mitch2
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| 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... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? I use a separate server and streamer, and I noticed quite an improvement when I added the Sonore Signature Rendu SE Deluxe (optical) to perform streamer-only duties (Roon endpoint) in my system. On the server side (used to store digital music file... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Into day 2 of a bunch of Grateful Dead concert recordings. They played some really good shows in 1977. | |
| Six DAC Comparison Some updates: Got around to listing the EVO Pro and Merason DACs since I have too much stuff here. Since I am no longer (currently) comparing multiple DACs, I bypassed the Singxer SU-6 DDC and instead directly connected the USB output of my Si... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. Shielded cables have been around for years and do not have to be expensive. Copper braid and/or foil are pretty standard. Most/all of them are grounded at both ends. The Iconoclast paper on shielding and grounding is interesting. Here are 10 b... | |
| Enough is Enough As stated by @rbstehno I will never ask a dealer for their recommendation because I know what they will say. You need to trust your own ears and audition a component in your system in your room. Simply that. If you must visit a dealer, look,... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @wig - Thank you for the feedback. It has been satisfying to hear that several folks have used the information from this thread to successfully help with their DAC purchasing decisions. I really enjoyed my time with the Merason DAC1 MkII and I a... |