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| Speakers That Won't Sound Too Smooth Or Soft with Luxman L-590AXII @celtic66 Of course you’ve provided no info for what is upstream The OP’s upstream components are listed in his Virtual System. Simply click on his Username. - - - OP: Nice system! I have a couple of lower-end Acrolink 7030 power ... | |
| Walk-in soundstage +1 @glennewdick In many years of listening to assorted systems - in dealers’ showrooms, audio shows and private homes - I’ve experienced ’a walk-in soundstage’ only with one system. I could literally get out of the listening chair - from sitti... | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? . . . some people like to keep their lives private . . . posting one’s setup can be beneficial. Especially when one is asking for advice Simple solution: When editing the Virtual System, select from the menu: ’Who can see this system’. Sel... | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? If anybody broke into my place, they’d probably feel so bad that they’d leave a $20 on the equipment rack - and start a GoFundMe page for my system. | |
| Tube DAC with i2s input? fastricky OP . . . Thanks for replying, what is your . . . My components and power management are discussed in my Virtual System. Tweaks for the signal and power clean-up were gleaned from Audiogon’s digital discussions. | |
| Tube DAC with i2s input? OP: I’m looking for better depth/dimension, separation and analog warmth. I have a tube DAC (MSRP: $12K) and a SS DAC (MSRP: $6K). Both offer depth - dimension - separation. Both sound quite good - just different flavors. Neither are hars... | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. @toyman +1 I tried about a half dozen ethernet cables before settling on the Sablon Audio 2020. In my system, it was pretty easy to hear the improvement in SQ. Better tone, timbre, dynamics. More articulate. I have two in my streaming chain. | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? dman777 OP . . . wouldn’t it be better to use the XLR for the better quality and use the -3db trick? No. XLR is not automatically better than RCA. Many uber-expensive components have RCA only. The talented engineers designed the circuitry... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? OP: You might want to revisit my previous post. According to these Eversolo 8 specifications - the XLR output is 4.2 volts. The RCA output is 2.1 volts. Hans says this difference in voltage may cause clipping, Cue up Hans’ video here... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? 1) Does the Eversolo feed 🡢 the McIntosh preamp which feeds 🡢 the Moon amp? 2) One possibility is explained - here - @ 8 min. 48 sec. If so, use the RCA out instead of XLR out. | |
| USBe Perfect Hookup?? OP: If you don’t need it anymore, you probably can sell it. I asked Walter at Underwood HiFi, the distributor for the USBe Perfect, if the directionality mattered. He said just try reversing it. Nothing will break. He was right. - - - The U... | |
| Class of operation for Tube Power Amps dynamiclinearity In fact any push pull amp solid state or tube is unlikely to be class A at very high powers although it may be what's called rich class AB . . . My former monoblocks, CR Developments Artemis, were P/P Class A - all the way. | |
| Footers under new speakers OP: In order to tweak speaker placement on my thick pile carpeting, I put these furniture sliders under my Townshend podiums. They’re a perfect fit under the pods - and slide very easily. Since they don’t affect the SQ, I left them underneath. (... | |
| 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... |