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| Network optimization for serious streamers I recently bought 3 Pangea SE Ethernet cables to see how they would compare to the basic $8 CAT7 Ethernet cables that I had running from my Modem-Router-(FMC1-Optical Cable-FMC2)-LHY Network switch. From the network switch to my music server I al... | |
| Fremer's Single-leg panel is absolute tweak bs I have two dedicated power lines to my stereo. One goes to the two mono amps and one goes to the front end. I had the two circuit breakers adjacent to each other in my breaker box, which means each one was on a different leg. I took Kingrex’s a... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? This audio hobby is challenging and that is what makes it very exciting. The whole point of stereo is to recreate the 3D soundstage of the musicians and singers. Several challenges precede that goal however. First, is tonal balance so that the ... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers I decided to try some upgraded Ethernet cables after reading some of the posts here. I ordered 3 Pangea SE Ethernet cables to replace my $8 Ethernet cables that go from modem to router, then router to FMC 1 and from FMC 2 to my LHY SW-8 network s... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? The one thing no one has mentioned (as far as I have read) is service and support after the sale. Good customer support and service is a hallmark of the high end hifi industry. It has a lot to do with good gear keeping its resale value because p... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? I cut wax paper into squares and placed them under the Gaia’s on my speakers until I got them into their final position. I probably could have left the wax paper under them but I could not rest knowing the wax paper was there. Did the sound chan... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? The original owner took the depreciation hit. The 2nd owner can likely sell the $11,000 DAC for about what he paid for it ($5000 hypothetically)- if he holds it for just a few years. For example, I have owned two vintage ARC preamps, one for 13 ... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? You missed my point. The person who buys the $11,000 DAC used enjoys a lower cost of ownership vs the person who bought the $1100 DAC new. | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? So many here seem to be fixated on cost rather than value when it comes to DACs. Value can be difficult to determine when it comes to DACs since the technology is not as mature as vinyl, tape, speakers or amplification. I don’t see vintage 30 ye... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? I have a great analog rig. I used to listen mostly to records until I found my "gem" DAC a couple of years ago. Partly laziness but also having a much larger library of music to choose from I listen to digital 2:1 over analog these days. Digita... | |
| Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes? My old ARC SP-15. | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? When you find the right DAC, it will not be about lack of coloration or smoothness. It will not be about speed or openness or lack of sibilance. It will not be about resolution and detail that brings out the sound of the singers lips touching or... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? If it takes a controlled listening test to determine if a difference exists, then the hunt is over. You will know when you hear a difference. The confusion starts when the person next to you doesn’t hear a difference. (In my case my wife). Who... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers Be mindful of the current draw of the devices you will power with the LPS and the current output capability of the LPS you select. | |
| Tube DACs I have been using my Ayon Stealth Xs DAC for just over two years now. The sound still blows me away every time I listen to it. It uses 4 6N6P output tubes and 4 tubes in the voltage regulator section. I have their CD II Transport which is also fan... |