melm
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| Oppo 105 with DIY LPM is a giant killer (no dac needed) At the moment I use my Oppo 105 only to play videos and as a go-between my computer and a TV. It makes a great digital renderer by the way and I was using it as one for DLNA before I got something better. CDs and SACDs are copied to a hard disk.I ... | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright As I discovered, it doesn't take much these days to get a DAC that will outperform the DAC section of the Oppo 105. So I agree with the others that an external DAC may get you what you are looking for. But I disagree on the suggestion that the f... | |
| Digital Bottom Feeding The OP missed the best inexpensive USB cable out there. Monolith by Monoprice USB Digital Audio Cable. Silverplated solid core. Needs some break-in. Compare to Audioquest. | |
| has anyone tried chinese cables? @thyname,Are speaker wire configurations protectable; are they patented?At the Nordost site I see a complete description of the construction of these cables, but no reference to any patent that I can find.So is there any intellectual property (IP... | |
| Parasound JC2 vs Rogue RP-7 The Parasound has no balance control. That ruled it out for me. The pair of gain controls just don't hack it. | |
| Telefunken vacuum tube E88CC-TK; NOS versus brand new. For my Fosgate Sig phono-pre Musical Surroundings used to provide Chinese 6922 tubes whose principal quality was that they were especially quiet. The pre is all tube w/60db gain, no solid state, no SUT. The pre (while still great) has not been mad... | |
| Oppo UDP-205 Op Amp, Linear Power Supply I suggest that before you do surgery (or spend a lot of money otherwise) on your Oppo that you consider letting the Oppo feed an external DAC. First of all, any modifications, unless they are easily reversible, will kill its resale value. Also, ... | |
| has anyone tried chinese cables? Further to my post above re: Monolith USB cables and how they are like those by Audioquest. Since (many, all?) Audioquest cables are made in China too, they may very well come out of the same factory. The Audioquest costing at least $80, the Monol... | |
| My thoughts on TT isolation methods. Actually, regarding hammers, IIRC the first ad to show a hammer blow on a turntable was for the original AR turntable. These were in printed ads, so there was no immediate confirmation of isolation. I think the dealers were encouraged to strike th... | |
| has anyone tried chinese cables? Chinese made Monolith USB Cable from Monoprice has solid core copper silverplated cables for the USB signal, and is extremely well shielded. It is not just a good cable at its very low price, it is a very good USB cable-period! It compares favorab... | |
| What's Next?? I discovered that JRiver on my laptop recognized my Oppo 105 as a DLNA renderer on the way to an external DAC. Using it that way elevated my SQ as files from my NAS no longer had to pass through the computer. I have since substituted a much bett... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux @rossb,I agree with your first point. I take it as a given that subjecting a signal to yet another process, especially in the home environment, would necessarily degrade it tp some extent. It may sound superficially unchanged, but in the low lev... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux I have many red-book cd duplicates of my vinyl records. I like to think that my vinyl set-up is pretty good (TNT, all tube phono pre). Generally the digitals can sound as good as the vinyls, but without the usual vinyl artifacts of noise and inner... | |
| Tube amp bias adjustment advice The balance control of many otherwise fine preamps and integrated amps have disappeared over the years. It is simply a cost cutting move as there is no reason that a balance control has to compromise SQ. I would not have a preamp without one.There... | |
| Your most indispensable "tweak"? @stvgray That's a great suggestion. May I ask you about it? I assume the electrician used Romex. Where I live the minimum required Romex is 12/3. And that's what all the electricians use routinely if nothing else is specified. Did you use th... |