mitch2
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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD One of my complaints about SACD is they all seem to have no ’room’ played in. The music all seems to ’magically’ float out of a black hole. Stripped of any ambience.Interestingly, this is in the ballpark of describing my issue with the Class D a... | |
| Need help with covering for Dueland speaker wire @bacobits1 hits the nail on the head - Don't do this.Even in conduit, the temperature/humidity changes in a crawl space will result in condensation that will dampen your cotton dielectric. If you cannot keep the wire "in the house" I would look ... | |
| Audio valuations What jperry said....Also you can search here (and on AudioAsylum or USAudioMart) by brand and/or by type of equipment to see the asking price for similar gear, which can help with your pricing strategy. However, keep in mind the asking price is no... | |
| Interested in listening to Antipodes. My plan does not include DSP so I should be good with the DX and cannot really justify selling it to buy a CX. I believe I will continue to enjoy the DX's ability to directly rip CDs. If I were starting over, I would look hard at one of the soni... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? @bacobits1 Same here. I am quite happy using Duelund tinned copper 20 ga balanced ICs and double runs of cross-connected quads of Duelund 12 ga wire (i.e., 8, 12 ga wires per speaker) for speaker cable. They sound very nice, but so did the NOS W... | |
| Missing the Old Days I recently switched speakers within the same line, from a large'ish (115 lbs + stands) floor-standing, bass reflex (i.e., ported) model with multiple (4) medium sized (7.5 inch) bass drivers per box, to a slightly lower-priced, heavy (105 lbs + st... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable "I’m quite confident all XLR cables from Audioquest are, in fact, controlled for directionality. Don’t freak out." Thanks Geoff for the reassurance. It is comforting to know you are "quite confident" that the Big Daddy of cable manufacturing has a... | |
| Interested in listening to Antipodes. My DX is scheduled for the DX2 to DX3 upgrade very soon. My understanding is that I will be able to use the DX3 as a Roon server on my network that will be similar to a CX-EX combination, and I will be able to output Ethernet into a Roon endpoint... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Interesting post about aftermarket fuses this week from a designer-manufacturer of well-regarded DACs, amplifiers, and other electronics,"Depending the type of product we use transformers in a range between 15 and 30 VA. It means that the primary ... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Elizabeth, sorry to disappoint but convincing anyone of anything is not the point of this thread.We are all trying to help Geoff reach 10,000 posts so he can take a break.I secretly suspect taters is a secret agent (or at least a lobbyist) for the... | |
| DIY Jumper Suggestions Avoiding spade stacking is just my preference so I don't end up with bent spade connectors. If your plan is to do it once then leave it alone, stacking them should be fine. I move stuff around too much so don't like to be bothered with it. Sinc... | |
| Preamp dillema for McCormack Ultra Platinum I have owned both the RLD-1 (with SMc Platinum-Level upgrades) and my current TLC-1 with SMc Signature upgrades (the best Steve can do). The upgraded TLC-1 is clearly several leagues above the RLD-1 IMO. The RLD-1 Platinum had oodles of drive bu... | |
| DIY Jumper Suggestions One benefit of bi-wiring is keeping the bass current separate from the more nuanced mids and highs. If you run one of your bi-wire speaker cable pairs directly to the LF terminals and then jump the other pair between the MF and HF posts, then you... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Hi Doug, To your question, the stand-mounted Aerial LR5s in the first two photos are the new speakers and the floor-standing Aerial Model 9s in the later photos are my former speakers. Unfortunately, the LR5 photos did not come out well so I plan... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses "By the way, I haven’t read anything herein (could have missed it though) about cases where fuses are not readily accessible and therefore require one to open a factory sealed component and risk voiding the warranty as a result of doing so." That ... |