mitch2
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| LAMM M1.2 - Feedback - Advice - Please - anyone heard these? From Stereophile: The Thiel CS3.7's voltage sensitivity is specified as 90dB/2.83V/m. My B-weighted estimate on its tweeter axis, assessed with DRA Labs' MLSSA system, was slightly above that figure, at 90.7dB(B)/2.83V/m. This may well have been... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing I did not see your specific needs in your post, i.e., do you use Roon to stream from, and do you need a server to play stored files, either from an on-board drive or from a NAS? If you use Roon, their own Nucleus or Nucleus+ show up in some prett... | |
| Server/Streamer - sonicTransporter i9 and Signature Rendu SE Seems to be a lack of interest in this topic based on my receiving only two responses both of which are from retailers selling servers. I have been doing on-line research and, outside of some signal manipulation options offered by a few of the up... | |
| Server/Streamer - sonicTransporter i9 and Signature Rendu SE I replied through your SGC website and left contact information. | |
| Server/Streamer - sonicTransporter i9 and Signature Rendu SE Anyone else have any thoughts, about the sonicTransporter i9 optical? Is this a sufficient server/streamer/Roon core for a relatively hi-rez system or is there something missing relative to the better server/streamers out there such as Antipodes,... | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? @duckworp Nice comparison process between the two DACs. Many posts about equipment here from folks who don't put the effort into actually conducting direct comparisons or listening tests in a manner that reduces inherent biases, and other posts... | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? You have received some insightful comments to your question. My experiences mirror @mikelavigne (i.e., "most dacs are decent"), @czarivey's comments on "voltage output", and @ghdprentice regarding the presence of "distortion and high frequency tr... | |
| Server/Streamer - sonicTransporter i9 and Signature Rendu SE Thank you @audiotroy I am aware of the 432evo options and the interesting and thoughtful design features their servers bring to the table. I have moved from a highly modified Mac mini, to the then flagship Antipodes DX (still own), to Mojo's De... | |
| Antipodes from the Antipodes I have been using a different streamer/server but still have my Antipodes DX3. I plan to reach out to them and ask what shortcomings that unit would have as a streamer only. As they have constantly upgraded their line, they have mostly seemed to... | |
| XLR cables for a reasonable price? The standard addresses grounding and EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) through connections between cable shields/screens, shielding enclosures, and any EMI circuitry. | |
| XLR cables for a reasonable price? I agree with @cleeds Having industry professionals like Ralph around here at least provides interesting perspective and, in many cases, initiates discussions that result in me looking stuff up and learning new things. They all have their own wa... | |
| XLR cables for a reasonable price? If you don’t need the additional noise rejection of a quad cable, consider the twisted pair Mogami W2549, which shares the same materials and shielding of the W2534. High Quality Balanced Microphone Cable Neglex Type #22AWG W2549 has been de... | |
| How important are spikes? @ditusa Interesting article that consolidates a bunch of stuff I have read before, except I didn’t previously know that spikes were created to prevent speaker cabinets from dancing! I would like to see Mr. Varney debate Robert from Live-Vibe, t... | |
| How important are spikes? Many solutions can work well for equipment support, isolation, damping, and other audiophile purposes. Just because a manufacturer shines it up, packages it, and sells it for a lot of money doesn't make it inherently better. | |
| XLR cables for a reasonable price? The balanced line standard often comes up here when discussing XLR cables. Here is the standard and here is an article by Rane that provides additional context. Also, see Chapter 3 of this article by Bill Whitlock, of Jensen Transformers, Inc. o... |