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Which amp with Wilson watt puppy 8
@yoyoyaya  BTW Quick comment on Wilson resistors. They will protect drive units to a point. But if the speakers are massively overdiven on a transient or with a short, at least the tweeters will fry before the resistor has time to blow. 100% t... 
Power Help - What Conditioner - WHERE?
@jea48  I don’t know if that’s a good idea The concern is valid.  But the results are fine.  My multi-meter agrees.  My system is configured the exact same way as my suggestion.  Two balanced power conditioners, a non-current limiting conditi... 
Help please! Something amiss with my digital chain
OP:  Your question is most common for streaming newbies.   Good SQ requires much attention to detail. @kennymacc nailed it.  EVERYTHING in the digital chain matters.   The easiest and fastest path to good SQ is also the most expensive.  High qual... 
Power Help - What Conditioner - WHERE?
Basic set-up 101: - Plug the digital components into the BPT 3.5 balanced power conditioner.   Plug this conditioner into the 15amp circuit. The digital components don’t draw much load.  - Plug the analog components into the XE-12.  Plug it into... 
Chair
Staples has a huge collection of chairs.   I loved this Sharper Image S-600.   I’m currently using this mesh desk chair with multiple adjustments - along with a standalone footrest. I also have a $3K Ekornes Stressless.  Don’t like it for audio ... 
Xhadow XLR Connectors Any Substitutes?
Sablon Audio uses Bocchino connectors on many of their high-end offerings.   
Sound quality differences in streamers
@devinplombier That old Audiogon thread veers into a ditch early on due to an argument over, I guess, the physical representation of a digital signal being transmitted over a wire? What a strange comment. Apparently, you might not be aware th... 
Sound quality differences in streamers
@devinplombier  Thx for the laugh.   Your dismissiveness and bemusing discombobulations are reminiscent of William F. Buckley Jr. *   I’ll just ignore your passive-aggressive behavior.   I’ve dealt with worse arrogance in the corporate world and ... 
Sound quality differences in streamers
The so-called ’digital realm’ takes place on an analog carrier. - - - The link below is a worthwhile read.  It is an enlightening discussion about 1’s & 0’s and square waves by AudiogoN veterans: - Almarg (physicist & multiple patent ho... 
Sound quality differences in streamers
@mdalton     In your attempt to support your position, you stated that you were  guessing at an imaginary % based on a discussion thread that was in no way a credible statistical model for evaluation.  That’s a non-sequitur to say the least. The ... 
Sound quality differences in streamers
Many years ago, when I got my Auralic Aries streamer, it sounded better than my modded laptop, but not night & day better.  I decided to try an experiment. The stock DC umbilical cord to the factory LPS looked really cheap and flimsy.   I DIY... 
Streaming Tidal/Qbuzz Vs Internet Radio
👍  It's always thrilling to watch the best of the best - do what they do.   I saw the Mayer brothers and Bill Johnson win in Sarajevo.  The weather was a bit chilly.  I suspect nabbing the gold medals warmed them up some.  I had to rely on slivovi... 
Throwing 2 High End brands together will not automatically equal success. Thoughts?
I wouldn’t say that I ’threw’ different brands together.  Since my budget is limited, I did a lot of homework before purchasing.  The components are made by various manufacturers - some mainstream, some boutique.  Each component is quite capable o... 
The Expectation Gap
The OP seems to be describing ’confirmation bias’.    Yet, there are many variables.   If a more expensive component is considerably more resolving than the one it is replacing, it’s quite possible that it is revealing ’weaknesses’ elsewhere in t... 
New DAC, what should I look for?
OP:  The sound profile that I’m looking for is smooth and spacious. Have you seriously tweaked the upstream components first, the modem & router?  With: LPS’s - digital filters - quality ethernet cabling - power conditioning?