mitch2
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| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable I have done this many times so I probably have a better feel for what the wires can take before breaking than others who haven't made a lot of cables. The idea is to twist them together just tight enough so they act like a single twisted wire and... | |
| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable You can start with the exposed, stripped ends of the wire being a bit long (like 1/4 inch or 2mm longer than you need) and then use a pliers to grip them at the end and twist them together. The very end where you gripped the wires with the pliers ... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up @sns - I hadn't thought about that but you may be right. I will try disconnecting the power leg of the USB cable to check it out. I seem to remember being able to do that with my Pavane DAC. | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up I tried several different configurations tonight between the Gigafoilv4 and the Network Acoustics eno, and I perceived the following differences. Having both the Gigafoilv4 and NA eno fed by Ethernet cable in front of my streamer/server sounded... | |
| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable I agree with @audphile1 @erik_squires @jea48 - don’t overthink it. You are almost surely plugging the plug into a wall receptacle or power conditioner with brass, phosphor bronze, or beryllium copper contacts, and depending on what was used i... | |
| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable Pure copper is a soft metal and does not have any memory retention properties. Copper contacts of the IEC will not hold the female contacts tightly against the IEC inlet male plug blades... The above quote is correct and is the primary reason t... | |
| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable The specific answer to your question is that with Furutech plugs and IECs, the connector consist of a clamp with center set screw, as shown below. Therefore, best practice is to split the wire so that half goes into each side of the clamp. @audp... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Foo Fighters Boz Scaggs Canned Heat STP Muscle Shoals: Small Town Big Sound Tedeschi Trucks Jimmie Vaughan John Mayall with Marcus King Leslie West Hooker and Heat Johnny Winter Paul Butterfield Blues Band Robin Trower | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up I will try w/o the N8 next and then maybe w/o Gigafoilv4. I am considering running Ethernet to my television, in which case the switch would make sense to keep. I also sort of like the idea of optical isolation, which makes sense for the Gigafoi... | |
| Shakti Stone Total game-changer. Veils are parted, windows are opened, equal to a component change, for sure! One thing I can say, they have held their value better than just about any other thing in this hobby. Instead of gold, consider Shakti Stones as yo... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up @sns, Post server is easy, JCAT USB Card XE outputs USB from the server and the Triode Wire Lab Split Power & Data USB Cable connects the server with my DAC. I have also tried AES/EBU and coax through an outboard Roon endpoint but none of tho... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up So I moved things around and my digital signal path is now cable in > modem > router > Silent Angel Bonn N8 switch > Gigafoilv4 > Network Acoustics eno > Mojo Audio server/streamer > Mojo Audio DAC… The modem and router are p... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? My journey in digital music playback without using physical media (i.e., servers, streamers, and digital conversion) has consistently become ergonomically easier to implement as well as better sounding. Every new DAC and every music server upgrade... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up This weekend, I plan to simplify further by moving my HD Plex LPS to power my modem and router then 45 feet of Cat 8 directly out of the router to the area where my system is and into the Gigafoilv4 (optical isolation) which will be powered by its... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up "I have tested other Ethernet switches under $1K and they had a minimal or next to nothing impact with ENO filter." @lalitk - I respect your experience and can see that you are currently using the $4K Telegärtner M12 Switch Gold in your system.... |