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| Critical listening and altered states Initially became an audiophile through exclusive listening to first and only audiophile system in my circle of friends while on hash/honey oil or hashish. The shock of discovering high quality sound, much new music and genres of music, and the bu... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope @guakus, Duelund makes a bulk cable devoid of dialectic, and both VH Audio and Duelund (as do many other manufacturers) has a variety of bulk cable with dialectic. Now if you are talking about creating your own wire from ingot you are correct.And ... | |
| older CD transport vs newer ones. Funny you guys mention PS Audio PWT. It was the very next transport I tried after ML #37, so disappointed! Even after modding never came close to 37, much darker sounding, less involving, the 37 was such a special transport, on top of one of the b... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope Gaukas, both VH Audio and Duelund sell bulk wire manufactured specifically designed and manufactured for audio use.I use both in making diy Helix power cords, pretty complex cords, long thread here in reference to these cable. Also recipes for IC ... | |
| older CD transport vs newer ones. I had Mark Levinson No.37 back in the day, used Phillips Pro transport, laser mech. Best CD transport ever owned, sad day when died, no subsequent transport came close. Gave up on cd plays, exclusive streaming today. | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope Claimants of snake oil are disingenuous at best. Those not using those $3 aluminum conductor tin plated connector cables and using copper and gold plated connectors are already admitting to metallurgical differences. The next implicating statement... | |
| Anybody own a component that sounds better with the cover off? Years ago running Perpetual Technologies dac, Two very small enclosures around chassis, much better sq without enclosures. Haven't heard this with subsequent equipment. | |
| Capacitor I used Duelund JDM-AG bypass on Jupiter VT in my crossovers to good effect. Affected all freq. a little more insight, like lowering noise floor. | |
| Cary V-12 blowing capacitors Dennis manufactures amps under Inspire name. Check various forums, someone there may have contact info. I see his amps periodically sold on ebay, don't see any at the moment. He seems to be keeping low profile these days, suspect he makes small ru... | |
| Capacitor R, you continue to claim all boutique caps colored and distorted. W/K/V no coloration, only accurate. So, everyone using colored boutique caps has defective equipment which requires colored, distorted boutique caps to sound natural. So, now we've ... | |
| Cary V-12 blowing capacitors @whataboutbob1 Again, I'd suggest contacting Dennis Had, he designed V12. Nice guy, very helpful, he's the singular expert to get to bottom of your problem. Obviously, Cary hasn't effected solution, contact Dennis, he's still designing and buildin... | |
| Streamer vs. new mac mini for 2 channel system That's unfortunate. Optimizing MacMIni is not budget solution, on top of lps really need to disable many services, some of which require DOS commands. Some other mods require more special knowledge. Out of box solution best for most. Running needl... | |
| Streamer vs. new mac mini for 2 channel system @tvad I use the Uptone JS2 with MMK internal power supply (JS2 has two multiple choice dc outputs). Prior to Uptone I used Core Audio Technology LPS and internal ps, Uptone superior. You do have to open up mini, not too bad a job. This mod was th... | |
| Capacitor @rauliruegas Sound character is not necessarily distortion or higher noise floor. I hear lower noise floor and definite sound signature with various boutique caps.I have no problem with belief wima or any capacitor is YOUR favorite, to suggest the... | |
| Capacitor I too hear R as complaining about flavor of boutique caps. When I stated meh as my judgement of wima caps, what I heard was what I'd describe as electronic sounding, clean and clear, but not engaging. I suppose I could say lacking in flavor, it h... |