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| Any thoughts? Lock in 3 years of Qobuz at today's rate How much would it cost us to own all the music in our streaming libraries? I understand the difference between ownership and rental, still I could never afford to own perhaps even 1% of the recordings in my library which means I couldn't enjoy lis... | |
| Amplifier for Klipsch Cornwalls Can't imagine I'd ever like SS amp with Klipsch Heritage, perhaps a First Watt? I haven't even liked EL34 push pulls all that much, didn't like KT at all. My favorite amps have been SET, 845 somewhat noisy with my Khorns, 300B just right. Recently... | |
| I2S Recommendation Yep, the short I2S cables can be problematic if they need a twist. My Ximius is thick, stiff and requires a twist, somewhat scary in that one could easily damage one of the very fine gauge conductors in these cables. Nice thing is haven't touched ... | |
| Surprised at Low Household EMI Readings Just went around house with my Trifield meter taking readings from various outlets, amongst the outlets measured were whole house, dedicated lines to my audio system, lines coming out of my power conditioner (transformer based), whole house lines ... | |
| I2S Recommendation I find the claim the two different length cables sound identical to be dubious. I2S clock designed to be placed directly in front of I2S pathway in dac. Using external clock with I2S cable actually adds jitter due to reflections in cable, the long... | |
| How do I know if I need a sub woofer? Pair of REL T9x, a single sub has never worked for me. | |
| Streamer vs. Cart upgrade (here we go again…) In the end I can say my large investment into vinyl has been pretty much a waste as it and over 3k albums sit there all forlorn and unused. While it took me many years and much effort, my streaming setup easily equals or surpasses my vinyl s... | |
| Surprised at Low Household EMI Readings I too don't see any correlation to the need or not for power conditioner. I have Triifield meter, most useful in audio systems to measure for RF and EMF. I my case in which I have modem and router close to audio system, extremely high levels of RF... | |
| How do I know if I need a sub woofer? You just might be surprised at what you're missing, in any case won't know until you've tried. Most are agreed this more than about filling in missing freq. This as much about improved sound staging through the cues offered by those lower freq tha... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? @kevn I absolutely need a network for streaming, my setup uses two streamers and a separate remote device. I have two routers, audio system only router is Netgear XR1000, both modem and router operate on 12v, my lps are buried behind much equipmen... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? @kevn I wish it was possible to directly connect a streamer to modem, it's necessary to have router in order to assign IP addresses and create a network. I use a Teradak LPS with Teradak dc cable, don't feel the need for one of the higher end LPS... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? @kevn + I've based my many decades of building systems on this exact thing. Nearly countless incremental improvements are possible, while each in isolation may conform to the law of diminishing returns, taken in totality they provide much more val... | |
| Wasted Years. This is the conundrum faced by audiophiles. We are concerned with sound quality and we wish to enjoy the music without concern for sound quality at the same time. I don't think its possible for a 'true' audiophile to always avoid listening for the... | |
| Can I get my Prima Luna to sound more like a SET/300B? @whyrichard Another amp you should put on your future list should be a EL84 based push pull. I recently purchased mono blocks using Bendix 6094 (special iteration of EL84), these without a doubt the most SET sound push pull tube I've heard. I nev... | |
| Can I get my Prima Luna to sound more like a SET/300B? Having direct experience with your mods, exception of Silversmith IC and Ray's EL34 I can easily envision the improvements your hearing. While some take exception to modifying equipment, I've found it key to the fine tuning of one's system, addin... |