redkiwi
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| Digital Coaxial Cable 75 ohms choices Hi Timo. Just shows how very system dependent digital coax can be. In my system (Theta Data III and GenVa) the Canare sounded pleasantly warm, but muffled and dynamically constrained compared with the Kimber 2020. | |
| Digital Coaxial Cable 75 ohms choices I like the Kimber Select 2020. It is more open and transparent than the D60, as well as better dynamics. But try before you buy. | |
| Spkr cbls & IC's-must they be same brand Carl, I have been intrigued to hear about the T2 and have been wondering about buying a set. Thanks for the offer, but I doubt you would be interested in the Wireworld cables as they are only about 30 inches long (for my mono blocks). But I need a... | |
| Spkr cbls & IC's-must they be same brand I understand your points Megasam. The issue of "components from one manufacturer" is interesting. In the case of Naim gear in particular I reckon you are wrong. Naim gear never sounds right to me except when everything is as per the Naim philosoph... | |
| Sand or shot for speaker stands? I reckon the spikes are best to support the speaker, particularly if you have loaded your stands, and this will probably get rid of the "closed in" sound. Another issue I didn't mention was the nature of the speaker cabinet. With very dead cabinet... | |
| Sand or shot for speaker stands? Lead shot on its own is less successful that mixing it with a bit of sand, but the difference is subtle. Be careful to listen before and after as it is not a given that you will prefer the sound with your stands loaded. The sound can smooth out, t... | |
| Spkr cbls & IC's-must they be same brand Carl's experience, which I think was that Audioquest Diamond did not synergise with Audioquest Dragon, proves there are no "golden rules" in this game. But equally, on two occasions I have experienced systems suddenly coming right, when the final ... | |
| Help identifying a ground loop hum I am not sure I can help, but it seems clear to me you do not have a ground loop hum at all since you would hear this through the speakers. The hum you do have appears to be an unhappy transformer. This might be caused by a number of things. Deter... | |
| Dedicated line questions Thanks Audaibnjad. I remain a sceptic since similar claims have always proven to be false (such as jitter elimination etc.), but I will see if I can get my hands on one to try. | |
| Dedicated line questions Hi Korn. Albertporter has covered the ground arrangement. I have found that the results vary. In one case we found a dramatic reduction in noise, and an improvement that was more significant than the dedicated AC feed. In another case we heard NO ... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Shirley Horn tops the list for me. All of those listed above are indeed lovely to listen to, but many fall into the category of "great voice, but average singer" in my view. Try Shirley and listen to the way she uses her voice - an absolute marvel! | |
| TOSLINK DIGITIAL CABLE WITH DAC AND DVD Using toslink has a theoretical advantage in that there is no earth connection between the transport and DAC - thereby eliminating one source of jitter. But in practise toslink still sounds awful, in my experience, compared with any competent coax... | |
| Dedicated line questions Hi Korn and Craig. Craig has covered most of the points well. Note that if you put a dedicated AC in you will have to get good AC cords for ALL of your components. You need the AC cords to provide some common mode rejection, and you may even need ... | |
| Am I deaf? I beg to differ slightly Subaruguru. CD players usually have no particular trouble driving a passive, it is the output of the passive driving the amp that is the problem (if there is one). This means a ladder attenuator is best in the passive as i... | |
| Who still sells NOS Telefunken 6922's? You can get them on eBay - but you take a risk. I have bought a lot of tubes this way and I would say 3 out of every 4 tubes bought are great. Personally I find Telefunken made great 12AX7 and 12AU7, but I am not keen on their 6922 - among various... |