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| USB Cables: beginning the rabbit hole When I had a separate DAC, I always got the best results with one of the Wireworld Starlight USB cables. I tried a few from DH Labs, Kimber and Audioquest. The Wireworld was far superior but that was back then. | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I have 4 source components, turntable, tuner, SACD player and music server/player. I need a preamp. My 72 year old ears are not that good any longer, I use tone controls now. Never did before and that was dumb, suffering through some God-awful rec... | |
| Directional wires/cables @jea48 , honestly, I don’t remember, it was 50 years ago. I would say through the wire. I don’t know if it was even covered. I always took it as a given the signal goes through the wire. I think at the time, Monster Cable had just debuted. I ... | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series I would like to try the Luxman mat but it’s a lot of money if I do not like it. | |
| Directional wires/cables Wow, all this technobabble is giving me a splitting headache. I received my EE in 1976. Wire directions never came up in any of our studies. Perhaps it wasn’t known at the time? The school, Roger Williams University had an excellent Electrical ... | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series @atmasphere, I questioned the Oracle dealer I purchased it from, they said they don’t recommend sticking it to the platter, so I did not. Who knew? I wish I had the kahunas to stick it down. I do love my HRS lightweight record weight though. I ... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS The reason I keep my 14+ year old Esoteric UX3 SACD player is because of the dual Burr Brown PCM 1704 R-R DAC’s. There is an analog sound that is just so right sounding. In my opinion it is far better than any of the ESS chips as I owned 2 Wyred4... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? It’s been a long time since I posted in this thread. My wife suffered a stroke at the end of December and spent 8 days in the hospital. Minimal damage from the stroke as I immediately called 911 but major heart problems that we knew nothing abou... | |
| Directional wires/cables Try them both directions and decide which sounds better to use. There is no right or wrong way. | |
| USA Distributor List Very nice looking speakers. I would love to hear them at a show. | |
| Cables for JBL L-112 @cfvogel I use the Canare 4S11 speaker cables with my JBL L100 Classic speakers. Not bright at all, smooth with great bass slam. I’m also using them in my main system with GE Triton Refs speakers. | |
| Record Store Day 2025 List I’ll pass. I have at least 100 unopened vinyl records I bought over the years that I never opened or listened to. Always meant to but just too lazy now. | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series The Oracle hard mat was recommended to me for my Technics SL1200G. I tried it but wasn’t really satisfied. I’m back to the original rubber mat. I no longer worry about such things. | |
| McIntosh Mac7200 faceplate The only way to do it is to remove the glass faceplate, clean it and reinstall. There are YouTube videos online showing you how to do it. Good luck. Word to the wise, if you break the glass, the wait for a replacement is 6 months to a year. All th... | |
| Cables for JBL L-112 Canare 4S11. You can thank me now. |