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| Audio grade USB cables Czarivey, do you connect your computer to your DAC with one of those Walmart USB cables? Because if you do, then you're being robbed of dynamics, atmosphere, tones that soothe, and silence between notes. It's not the USB cable, it's the computer. ... | |
| Audio grade USB cables And one more thing about the DoukMall product: if you plug it into a separate USB port on your computer to act as the power then you're not disrupting the computer noise at all. For that product to work like USB Disruptor you have to plug it into ... | |
| Audio grade USB cables For those of you who want to buy a Chinese made cable, be my guest. The fact is that this technology really works and few tools address the problem. The DoukMall product doesn't actually come with a power supply. USB Disruptor is hand made in the ... | |
| Another unconventional power cord test? You're right John, this can be frustrating! What's even more puzzling is the fact that if I don't like the sound I'll reboot my computer and refresh the room correction software and the sound is better. So weird, and almost silly. I typically make... | |
| Do powercords make a difference? A Test. I've purchased a shunyata hi current power cord, about $300. The seller told me to plug this into the wall directly and then into my amp, thus bypassing my filter. I thought that was interesting, I mean I've always ran my amp through a filter, of ... | |
| Do powercords make a difference? A Test. The interview with Caelin is really great! Highly recommended. | |
| Do powercords make a difference? A Test. I have a dedicated circuit in my board for the audio stuff. I use an MIT plug receptacle. So it's pretty well controlled. I mean, the fact is the cords sounded different. And the PS Audio was quieter. So I use that as the primary now. | |
| Best sounding new DAC under $2500? Metrum Octave MKII | |
| Thoughts on Clear Day vs Grover Huffman SC's? I have GH interconnects and they are very well made, don't seem to add or take away anything from the sound. I really like my Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cables, but if I was in the market for cables and had to pick between only GH and some other ... | |
| My system's high frequencies hurt my ears Update:Thanks to an Audiogon thread I had the pleasure to be introduced to the Metrum Octave DAC. I have less than 24 hours of break in but let me say the harshness i was experiencing is gone. I've fully toed out the speakers, my original placemen... | |
| My system's high frequencies hurt my ears The tweeters are vapor deposited titanium dome, so i'm thinking they're soft as well. For the cost of the resistors i have nothing to lose and might be able to toe out the speakers to widen the sound stage. | |
| My system's high frequencies hurt my ears So i take the two resistors, twist together, and then connect one side to the + terminal and the other to the - terminal. If i did that with a wire it would short out right? The resistors won't cause a short? | |
| My system's high frequencies hurt my ears They are 6 ohm. What size resistor and capacitor for 6 ohm? | |
| My system's high frequencies hurt my ears I'm having a bit of trouble with this. I have an isosceles triangle with two angles being 64.6 degrees and the angle of my listening chair being 50.8 degrees. The triangle sides are 120 by 120 by 103 inches. When I draw the perpendicular line from... | |
| My system's high frequencies hurt my ears So I toed in the speakers a few degrees and now have the tweeters crossing about two feet in front of my nose. I played the same tracks and sure enough the difference is substantial. I have better bass response, the soundstage and imaging are inta... |