mceljo
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| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? @reimarc - What's most interesting is that even if we could measure every aspect of cables and audio equipment in general, listener preference would still trump. My ideal would be to meaningfully correlate measurements to sound signatures so that... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? If I was looking to spend $2,000 on balanced cables, I’d start with Iconoclast 4x4 cable in the material of your choice. I like that the designed by someone that not only demonstrates that he understands the science behind cables, but also recogni... | |
| Review: Denafrips Ares II @pmm - I like the way you think. I tend to be a satisfied customer once I make a purchase, it's a rare trait. I know that it's very possible that another similarly priced DAC could sound better and most certainly would sound different. I've not... | |
| Power conditions for Integrated Amps I use power conditioner, but it's really more about surge protection since we have more than our fair share of power outages. At this point I've chosen security over sound quality though it still sounds pretty great to my ears. I didn't use the ... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects @ohlala - If you're connecting to an unbalanced component then balanced cable provides no benefit. If it's a cable designed for an unbalanced connection that just has an XLR connector then I'd anticipate that it would perform nearly identically t... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects I was able to borrow a pair of monoprice premium XLR cables from a friend and hooked them up yesterday. My initial response was positive, but after a little longer listening I felt like some of the smoothness was missing. I currently have the Au... | |
| How crucial is the quality of a digital cable? I had excellent results from a Waudio power cable that was available for under $50 on Amazon. It really improved things when connected to my Pathos Classic One Mkiii, but I didn't hear any difference on my other components. I'll be surprised if ... | |
| How crucial is the quality of a digital cable? My experience with digital cables is very limited, so I'll give you my specific situation: Bluesound Node ($600) connected to Maverick Audio Tube Magic D2 DAC with Sparkos Labs op amps ($400) with a digital cable. First cable was a Blue Jeans Ca... | |
| Subwoofer Hum The cable fixed the issue. Case closed. | |
| Subwoofer Hum Offset? I'm not sure that I'm familiar with the term. | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? @bigtwin - I took the negative approach because it's hard know if the improvement is a result of truly being real or if it's just different colored by expectation bias. If someone paid for a product that they expected to be better and found that ... | |
| To all our Veterans here, Thank You! Indeed a huge thank you to our veterans! | |
| Rolling Mullard 6DJ8 into GE 5670 Application The results are in and the Denafrips Ares II DAC is a clear upgrade for me. It makes sense as I auditioned the Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC against the Schiit Modi Multibit and determined that the Modi sounded the same as the tube output on th... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects Well, the new DAC arrived last night and I anticipate being satisfied with it for a long time to come. It was a clear step up across the board, so if balanced cables can make a further improvement, that time will come. | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects @holmz - I'm the head of the AV team and might have even donated most of the cables. I could borrow them at any time, but don't want to mess with 6 long cables! |