tksteingraber

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2024 Audio System Wish List
 My Decware Amp I ordered 2 years ago on Jan 5th, 2022!  
No sneering Please
Agreed @mahgister  I discount one-off reviews but when you have several excellent reviews and actual owners on forums giving thumb up on a of component then I take notice.  I bought my Warp 1 amp because I needed an amp while waiting for my Decwar... 
No sneering Please
I am a happy owner of an LSA Warp 1 amp.  Stunning Class D performance at a great price.  Does everything well on my system.  Prefer it to an LTA Z40 amp that I didn’t care for and have since sold.  I don’t own and have not compared it to any of t... 
What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
Audio Envy Ocean Elite Expanded With OCC ground upgrade.  Music just took several very quiet steps out into the room.  Extremely nice cables at such reasonable prices.  OCC wire , quality insulation, gold plated solid copper tight fitting connecto... 
Aardvark Ethernet noise isolator
Nice to hear about your results on your system.  I just purchased 2 used Pink Faun Ethernet Isolators to try out in multiple locations: in front of my optical, after my optical and without my optical. Anyone else have experience using Pink Faun Is... 
Hickok 750 Tube Tester US vs. European Settings
I have a Hickok 605A and here’s my chart. The European E88CC etc are listed. Just need to compare your 12ax7, 12au7 … to the ones on my chart to see if it uses the same settings. https://pdf4pro.com/cdn/consolidated-test-data-for-hickok-model-533a... 
Need Help With Building DIY Grounding Cable
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/grounding-cable-gauge-size  
Need Help With Building DIY Grounding Cable
I have built 3 ground boxes. 1 each for my speakers with subs built in and one for my system power conditioner. I have them posted on my virtual system. I have noticed an improvement using them. I connected my main ground box to my power condition... 
Aardvark Ethernet noise isolator
Fiber optic definitely sounds better than without it on my set up as well.  I am using an LPS on both FMC’s but not on the router.  @ozzy It will be interesting to see if you hear improved results on your Fiber set up.    
Aardvark Ethernet noise isolator
Ok all is intriguing and it will be interesting to hear about the performance.  Would there be any benefit to installing an ethernet noise isolator if you have an optical set-up like mine? Thanks Mesh Router-ethernet cable-Fmc-optical cable-Fmc-e... 
Lab12 DAC1 Reference Problem
Good info to know.  On mine, I used USB for my streamer with a coax for CD transport with no issues.  No longer use CD.  Send an Email to Lab12 on their website.  I have several times and they are very responsive within a day or 2 depending on the... 
Paypal Friends and Family
I sent F&F this week on Monday $275 from bank account = No Fee  
Audio envy - dang!
@evank Talk or email Cap he is very helpful in explaining his cables in and outs. I had some similar ribbons that were fatiguing and took about 75-100 hours to sound excellent. Of course your cables are different as is your system. Good luck. Love... 
Power strip recommendations
Also, check out Cullen Cables.   https://www.cullencable.com/111-2/    
Power strip recommendations
Audio Envy has a nice Quad and an 8 outlet.  Great quality and reasonably priced. https://audioenvy.com/product/power-cord/quad/