a CD player. That's because your digital player system can only exert less than 60% of its performance without a... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Merason DAC1 connects you to music. It’s just remarkable and oh so musical. I still find myself shaking my head in disbelief. | |
| Network Switches @lalitk I don't like to disparage other products on here, but the other switch was above $2k. It was jaw dropping what it did for streaming, but it wasn't my cup of tea. Anyone who claims switches can't affect the sound, they just haven't had ... | |
| Network Switches @david_ten "Since it hasn’t been brought up, consider GROUNDING the switch with a RJ45 terminated grounding cable." I ground my cable modem/router one box with an entreq box with a RJ45 grounding cable. I would never go back to streaming without... | |
| Network Switches @sns "Without switch, images and sound stage wonderfully dimensional and life sized. With added switch, while there was a minute increase in lowest level information, image outlines were drawn too precisely, still three dimensional but with cookie... | |
| Network Switches @tecknik I have never had an off the shelf switching power supply outperform a high quality LPS either. But I want to try the Hypsos Ferrum, which combines both. Grimm and other designers have been able to get their switching power supply to per... | |
| What is Your End Game System? @jerrybj I have the etherstream2. It’s very good and worth every penny. I think he underpriced it actually. It’s outperformed other switches that cost way more. I love it’s small footprint and that I can run it off a linear power supply. | |
| Snake oil of the year? The Fidelizer Etherstream network switch, which I have, definitely improves TV resolution-Its easy to see the difference .So it does "something" As far as audio is concerned I doubt if I could tell the difference. I have the etherstream2. It is... | |
| Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Series 3 At twice the price roughly, I’d estimate that it’s 15-20% better sounding if it’s only 15-20% better, you can easily close the gap and surpass it with a good isolation stand, Entreq grounding, and a good power cord. | |
| Grand Prix versus Stillpoints Not too many audiophiles want to spend money on a Stillpoints rack. But it is the only component in my stereo still left from 2016 (besides an Oyaide R0 outlet). I am always amazed at how much it improves the performance of a component. I stil... | |
| What’s Voodoo power cords signature sounding? I looked on cable co and it looks like VooDoo has joined the higher end market and has some pretty expensive power cords now. | |
| Wall Receptacle Oyaide R0, Furutech GTX-G and SR Black UEF I would recommend anyone who likes the R0, to get Alan Kafton’s doubled cryoed cooked version. It’s better than a stock R0 across the board. More musicality, less grain, and very quiet compared to the stock R0. It’s been 6 years since my last po... | |
| Different R2R DACs @ghasley Merason DAC 1 is a bargain, even after the price hike. It’s really good. |