twoleftears
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| Quality of digital cable from from source to DAC? Just read through this thread to see the diversity of views.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/difference-in-sound-between-copper-and-silver-digital-cables?highlight=silver%2Bcopper%2Bdigital | |
| Focal Aria 948, Revel F208, Tekton Double Impact Have you given any thought to the Wharfedale Lintons? (Read up on them on-line.) Or the EVO 4.4's? | |
| Night and day speaker connection I recommend searching shotgun + speaker on the forum and reading some of the threads. There can be pluses and minuses. Depending on the current awg and the resulting awg if you double up. If you know the awg of your cables, there are simple cal... | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. The Pass is a great starting point. But you need to settle on speakers before (or at minimum at the same time as) you choose a power amp. You might be able to do low watts, you might not. B&W IMHO is overrated, and will need a lot of watts.... | |
| Focal Aria 948, Revel F208, Tekton Double Impact I'd look on Music Direct, Audio Advisor, Crutchfield, etc., and see what speakers they offer in your price bracket and what their return policies are on speakers. Tekton seems to be a brand that has a polarizing effect: people are either very ent... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Here's an old chestnut that's more than worth repeating in case somebody missed it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKj1iK2WKS8 | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? Here's a real sleeper recommendation for no. 4.On the shelf I have Bernstein, Fischer, Maazel, Mengelberg, Salonen, and Szell, but I always return to Franz Welser-Most. In particular, Felicity Lott floats the soprano part in the fourth movement m... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados For even more modern but oh-so-listenable music, with more than a hint of Part, try this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9PXxOxVoyY | |
| Cheap Speaker "Isolation" Solution for 300 lb. Speaker Here's another interesting product. Anyone tried them? The largest version can support over 300lbs.http://avroomservice.com/evp-2/ | |
| On the long wall or short wall- Speaker set-up I recommend you experiment, if you can, with an angled/diagonal placement, that's neither parallel to either wall. You can mitigate a lot of room modes in this way. | |
| Cheap Speaker "Isolation" Solution for 300 lb. Speaker Squash balls! They're small, unobtrusive, and best of all, they come in four levels of hardness/springiness--blue, red, yellow, and double dot yellow. | |
| Cheap Speaker "Isolation" Solution for 300 lb. Speaker Gaia's now also come in "Titan" size for speaker-owners like the OP. | |
| DIY speaker isolation base for a wood floor Here's some design inspiration for you.https://d3h6k4kfl8m9p0.cloudfront.net/stories/QGqBYd-jLxsDXnvcPHIHCA.jpg | |
| Cheap Speaker "Isolation" Solution for 300 lb. Speaker Herbies, or something along these lines: https://vibrasystems.com/cork-neoprene-pad.html | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC @skyscraperVarious issues here. I haven't heard any R2R DACs. My overall impression is that they tend to be more in the warm/forgiving camp. Often they incorporate tubes, though some must be SS. Although they're a subset of all DACs, there are ... |