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| Should I update my manufactures power cords? “Manufactures” is a verb — you’re looking for the noun, which is “manufacturer’s” power cords. AQ “manufactures” power cords and are a power cord “manufacturer.” One is an action and the other is a thing. See the difference? Argh! | |
| Should You Leave An External Power Supply On 24-7? Yes my SS equipment is on 24-7 330 days a year. I power down when I go on vacation. +1 @jacobsdad2000 That’s what most solid state manufacturers seem to recommend (including Pardo, who knows better about your PS than anyone here). I left my ... | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? @grislybutter Yeah, I got the joke and just went with it. Here is the bad news: while your speakers are worth 50K, they are only as good as $500 speakers. Everybody knows that $500 speakers are as good as 3K speakers. Heh heh. And so it go... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? @freediver Sounds like you found a great match, and I’m obviously with you on the Hifiman sound. Congrats and enjoy! Oh yeah, and most importantly, thank you so much for your service!!! | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? you just feel remorse that you paid 50K for 25K speakers 😄 @grislybutter Quite the opposite. I paid about $3k for my speakers, which by the OP’s math are as good as $10k speakers, which are then comparable with $25k speakers, which are... | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? This is devolving from the silly to the absurd. Anyone surprised given the source? | |
| Preamp vs DAC vs Streamer If you’re using the preamp section of a mass market AVR then a good stereo preamp should be your first move. That cheap-ass preamp section in the AVR is killing your sound more than anything else. You don’t need bass management in the preamp eit... | |
| Rythmik or REL Subs to pair with Totem Element Metal V2? No question, I’d go with two F12G subs over one REL. And I’d go with with the GR Research driver instead of the aluminum driver in the SE as it’s probably better for music. Best of luck. | |
| Upgraded from Node to 432-evo-aeon-music-server and its another world sonically Congrats, and thanks for the thoughts/feedback. Nice system BTW! | |
| Power strip recommendations Here’s a simple and good one… https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/p/Wiremold-Ul300Bc-Lc-24In-Gray-W-8-5-15R-Recepts/5623472 | |
| Streaming through upconverting DAC - can I even improve audio quality? Yeah, you’re scraping the bottom of the streaming barrel and there’s much more to be had. Upsampling Spotify??? U gotta be kidding me if you think that’s even close to being as good as it gets. Upgrading your streamer to something from the like... | |
| Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh What specific sound characteristics and improvements are you looking for? | |
| Mobile Fidelity - SourcePoint 10 Bookshelf impressions? Do you have personal experience with those speakers? They are definitely within the range I could spend. No, not with the Prisms but lots of experience with Pulsars, RM25s and 22s and the magic is all the same and in the crossover IMHO. I’ve... | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? @roxy54 big +1. | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? Some of my DVD-A do sound better thru optical. And again, Optical does not pass DSD, so I need HDMI to I2s. Sorry, but you’re completely lost and out in the weeds here and I’m done. Listen to Alvin — he’ll set you straight. |