mitch2
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| What do you like and dislike about vintage Western Electric cables? @holmz - Most of the vintage WE wire being used to construct cables is stranded tinned copper and actually has a pvc dielectric with cotton over that. The wire most commonly used is the vintage KS13385 Hookup Wire, which is still made and can be ... | |
| Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender My NETGEAR RBR50 plus satellites (WiFi 5) was released 6 years ago, which seems like an eternity for this stuff. Firmware is conveniently updated automatically. I have been and continue to be extremely satisfied with the performance and longevity... | |
| Rhodium...hmmm @digsmithd i have a few of the gold plated here and can live with those. I never understood what Cardas or Furutech liked about rhodium. I would rather have old-fashioned tin. | |
| Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender Big fan of a mesh system. I have a main audio system server/streamer hardwired to the base router unit and a streamer endpoint for a second garage/outdoor system hardwired to a mesh node in the garage. I have not experienced any dropouts or othe... | |
| Rhodium...hmmm Big fan of the Furutech FI-11 (Cu) | |
| Slow Shipping Question - UPS I have had no problems recently, and actually I have mostly experienced faster than expected shipping. Just received a DAC from CA to MI in 3 days via FedEx, and a DAC from Chicago to MI in one day. I would say your example is unusual and if it ... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? @charles1dad - Thanks for the recommendations and links to reviews. My DAC situation has changed from what is posted on my system page. In fact, I just sold the EVO B4B21 but I added the EVO PRO, which is a subtle improvement in refinement and re... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? You guys are not helping with my goal to stop adding more boxes. I am very happy with the versatility, convenience, and diversity of choices related to streaming. My CDs are located on my server’s SSD in FLAC and those sound at least as good as T... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? As posted by @newbee, "there is considerable difference between a CD transport (what you are using your Marantz as) and dedicated transports." I am hearing more lately about the quality of CDs played through a dedicated transport being sonicall... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? Not too much lately so maybe as my system has matured toward a sound that I enjoy, my buying choices have improved. One lately was the Benchmark LA4 preamp. How could I not like the sound of one of the most accurate preamps made, and the preamp t... | |
| To all our Veterans here, Thank You! Thank-you veterans for your service, bravery, and commitment, and thank-you to your families as well, for their sacrifice and support during your service. | |
| Packing & Shipping Large/Heavy Speakers This all gets back to doing whatever you can to prevent shipping damage in the first place, because once it gets damaged you have lost, insurance or not. There is a reason Vladimir Lamm packaged all of his electronics in wooden crates and would o... | |
| What should be mandatory in every professional published review- I would place the responsibility on the manufacturer to explain/demonstrate to their clients what is different between the former version and an upgraded or updated version. I place the responsibility on the reviewer to, At a minimum, use part... | |
| Boutique caps in oil... reliable? How about foil paper & wax capacitors Ralph? Have you seen problems with capacitors using wax? I believe you use V-caps which are foil and fluoropolymer film so I assume you do not have problems with them. I also noticed VH Audio makes an ... | |
| Packing & Shipping Large/Heavy Speakers Those speakers are huge. Good suggestions here to use professional Craters and Freighters. Another option would be to draw a circle on a map corresponding to the miles away you are willing to travel to hand deliver them. Double that circle and... |