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Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question
@jasonbourne52 @jasonbourne71 : cleanup on aisle 15c needed!! 😁  
Xangsane XS-1001Ag silver coax SPDIF cable
jasonbourne71 320 posts 07-18-2023 at 11:18am  @thyname : I have been here since 2016. Under my first moniker I had about 4K posts. Then I had to get a new phone and I had to reapply under a new name - jasonbourne52. That had 2863 posts unti... 
Xangsane XS-1001Ag silver coax SPDIF cable
Jason Bourne @jasonbourne71  @jasonbourne52 : jasonbourne71 318 posts 07-18-2023 at 10:48am @thyname : someone grounded in Reality has to respond to the wild claims made by the cable believers. Wire does not change sonically whether you fr... 
Xangsane XS-1001Ag silver coax SPDIF cable
@jasonbourne71 : why are you spamming every single cable thread?  
Front or Back wall diffusers
As others said, every room & system is different. There are no cookie cutter rules. I personally do the following: Diffusers in the front and back wall. Depending on the distance from the back wall, the impact they have there is bigger. My di... 
Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like"
I recently bought the Swiss Fuse Box for my most recent acquisition, the Jay’s Audio CDT3-MK3. As usual, Mark @verafiaudio is a true pleasure to deal with. This time around I also bought his pigtail (short AC power cords) for both my previous Swis... 
Add External DAC or Upgrade to a New Streamer / DAC?
@ap1 : If there is not USB and you have to use AES/SPDIF/TOSLINK, then to deliver bits perfectly from streamer to DAC you need to choose DAC that has master clock OUTPUT and streamer with master clock INPUT. This is the only solution (other than... 
BEST CD TRANSPORT
@mesch  you can delete your message regardless of when you posted. Just hit the little wheels icon (top right of your post), and then "delete" from the drop down.   The only one that has a time limit for 30 minutes is the other option, the "edit"  
DAC UPGRADE QUESTION
@laoman : don’t worry about Jason Bourne. He does not even read the threads. He just spews his venom any chance he gets. The first poster.   This is the very dude who proclaimed his $16 universal DVD player he got from eBay sounds as good as any... 
BEST CD TRANSPORT
  mesch 3,258 posts 07-13-2023 at 11:37am I am considering the Jays CDT2-MK3 or the CDT3. $2500 vs. $5000, hummm... mesch 3,258 posts 07-13-2023 at 11:40am I am considering ... 
DAC UPGRADE QUESTION
Just a thought: you may be able to replace BOTH Lumin U2 Mini and Qtest (Chord) with a single Lumin DAC upper in the line. They are DACs with streamers built in. Such as the T3, P1 or X1, depending on your budget. Doing this will also simplify you... 
When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached?
and he just...MADE IT ALL UP??? Man, if so, that dude is a piece of WORK. Yup!    
When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached?
Cin? @othercrazycanuck ? Come on man… Did your Google Machine break down?  
Perlisten D212 Subs (2) in the house.
So? Did you try? With and without subwoofers. And I really hope you know: this is not just about “going down to X HZ”. You still have the subwoofers?  
XLR cable recommendations needed
   Report this audioman2015 OP 99 posts 07-08-2023 at 03:35pm  Thanks for everyone’s input. Ive settled on trying some pure occ silver cables. These will be my first all silver cables so it will be a l...