mitch2
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| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come Eric, what do you consider "The best Class A"?I owned Ncore NC1200 monos at the same time as Class A Lamm hybrids and Class A Claytons and both of the Class A amps sounded better to me than the NC1200s (but in fairness, it was subjectively close).... | |
| McCormack DNA-1 Gold or DNA-225 Still own a DNA-2 LAE with 2014 Signature upgrades and it sounds great. Currently using expensive Class A monos that do not necessarily sound better, just different and slightly more to my liking. Ncore NC1200 monos did not sound better to my ea... | |
| Where were your audio components designed/engineered? Speakers - USAAmplifiers - USAPreamp - USADAC - NetherlandsServer - New ZealandRacks/Stands - USA | |
| When System Improvements Are Marginal I also agree with the play it for awhile and then remove it method discussed by bdp24, and I have found that the more "dialed in" my system has become, the less I hear a "jump right at you" level of improvement from most changes. I no longer sell... | |
| This might be the Passive Preamp im looking for Regarding the Tortuga discussed by bigshutterbug, you can try one of the Tortuga Audio passives using their 30 day audition policy. Tortuga Audio also offers a preamp buffer that I auditioned through their equipment "tour" that is dicussed at t... | |
| Directionality of wire A simple resistance measurement of a length of wire taken from the spool reveals the proper direction for the entire spool. This indicates the simple resistance measurement will show differences in the resistance of the same piece of wire dep... | |
| Antipodes DX or Aurender N10? Antipodes DX Gen 2 here. I was very happy to hear a clear improvement over my previous very good CD player, and I did not hear the same improvement through a tricked out Mojo Mac Mini.No reason for me to compare with N10 because I was happy with ... | |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway No longer play vinyl here but thanks anyway for the memory. I haven’t thought about this concert in years but remember seeing the tour on Feb. 2, 1975 in GR, MI. Biggest spectacle I had seen since Yes’ fire-breathing dragon. Three video screens (u... | |
| Duelund DCA16GA Hi Grannyring,I have read you are making ICs from the Duelund 16ga stranded tinned wire and I am curious whether you have tried making any from their 20ga stranded tinned wire? If so, what did you hear differently between the two and which do ... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy What covers the oil impregnated cotton to make it safe to use as a conductor?Jim, I would not use the Duelund wire to make power cords but the cotton covering should be fine when using the wire as ICs or SCs.The Western Electric wire was designe... | |
| Lesson Learned Fair enough, my experience not yours.Your lesson learned is a very good reminder for those whose purchases are heavily influenced by opinions from reviews and forum posts. The only person to satisfy is yourself and there is no substitute for hea... | |
| Lesson Learned Lessons learned:I have been doing this for awhile too and finally learned - don't sell something before trying the potential replacement in your own system. This is particularly true once you have your system mostly dialed in. You were smart not... | |
| Duelund DCA16GA I bought a bunch more of the WE10ga before I left to ride my bike across Iowa.I biwire my speakers with a pair of 10 awg wires on top and a second pair on the bottom and I have considered trying star quad runs for 7 awg to top and bottom, but have... | |
| The Music Room Late to the party here but my experience with them was also good. Very professional to deal with and two very heavy monoblocks were well packaged and promptly shipped. | |
| Directionality of wire All of these arguments can be flipped around and applied to either side, sort of like a non-directional fuse 😎 |