randy-11
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| Audio cables ,and power cords the most forgotton- part of an Audio system. not at all surprising to hear differences with digital cables - USB can carry noise into the DAC and often needs galvanic isolation (with exceptions for well designed newer DACs like Benchmark)- the switching mode power supplies in most wall warts... | |
| My first post I agree with gdhal's last sentence for sure.Want to list your preferred music & system components? room treatments? | |
| What are your favorite upright 4-5 shelve audio rack recommendations? put the table in a sand box (if you can't put it in a closet behind the listening room) | |
| Why do some amps provide more output power when using a balanced connection? circuit design as to how an SE output is derivedcan I convince you to run Balanced and get all you can from the nice pre-amp?I have a Mk II BTW | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic he didn't say micro-arcing; he said micro-archingapparently the fluid keeps the keystone stable | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic try a test against Tweakdo it blind | |
| Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500 ARC | |
| Mapleshade Isolation: Does Nothing? you need to let it sit on unicorn horns | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? Manepan is a speaker manufacturer, blind tests its products and will claim that their new current lineup is slightly or signficantly superior to their older, discontinued lineup, and they have been in business a very long time.They will use an "i"... | |
| DACs and bass response? BTW, there are many different ways to implement ESS series chips, so can't just look at the chip used and say it sounds a particular way.Then there is the circuit layout, the section of and matching of various discrete components, etc.all can have... | |
| what to buy first I agree with swamp & George - The Benchmark DAC/Mac-mini is at least very good (DAC1) to xlnt (DAC2, and 3) - you did not say which one you have.Get speakers you like (say Vandies or Maggies) and then buy a tube pre-amp (say a used Audio rese... | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 besides Class D (which allows less expensive and lower power amps), Benchmark has licensed some exciting technology in just the last couple of years which greatly reduces crossover distortion (so you don't have to try and run in Class A all the ti... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? No one had addressed the original question - a sonic comparison of the 5SE and the 28.I have not heard them in a comparison test. What I do hear sometimes is that "the new LS-xx" sounds better than than the Ref-y froma zz years ago. And not just... | |
| Dedicated power circuits... Huge improvement!!! how much have people had to pay to add a dedicated line to an existing house? | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? The First Watts are the best watts. |