nyev
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| Nordost Valhalla 2 Speaker Cables Prior to my Valhalla 2 cables, it’s taken me 27 years of searching to arrive at a fairly simple system where finally I don’t hear a blaring brightness, edginess, or sluggish warm tone. I’ve tested so many speakers, power amps, pre-amps, including ... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 Speaker Cables @milpai, thanks and no worries, I don’t mind being judged online by strangers! People can make use of my experience or make judgements, that’s just the internet so it’s all good! To shut down all who assume I may be biased having spent the cash, ... | |
| Magico A5 Burn-In Experiences? Thanks all. So while 500 hours is needed to beak in Magicos, I should be able to know if the A5’s are for me or not after 250 hours. for now, I think I will move the A5’s down on my list, but not cross them off yet. Also worth mentioning the li... | |
| Gryphon Amp Owners: Results with AQ Niagara? Not sure how true this is, but someone at some point (could have been Gryphon) told me my amp is highly unlikely to be damaged even from a massive surge / lighting strike. I think they said the transformer in the amp will easily deal with it. I ... | |
| Thoughts on Shunyata and Transparent? Just an update that I am just shy of halfway through the burn-in process for the Shunyata Omega QR and Sigma V2 NR power cords now. I have some observations so far, but I’ll hold off on my thoughts until completing the burnin process before comme... | |
| Thoughts on Shunyata and Transparent? My Sigma V2 NR demo finally arrived. Shunyata recommended I wait 150 hours to let the cord settle into my system after it’s long stint in the hands of USPS. But immediately the Sigma NR showed the considerable flaws in my prior cords I was using ... | |
| Thoughts on Shunyata and Transparent? @ozzy, I think your conditioner likely explains it. I think I’ve seen about 6-7 posts with people saying AQ doesn’t mix with Shunyata when it comes to power cords and conditioners. Even Shunyata warned me my Niagara 1200 may not be the best with... | |
| Thoughts on Shunyata and Transparent? Thanks for the insight @jafant! In 2019 I tested a lower-end Transparent Reference power cord along with AudioQuest Hurricane, Nordost Valhalla and a few other cords with my Diablo 300, and the Transparent Reference sounded by far the best of any... | |
| Thoughts on Shunyata and Transparent? Thanks guys. @ozzy, are you suggesting that the lack of openness and dynamics of the Shunyata Sigma V2 NR power cord was due to your interconnect, and not the power cord itself? And, I assume the power cord was properly broken in? From what I g... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers Thanks for all these other suggestions, but only the brands I mentioned are available near me. I was also thinking, my room may reduce my choices even further. Given my room configuration, even though the room is quite large, I can only have abou... | |
| My Next Upgrade: Speakers or Turntable? @cd318 , thanks for the tips. Wilson’s are at a store that doesn’t have any other choices really, whereas Harbeth’s are at a shop that has most of the other brands (and Magico too)…. Since I do need to lug my Gryphon to the shops, I’ll be headin... | |
| My Next Upgrade: Speakers or Turntable? Thanks for sharing @deadhead1000, good to hear of your experience. I think my Gryphon adds enough tonal warmth (actually most describe the Diablo 300 as slightly “dark”) that I can live with speakers that are on the neutral side, provided they h... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @jomonhifi , totally planning on lugging my Diablo with me! If you carried it on your own you are a stronger man than me. My wife will need to help me load it in my car, and the dealer will need to help me unload and reload it…. Will be a lot of... | |
| My Next Upgrade: Speakers or Turntable? Interesting to see somewhat opposing perspectives :) The appeal of vinyl to me is more sentimental than anything. I am happy when a new LP arrives on my doorstep from one of my favourite bands. That said, I want them to sound amazing and I might ... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @jomonhifi, I wasn’t aware that you could use a media server/streamer like the Aurender as a preamp. That approach would certainly put the ARC160S, or any Amplifier in that range, in the same budget range as the Diablo 300. How does the Aurender... |