steakster
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| Which does a better job of grounding your system Entreq products or Shunyata Altaira ? garebear . . . as grounding your system can make an audible difference in many systems. +1 I’ve been experimenting with different grounding approaches for a long time. In my experience, it didn’t pay off until the power to my system was total... | |
| Looking for a line conditioner To push the envelope: one type of conditioner can be used for source components - another type for amps. One conditioner can be used for analog - another for digital. Digital is known for regurgitating noise back into the system circuitry. Several... | |
| Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming? @mahler123 . . . I would just comment that if your system is so fine tuned that changes in digital cables can sound very significant, then I congratulate you on the excellence of your gear Thank you! 🙏 IMHO, the excellence is in assembling a... | |
| must you play music to break in tubes +1 @glennewdick & @larryi If they are true NOS tubes, crackling is not uncommon. Take each tube out. Give it a decent tap. I give noisy NOS tubes a few hard flicks with my fingernail. Re-install. If the crackling persists after 20 minutes or... | |
| Synergestic Research: SCAM db2sub1 I tried different locations of the Synergistic router and its antenna; tried angling them to other positions, to no avail . . . SR’s router doesn’t have antennae. It doesn’t have WiFi. - - - - A technical note excepted from SR’s r... | |
| Power cable Advice... @ghdprentice Yes, great trip isn’t it. Good memories. Spectacular in every way! Many long hikes into the side canyons to some very exotic locales. Flipped in Lava Falls - and got stuck in an underwater eddy. A good test to see how long I coul... | |
| Power cable Advice... derekw_hawaii If you have bad water passing thru rusty municipal pipes which is treated in the last 5 feet of your under sink filter system, is this going to improve your health? During the two week rafting trip down the Colorado River - throu... | |
| To loom or not to loom? Many cables - signal & power - have been auditioned in my system over the years. I wasn’t convinced that a full loom was better. That was then. Now, I’ve transitioned to a full loom of signal cabling by Synergistic Research - Atmosphere Serie... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers Magnus Audio MA-340 | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... @markwd In any case, I have a BSEE and MSEE in information theory and signal processing, as well as PhD work in cognitive science What a coincidence! These guys also have an engineering background. - - - - Bybee Technologies – Founded... | |
| About ready to give up on Roon and my streamer cooper52 OP Things begin to fall apart at about the frequencies where vocals live. Here the sound becomes glassy, occasionally shrill, and more forward than it should be. High frequencies generally (like violins, flutes, etc.) can be piercing, a... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers @jonwolfpell +1 Everything wiggles and vibrates. Let’s see how engineers measure this. And predict its movements and outcomes. And then prove it. - - - - Tube-rolling = same specs = different materials/construction = different SQ. Capacitors =... | |
| can subwoofers make things worse? atmasphere The way room correction works is its an active EQ device that compares the incoming signal to what it hears happening in the room. This might be done with a test signal. So at that point if there is a dip, the room correction simply ... | |
| McCormack DNA 0.5 vs. DNA 2.0 Deluxe Qobuz & Tidal = CD quality = 14,100 kbps Spotify Premium = 320 kbps (less than 25% of CD quality) | |
| SST Son Of Ampzilla II vs Parasound A21 or A23+ @brianlucey Congratulations! Since Magnus Audio’s parent company is Canary Audio, they know their way around voicing both tubes & SS. That’s why I suggested it on your other thread. Years ago, when I decided to replace my Class A 50w tube mo... |