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| $10k Speaker Cables?????????????? There are lots of speaker cables over $10k in the hifi world. Masterbuilt, Nordost, Echole, and Argento just to name a few. They are very good cables, but just not for everybody. | |
| Triode wire or audio quest TWL is very good, especially for the price. Hard to beat in the same price range. Audience Au24 SX is in another league. More expensive than TWL, but definitely sounds better. I've used both TWL and Audience extensively to know that for a fact. | |
| Reviews of von scheikert endeavor e3 mk3 I have the E-3 mk2, and they are excellent. But I have not heard of the mk3. Are you referring to the new $20k Endeavor SE? I am interested in the SE as well. Leif told me they will put up a youtube video of the SE in the near future. | |
| Von Schweikert VR 55 Active versus Wilson Audio Alexia's/Sasha's?? Which upgrade?? My choice would definitely be VSA VR-55 if I have the budget. | |
| Ethernet Cable @david_ten Thanks! I may give the Wireworld Starlight CAT8 a try first. It seems to be a popular cable for the Aurender owners. In my experience, I've learned that every single cable makes a difference, so I can see that ethernet cable matters ... | |
| Ethernet Cable I just got into streaming Tidal music with my Aurender music server. I have to say the Tidal music quality is very good. Much better than Spotify. But when I compare the same songs between the WAV files stored in the unit and Tidal, I can still... | |
| Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics. +1 on Luxman. I upgraded from Hegel H360 to the Luxman L-590AXII, and the improvement was significant. | |
| USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld How does the Synergistic Research Galileo UEF USB compare? It's supposed to be one of the best USB cables available. | |
| Hegel H300 still worth getting? I had the intermittent transformer hum when I had my H160 and H360. The humming would go away after a while. I believe that's normal. If it stays humming all the time, then it may be AC line issue. | |
| Where to put one's best power cords?? Some power cords work best on amps and some on sources gears. For example, when I put my finest power cord on my DAC or music server, it didn't sound as good as my other power cord that's made/designed for source gears. | |
| Opinions on best integrated under 10k? Yes, the used Diablo 300's go very quick once they are listed for sale. Some are 220V and/or selling from overseas, so they are no good for me. I would be interested to get a 120V one in good condition for around $7-8k. | |
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? Yes, all cables require some 'break-in'. Some needs more hours and some less. | |
| Power cords Check out Masterbuilt Reference or Signature if you are looking for more body and weight. | |
| Best used integrated for under $5000 +1 on H360. | |
| Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3 @dguitarnut, how would you describe the difference between Diablo 120 and 360 sonically? Obviously they share the same Gryphon house sound. Although the 120 should have no trouble driving most speakers out there, my assumption is that the extra ... |