mike_in_nc
Responses from mike_in_nc
| I need a extension cord with Depending on the wall construction of your listening environment, an electrician might be able to give you a quad box or added receptacles for not a ton of money. Maybe an hour or two of labor and minimal parts cost, assuming you use hospital-grad... | |
| Power cable suggestions for Pioneer turntable Save your money. Power cable will not do it. Post the rest of your equipment and a bit about your room if you want people to comment on what might be the issue. | |
| PayPal, Zele, Venmo - Which is preferred For Selling on Audiogon Zelle and Venmo may be best for the seller, but as a buyer, I would want the protection provided by PayPal. Through the years, I’ve bought used gear that for the most part has been fine. But one integrated amplifier had a defect the seller refused... | |
| Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition? Use of sliders seconded. Herbie's sells similar threaded glides that may fit your speakers, too. | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment Good point. People (and not just with hi-fi) tend to recommend what they own or use. I had a really bad mechanic and a crooked dentist before I learned to take such advice with a grain of salt. Of course, 4 is the advice that tries to be useful. ... | |
| Anthony (Tony) Cordesman has passed away I will miss AHC. His ears seemed very similar to mine, though his budget was larger. I found his email decades ago and we exchanged brief messages every 10 years or so. His advice was always sterling. A favorite comment by AHC, from one of his r... | |
| What news in 2023 struck you? The GAN coverage has caught my eye, though I've not had the opportunity to compare a GAN Class D amp to one made with conventional silicon. As a Roon user, I am a bit concerned about the new ownership (Harmon/Samsung), though it's a far better de... | |
| It's attention, not money, we should budget More attention to the music, less to the equipment, is my suggestion. | |
| Processor ADC rate setting 96K versus 192K? Try both a few times and see if you hear a difference. If so, pick the one that sounds better to you. Any audible differences between ADC at those rates are more likely due to differences in implementation (circuit quality) than due to intrinsic ... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine In my experience, AVA makes great gear with excellent service. | |
| Wiim pro questions. Yes, it will work. Think about possibly springing for the Pro Plus instead, in case you ever want to use the DAC section, for example in a traveling system. | |
| Does the streamer effect sound quality If you are using the DACs in the streamers, the sound will vary more between them than if you are using the digital outputs only. | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated You might consider a NAD C399. It uses the excellent Hypex nCore Class-D amplifier modules. I have heard amps built with them them, and they were neither polite nor harsh. I regret I have not heard the C399 itself, but it’s available from several... | |
| Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers It is a mystery why so much audiophile gear has too much gain, but often it does. Some of the newer gear has gain-ranging switches, for example the outstanding Benchmark AHB2 amp and many of the Class-D amps made with new Hypex and Purifi modules.... | |
| Auralic Aries G1.1 Those who doubt what I said should look at the Auralic forum. I have never had the problem myself and was surprised to read about it. But apparently, a small minority of DACs have something weird about the USB connection. |