mitch2
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| Upgrade McCormack or... @cheeg When I’m listening to a well recorded guitar or piano piece, it’s as though the instrument is in the room with me. Soundstage is excellent too, although it was excellent before. I am glad you are so happy with your new/upgraded amplifier... | |
| Streamers with I2S connectivity My digital set-up includes an Antipodes DX server running Roon into a Metrum Ambre Roon endpoint. The Ambre has an I2S output and my Metrum Adagio has an I2S input in the same configuration. Metrum uses a regular Ethernet cable for their I2S so ... | |
| Upgrade McCormack or... I never had the stock DNA-1s in my system so I will not be able to compare before and after the upgrade. I have owned a stock DNA-2 and, many years later, a Platinum DNA-2. I also owned the DNA-500 that Peter Moncrieff called "the best solid sta... | |
| What just happened to accepting Paypal?? looks like they are trying to drive us away @jdt1 in these days of heightened awareness of online privacy and security, I want to know who gets my info. And whether or not I want them to have it.Absolutely, I agree. Correction to my post below, the second "would" should have been "wouldn't... | |
| Upgrade McCormack or... To update my post from August, I recently received my new SMc Audio DNA-1 Ultra G monoblock amplifiers and they have been warming up over a week now. To get the ball rolling on the project, I simply sent SMc two used DNA-1 amplifiers I purchased ... | |
| What just happened to accepting Paypal?? looks like they are trying to drive us away So in the case of @jdt1 can we assume Stripe was the credit card processor for the seller? Odd that information wouldn't have been disclosed. I would hope that Stripe would be authorized to keep @jd1's "credit card and personal information" on-f... | |
| fair complaint about Audiogon, violating no guidelines, removed For me, the irritation includes the shipping issues as mentioned already, the customs clearance fees, taxes, and delays particularly when purchasing from private individuals. I will purchase from folks like Partsconnexion or from equipment manufa... | |
| Vintage Western Electric cables from Naturaltonecables? I have considerable experience with vintage WE wire as well as the newer Duelund wire and I have constructed SCs and ICs from both, as well as PCs using the vintage WE wire. Both the vintage WE wire and the Duelund wire utilize tinned copper cond... | |
| Looking for Help with Speaker Jumper Cable Choice AQ Type 4 is actually a pretty good cable (better than Type 2) and should be a good choice as a jumper. The solid core LGC copper, foamed polyethylene insulation, star-quad geometry, and aggregate 15.5 awg gauge (when connected with one large... | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC Look for a Yamamoto YDA-01B.....the “B” denotes the tubed version.https//6moons.com/audioreviews/yamamoto8/dac.html | |
| Life after Aerial 10Ts... If you want a set-up that rivals 20Ts without the ribbon tweeter, try a pair of stand-mounted LR5s (105 lbs each with dual 9-inch woofers in a sealed box as solid as a brick) mated with a pair (or more) of SW-12s. | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC This one might be worth a look:https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/sonnet-digital/ I haven't heard it but I have owned 5 of the designer's other DACs and still own two of them. | |
| Quality of digital cable from from source to DAC? Lots of opinions on this subject but, as with any other cable debate, the only conclusion that matters is yours, based on what you hear in your own system. Even more than with other analog cables, opinions regarding the relative quality of diff... | |
| fair complaint about Audiogon, violating no guidelines, removed Mine is an older Model One, must be a lemon. Maybe I should look inside for a loose tuner wire. | |
| fair complaint about Audiogon, violating no guidelines, removed @french_fries - I have a Tivoli radio stereo set-up and what kills it for me is that I cannot get it to draw in any FM stations unless I am virtually sitting next to the broadcasting studio!The one or two stations I can get sound good but just abo... |