nwres
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| New cartridge vs. Re-tipped +1 Andy Kim. He upgraded my DL 103. Highly recommended. | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Also +1 on the Iris DDC. Another cost effective addition. Improves clarity with a blacker background. Get one used. | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo For upgrading your Node, I would order the PD Creative board ONLY. It is about $85 plus shipping. https://pd-cf.com/produkt/bluesound-node-2021-upgrade-low-noise-psu-interface/ Then order this Power supply from AliExpress. Select the 5V option. ... | |
| New cartridge vs. Re-tipped I had a Denon DL103 with a missing cantilever. I sent it off to an independent re-tipper who had great feedback. The upgraded cart I got back was transformed to another level. There are good re-tippers out there. | |
| New cartridge vs. Re-tipped Like @dwette said. And try and do some research on your specific case. Who did the re-tip? If you can find out, read reviews of their work. | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Any 5V dc power supply should work as long as it has more than 2 amps I believe. The IFI will work fine. And it will sound better than a stock Node. Just not as good as it can with a higher end LPS. | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo I use the PD Creative board and Sbooster LPS on a Node 2i and I have the Fidelity Audio board and LPS on a Node 130. In both cases the external power makes a significant difference in sound. And this is when using a separate DAC. Definitely a cost... | |
| Vinyl playback - lack of bass? I would not agree with the idea that digital recordings have more bass than their analog counterpart. Aside from purposely over engineered or compressed digital release, I would argue that if your bass is light when playing analog it is due to the... | |
| Turntable to Phono to Pre connections I would experiment with sending the signal from the phono stage to the preamp with a good balanced XLR cable set and see how or if it sounds different compared to RCA. If there is an advantage I would hope it is audible. In my setup I have RCA in... | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? +1 Nagaoka MP-500. Rivals lots of spendy MC carts. Great tone, airy highs. Also the Nagaoka JT-80BK Anniversary cart is very nice and a sleeper at it's price IME, nude elliptical and the boron cantilever. Smooth beautiful sound. | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please +1 for the Yamaha GT 2000 (L, X). HIFIDO in Japan has them available now and then. And they go through all of the electronics, motor, bearings to assure it is in top form, then double box with injection foam. I have A/B'd with a very well regarded... | |
| I am checking out these DAC's for my system @brbrock I would send Vlad at Audio Mirror an email. He is very responsive and great to work with. | |
| I am checking out these DAC's for my system +1 for the Audio Mirror Tubadour. I have not heard the IV but Vlad claims the V is a greater distance better than the IV compared to the IV's distance better than the III. I feel that the Audio Mirror DAC's are very difficult to beat. | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found Before the Mirus I was using some Pangea Audio Premier SE Ethernet Cables and LINKUP CAT 8. Not junk but not the best. Now that the Mirus are burned in, I would need to put the old cables back in for a comparison. But I do feel that the Mirus has ... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @chipcalzone Good call on the Connexa, seems like a top choice and should be a notch up from Mirus. I was unable to respond to your IM directly. I needed to IM you on a separate communication. I put in a ticket to Agon thinking there was a system... |