parker65310
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| Budget High Current Power Cords I’m a big fan of Silnote Audio out of Roanoke, VA. They only sell direct and have unbeatable prices for the quality of their product. Couldn’t be happier with my purchases from them (power cables, XLR to XLR, RCA to XLR and optical to RCA intercon... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? Unlike audio, TVs are super-commoditized to the point that most are extremely comparable to each other - the panels likely came from the same source in Asia and the processing isn’t nearly as differentiated as with earlier generations like DLP’s s... | |
| How long do good speakers last? My Apogee Acoustics Duetta II Signature Series speakers were bought new by my dad in the early 90’s. They still sound great, but the inferior acoustic foam from those days is situated internally to where once it breaks down to where I now have a b... | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k So many recommendations with absolutely no context of the components the op currently has? Why the secrecy? Feels disingenuous and makes no sense why you wouldn’t share if you’re truly serious and want to buy based solely on the recommendations of... | |
| How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS I’ve got a Node 2 streamer hooked up to my MHDT Orchid tube DAC. As has been said, USB isn’t an option with the Node 2 and Toslink should be avoided. That leaves digital coax. I have RCA to balanced XLR. All of my interconnects are very affordable... | |
| Get a load of this Deceptive add for a Gryphon Amp here on AG I found the add. It doesn’t read as badly as expected. $350 shipping is, putting it lightly, excessive though. I’m having a really hard time understanding how a dealer would be comfortable selling an amp they haven’t inspected or have in their pos... | |
| Get a load of this Deceptive add for a Gryphon Amp here on AG Is the paragraph you posted of that “sellers” response verbatim? If so, their use of their English language screams non-native English speaker. Could be a scammer not even in the United States. Not a chance in hell I would even consider sending th... | |
| Power cord choice? I’ve got Apogee Duetta II Signatures with a big BAT VK-600 with bat pack solid state amp and VK-5i tube preamp with a Node2 streamer and MHDT Orchid tube DAC. My speaker cables are Symo LS4X. All of my power cords and interconnects are entry level... | |
| What are the current useless terms in this "audio world" A term I don’t like, but doesn’t squarely fall under “useless” is “high end” audio. I much prefer “high fidelity” audio because I can tell that to those not in our hobby “high end” is interpreted as we are more concerned about price and bling than... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. I too love my MHDT Orchid tube DAC. Sounds great and has great build quality. | |
| Novice Tidal Question… Your Tidal subscription will recognize when you are using it now and will disable steaming on your home system using BluSound (much of the time). Although, I have noticed in the last several months when I leave the house with music still playing a... | |
| New Bluesound Node – First Impressions I’ve got the Node2. When I first bought it I used the internal DAC. It was ok with high res Tidal streaming. However, when I hooked it up to a MHDT Orchid tube DAC it was a massive upgrade. I also use a digital coax (Node2 to Orchid) and RCA to Ba... | |
| Need help selecting a streamer for a beginner. I’ve got the Node2 and like it. The BlueSound middleware apps are good and I only stream high res these days via Tidal. I recommend just using the Node2 for streaming and getting a DAC. I started off with just the Node2 and it sounded fine, but I ... | |
| So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again... I’ve got a revelation for the screamers that want graphs and science to prove it all for them without their participation. Technical information is a great start, but in the end, how about you methodically switch your cabling directions and listen... | |
| Millercarbon's Mega Moab Mod Meander @millercarbon - I would like to discuss with you, if you are willing, crossovers I’m considering for my Apogee Duetta II Signature Series full range ribbon speakers, but I’m on the fence regarding doing it at all (don’t want to lose the “Apogee” s... |