mitch2
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| Digital isolation between Ethernet hub and streamer As far as I can tell, these filters provide galvanic isolation in one of two ways, by either using transformers (i.e., the NA filters) or optical isolation (i.e., GigaFOIL and others). Don't most good servers/streamers also provide some form of i... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @squared80 "anything they purchase beyond OFC at the proper gauge for the length isn’t going to change the sound" WRT the conductor material, I tend to agree. Ambient noise in just about any room is going to overwhelm a 1-2 percent difference... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @ejr1953 - Shocker! Too bad they didn't have switches, Ethernet cables, and other tweaks to compare. OTOH, maybe a strike against "blind" testing | |
| Digital isolation between Ethernet hub and streamer Move over Network Acoustics, GigaFOILv4-INLINE, iFi LAN iPurifier Pro |, and all the others. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @wig - I agree, the Merason DAC1 MkII was a hard one to give up. I would have liked to keep it but just had too many DACs here. The Mojo EVO Pro was also hard to give up and the buyer received a very nice DAC with the Z-chips. Benjamin checked it ... | |
| Which company manufactures this Ethernet switch for the other? @cleeds - Most here seem to believe in having a "solid network". In my case, that was achieved by isolating my server in a separate room with my network gear, powering all of it from LPSs through a dedicated 20A line, and using fiber optical cabl... | |
| Belden 8402, 8412, and 8428 I wouldn't argue with those who believe the tinned copper wire colors the sound. I have tried the 8204 before and thought it to be just ok, but I had just enough extra coiled up that I could make the lengths I needed for a complete set (2@2M and ... | |
| Belden 8402, 8412, and 8428 @sfoclt - I agree with your impressions. However, in my case, the cables are all balanced with the shield connected to pin 1 at both ends, the same as most commercially manufactured balanced cables. I have the 8408 in route and will report on ho... | |
| Which company manufactures this Ethernet switch for the other? Interesting discussion but FWIW, to clarify the photos shown in the first response to this thread: The picture labeled "SA Bonn" is actually the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro model, and not the Silent Angel Bonn N8, which is the direct comparison ... | |
| Streamer Comparison and Suggestions Thank you Dave and Troy but I am totally happy with my sonicTransporter i9 (Gen4) as a server (runs Roon core and stored music files on SSD), and Sonore Signature Rendu SE Deluxe (optical) as the streamer/endpoint/renderer. I like how the sonicTr... | |
| Belden 8402, 8412, and 8428 For any still interested in the tinned copper ICs, I finished all of the 8428 cables, cooked them for almost two days, and started listening yesterday. I decided to go with a full set of whichever type of cable I was trying, so I replaced the th... | |
| Streamer Comparison and Suggestions Thank you @marco1 I ended up with a Sonore Signature Rendu SE Deluxe (optical) - with latest upgrades, and it elevated the sound of my system. I can output USB directly to my DAC or use Sonore’s ultraDigital to convert USB to S/PDIF or I2S. I ... | |
| Townshend Audio Seismic Podiums Review Actually, by using available on-line tools, matching springs to a single situation is not all that hard, but does require consideration of the weight to be supported, acceptable dimensional limits, desired range of compression, and a few other fac... | |
| Townshend Audio Seismic Podiums Review Agree with the benefits of springs under speakers, regardless of the flooring support, but especially with suspended wood floors. Having very solid and wider-than-the-speaker Sound Anchors stands made it much easier for me to size, damp, and posi... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles I have been playing around with cables lately, and they do sound different from each other, IME and IMO. I have about 6 or 7 different variants here, about half are manufactured cable and the rest DIY. None sound particularly bad to me but I do en... |