mikey8811
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| Best USB cable upgrade for around $1000 @jerrybj Thanks. So it is still full sounding with body and the neutrality doesn't tip it into edginess? | |
| Best USB cable upgrade for around $1000 @jerrybj What was the difference between the Black Magic and the Black Magic Ultra? I understand that the Black Magic is a full sounding cable with body and tonal density. Is the Ultra similar in these aspects? | |
| Cardas Clear Digital SPDIF @dr3 Transparent is always priced at a high premium. The Premium is at a lower tier vs Clear despite the price. You need to compare the Reference to Clear and as it is supposedly on a similar tier. You will find the Reference is superior in all w... | |
| Cardas Clear Digital SPDIF I ended up replacing it with an Aural Symphonics Echelon Digital. It has all the positive traits of the Clear plus the fullness and tonal density that Clear lacks. The Clear is a decent value cable but in my system was not full sounding enough for... | |
| Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed @decooney No, I didn't add another Clear Beyond. If I find another at a good price I may but I like things as they are now. As mentioned in my post dated 24 May 2022, I did try the Clear Reflection between pre and power and the Clear Beyond betwe... | |
| Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed @decooney I have swapped them around before. I preferred the Clear Beyond from pre to power. That was what Cardas advised me to do anyway. When I tried them the other way, the sound was veiled. I could tell almost straight away that didn't suit me. | |
| Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed @decooney I am still using the same. Clear Reflection between DAC and pre and Clear Beyond between pre and power. I am tempted to try another Clear Beyond in the place of the Clear Reflection but it costs a lot more. | |
| Power Cord & SPDIF Coaxial Recommendations For Audiomeca Mephisto CD Transport Thanks guys.I ended up using what I had on my previous transport - Aural Symphonics Echelon Digital SPDIF and Cardas Clear Beyond Power.They sounded a bit edgy at first when i tried them on the Mephisto but sound fine now. I guess it was probably ... | |
| Replacement Remote Control For Cary SLP 05 Preamp Thanks to everyone who posted suggestions.I opened the remote, cleaned the contact points on the circuit board and the underside of the buttons with some rubbing alcohol.Everything works smoothly now.That saved me $125.I will still get a cheap lea... | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps I think @ebm is right.I use a X350.8 and I believe your X250.8 is warmer sounding. I don't think it will ever be the same as a tube power amp.I like a warm and full midrange and don't think any solid state power amp will ever give me that close en... | |
| Using a Krell 200s with Revel f228be good choice A bit bright I would think | |
| Denafrips Avatar looks the goods @georgehifi When is the Schiit one coming out?These are the old Theta people. They surely know how to make a good transport. | |
| Denafrips Avatar looks the goods I was looking to get one but then the repricing puts it out of my budget.I'll look for one of the old rated transports of yesteryear. They knew how to make CD transports back then. | |
| MIT Matrix rev 60 speaker cables. Has anyone listened to them? @hiendmmoe I am using them on Vienna Acoustics The Kiss speakers. The rest of my cables - interconnects and power cords - are Cardas.They match quite well with the MIT's.The box is quite large so if you wish to return them, the shipping may cost s... | |
| MIT Matrix rev 60 speaker cables. Has anyone listened to them? Like @keithtexas I have Matrix HD60 speaker cables too.It would be interesting to hear if the Rev 2’s are a large improvement on these.Looking at the ads, they look similar down to the network boxes. I think MIT themselves stock EVO and 2C3D in th... |