mitch2
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| My high pass filter experiment and a couple of questions Hi Erik, I am curious about your single capacitor solution. If I bi-wire my speaker connections, can I wire a single capacitor in line with the LF speaker wires to limit the low frequency signal going to the woofers? How exactly would you wire ... | |
| My high pass filter experiment and a couple of questions I believe the effectiveness of using a high-pass filter depends on the main speakers, the amplification, and the quality of the high-pass filter. If you are using good subwoofers (at least two) then a high-pass filter should theoretically improve ... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? No more than about 5 percent. My experience is that money is typically better spent on the actual components and speakers than on cables and tweaks. YMMV. BTW, @noromance - What are "NOS Belkin interconnects"? Are they made with a certain type of... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @dantaudio - Thanks for the kind words, and welcome back to audio. If you are looking for information, there is a lot of knowledge here on this site and you can get meaningful responses from the members on just about any topic. The forum archi... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps FWIW, pmy monoblocks have no power switch at all, if they are plugged in then they are powered on. My SMc DAC has the magnetic switch. For my preamp, I believe there is a power switch on the outboard power supply. | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps Agree, fair enough. I am sorry your experience wasn’t great. If you ever have the opportunity, I suggest trying to hear one of their newer amplifier creations. Unfortunately, they don’t have a dealer network and don’t typically display at shows ... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @fishagedone "If it’s so great, go buy it Mitch and post pictures of the amazing chassis and value." I did just that. Beat out a pair of Lamm M1.2 Reference monoblocks and a pair of Clayton M300 Class A monoblocks in my system, all of which I... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @fishagedone The problem here is that you basically dropped a turd in the room and then insinuated the stink is somehow related to a company that many of us have had nothing but excellent interactions with over many years. It only gets worse whe... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps This story seems very odd to me too. What you describe is 180 degrees from any experience I have ever had with SMc Audio. You may have been speaking with a former customer or possibly another industry professional who has a loose association with... | |
| Check This Out! @grannyring - Probably d1-Unity at $11,500 euros, maybe with the live power upgrade but that seems expensive for the modest improvement described in Lavorgna’s TM review. I would have interest in used units except he changes designs so much that ... | |
| Check This Out! @grannyring - The Mystique X SE with Lundahl nano-crystalline chokes and AD-1862N-Z chips, that I also have here, is mostly better than the EVO Pro. However, I am typically interested in new stuff that may sound better, so I will keep my ears open... | |
| Check This Out! This Galle DAC is certainly interesting (both Mk I and II), and cool looking in a retro/deco Fleetwood Sound or Fern & Roby sort of way. I suspect it may look even better in person. I will be interested to hear what the initial reviewers thin... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. @jea48 ”If you DIY your own shielded power cords only connect the shield to the EGC at the male plug end. Leave the other end of the shield, at the IEC connector, floating.” That is actually how I have always done it. I have never constructed... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. @jea48 - Are you assuming the shield is acting as the ground? In my power cords, I always use a ground wire that is "at least" as large as the neutral/load wires, regardless of whether or not there is also a shield. However, I have seen many bal... | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? The factors affecting the sound of my digital front end probably go beyond just the "digital marriage" between my streamer and DAC but, that said, immediately upon adding the Sonore Signature Rendu SE Deluxe (optical) streamer the sound of my syst... |