steakster
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| F-XLR to M-RCA recommendations Or adapters like this. I prefer them over Cardas. | |
| AC Power . . . Digital & analog isolation is critical… those who recommend it are apparently correct… My first power conditioner in 2000 - A Bob Crump* designed Bybee Line Sucker - had separate analog & digital isolation. Easy to hear the differ... | |
| AC Power signaforce OP One other question… can the Furman be near my speaker or interconnect cables and not cause problems? Here are my observations. Enough to hear a noticeable difference - not night & day. Compromises are made - and we do what wo... | |
| JBL 4349 at low listening levels. According to this db chart, your target listening level is fairly low. Full-bodied requires pressurizing the room to some degree. Difficult to achieve with small drivers and a small cabinet - at a low volume. Of course, you can still get excellent... | |
| Puritan 156 and Furman There will be no electronic damage by daisy-chaining the two units. How it affects the SQ needs to be determined. My electricity is very dirty. For my source components, I daisy-chain an active balanced power conditioner with a passive power cond... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype If you believe that video, I've got a bridge for sale that you might like. It's in mint condition - just needs a minor paint job. | |
| WHICH POWER CONDITIONER IS BETTER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS My electricity is very noisy. For my source components, I use both an active balanced power conditioner and a passive conditioner (in series). For my amplifier, I use just a passive power conditioner (non-current limiting), | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? For a big sound - neutral, high resolution - respectable bass: the TAD ME1. For a more intimate sound - textured but limited bass: Wilson Audio Tunetot. | |
| Furutech PC's? @audphile1 Thx for posting that link about the Shunyata Z1 outlet. In the video, Caelin mentions how a poorly constructed, cheap outlet can become a fire hazard. Years ago, I couldn’t figure out where a very mild burning smell was coming from ... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Perhaps a different wording for the title: A truly balanced circuit (XLR) vs a single-ended circuit (RCA). A note. | |
| Piano high notes very bright The piano is my favorite. I spent a long, long time trying to get my revealing system to reproduce the piano correctly - especially, the high notes - and especially via digital streaming. It finally happened with clean power and quality cabling. Y... | |
| I feel for you Here are personal observations from @markphd. | |
| Power cables and power conditioners OP: But, again, I could be looking at this all wrong. . . . while gear with wallworts or fixed plugs . . . As others have suggested, simply get an affordable 12awg or 10awg power cord to start. You’ll probably hear more improvement in SQ by r... | |
| Confused about adapter for RCA to BNC If you wish to lighten your bank account a little more, here's another solution. | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? This updated Audio Horizons TP 2.3sV should be of interest. It has everything that you’re looking for - including a remote. I have a similar version. Mine is an original TP 2.3SvB with updated balanced circuitry, an R-Core transformer and larger ... |