twoleftears

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Optimal output range
In addition, there's usually a sweet spot for the preamp volume control, which is normally towards the middle of its range. 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
The page specifically on speaker cables.http://www.image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html  
Threshold, Levinson, Bryston, Krell, ?others? used amps
I would have thought that one of McCormack's offerings would have fit the bill. 
... abit confused: how does a power cord affect the presentation of sound...
What is most disheartening is the usual level of debate in these threads.Most often it goes something like this:Yes they do.No they don't.Yes they do.No they don't.Yes they do...Many cable manufacturers don't help, with the promotional verbiage th... 
DAC choices -- help me cross the line
Let's throw Holo Audio / Kitsune's offerings into the mix. 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
HELIX.  Here you go.  Time to start experimenting.http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.html  
Classical Music for Aficionados
Overly oblique reference to Plains/Heights of Abraham. 
the air dielectric
Enamel coating isn't air. 
Harbeth 30.1 or 40.1
There's always socks, foam, etc. that you could stuff in the ports in a pinch.  But I really don't think they'll overload, so long as you don't have them stuck in the corners.That said, if you like the Spatials and liked the big Maggies on auditio... 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
I'm still using the 8N-A2080 Mk 1, as I have yet to have had anything in-house that surpasses it.  Unfortunately the Mk 3 is way beyond my means. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I used to go to Westerham regularly to gaze at the statue of General Wolfe in the middle of the village green. 
... abit confused: how does a power cord affect the presentation of sound...
I repeat: if a PC is supplying enough juice to a component (sufficient awg and OK metallurgy), then if you hear a difference it must be because of one or both of two reasons: the PC is doing something to the current flowing through it, and/or the ... 
NBS 3S power cable
You would have to experiment.  Every set-up is different.  Relatively easy to move it from one component to the next and listen... 
Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?
"The rest is silence". ~ Hamlet 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
Geez.https://www.head-fi.org/threads/navships-wire-how-good-is-it.279143/ https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12896-silver-plated-copper-wire-from-navships/ BTW: acronyms: NAVSHIPS stands for Naval Ship Systems Command.