mike_in_nc
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| Cable Elevators Rugs pick up the diffraction from the variance in moon phase and sun polarity. This diffraction is converted to electrical energy that is released and penetrates the insulation on your cables. It contributes to the imperceptible noise floor that d... | |
| Small Footprint SS Power Amps Many small-shop monoblocks using PuriFi or NCore modules would fit your description. Some well-known vendors are Nord in the UK, Apollon in Slovenia, and VTV in the US.These are class D but I would not rule them out for that reason. I replaced a m... | |
| PS Audio Perfectwave vs Directstream DAC They use the same Bridge, so the DAC in each will get the same signal. Still, the analog output of each box is a product of its respective DAC. Whatever the innate sound differences of the DACs may be, I'd expect them to affect the streaming input... | |
| Long term audiophile seeks room acoustic experience..., It’s the best money you can spend for sound improvement, IMO.ASC or GIK (manufacturers of acoustic treatment) will send you a proposed treatment plan for a small fee, refundable on your first order. It’s not a bad way to get started if you have no... | |
| Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Speaker Cables I believe that the cables in question have exceedingly low inductance and with it, very high capacitance. I would expect them to pass the HF better than most cables (due to the lack of series inductance in a low-impedance circuit), but also they h... | |
| system/room equalized flat from 20 to 20k cps--is yours? I can get mine flat to 20 kHz (without equalization in the treble). As @onhwy61 did, I found that unpleasant. Definitely, I prefer a cut starting around 7-8 kHz, possibly going down a little faster by 10 kHz. | |
| $5k-$6K DACs w Roon? CT? Their web site lists MA, but what do I know? :) Ah, Erik, my error, of course. Shirley, Massachusetts, it is. An hour from Connecticut. | |
| $5k-$6K DACs w Roon? The Bricasti gear I heard at AXPONA sounded just wonderful. I spent quite a bit of time in their room at the 2019 show. I think they were using their less expensive DAC. If I were buying, I'd get the streaming card installed. Plus, they are in Con... | |
| Thoughts on Lumin T2 vs Vega G1 Can’t comment on either, as I don’t have them. I do have an Aries G1 and like it a lot, and I had an original Vega, also a great unit.Did you know that Auralic offers a very substantial trade-in discount when going from an older model to a newer? ... | |
| JRiver Locks up Marantz NA11S1 - Replacement Options? The G1 doesn’t support internal drives, that’s right. However, it does have the same server function as the G2, which in both units can access storage connected to the unit’s USB connector. So, a thumb drive or external USB drive can be attached t... | |
| Speaker Cables to Power Amp - Left to Right/Right to Left; Does it matter? Reverse your ears OR reverse the inputs! In other words, an even number of switches (inputs, outputs) will put everything the way it's meant to be; and odd number (just outputs, or ears/inputs/outputs) will flip the image. But you knew that already. | |
| recommend technician in los angeles area to reterminate speaker cables Wow! It's nice to see something (potentially) work out!Let's see, a mile in LA traffic . . . about two hours? | |
| Speaker Cables to Power Amp - Left to Right/Right to Left; Does it matter? It will reverse the imaging -- that's all. To fix that, just reverse R and L inputs to the power amp as well. | |
| thiel cs 2.2 muffle sounding and very low treble idk honestly but perhaps you need to use some punctuation anyway maybe the tweeters are blown thiels are not known for lacking treble i had a pair and they were bright bright bright .... was it the 2.2 that came with an eq box do you have that? | |
| recommend technician in los angeles area to reterminate speaker cables You could try ProAudioLA. Among other things, they make custom cables for the pro audio world (and audiophiles). I've always been happy with their work. I don't know if it will save you any money, though . . . it's not a big job. |