vinylvalet
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| Speakers known for great midrange. IMHO ATC. Harbeth and Spendor sound colored by comparison. For the OP, ATC probably won't work if a syrupy coloration is what one is looking for. | |
| ATC SCM 40 question @lonemountain Thank you. Very informative and interesting. | |
| Black DAC FX Wifi vs older III They do respond much better to email. Perhaps, once you have their attention that way, you can schedule a phone call. I agree, bypassing the volume control would improve the sound quality slightly. With that said, it's still one to audition if yo... | |
| Black DAC FX Wifi vs older III When I contact Black Ice Audio, I always get an answer the same day. This DAC won the 2019 AZ Audio Video Club DAC-It-Out. It was a very well designed comparison of ten DACs (the Black Ice being the least costly and the PS Audio the most costly a... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @jerrybj Thank you. Interesting. | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @sns I apogize, my mistake. My question should have been directed to @jerrybj (please share your Cisco mods). Otherwise, thank you for your post. I agree with everything you said. Kind of like the early days of vinyl; we've come a long way. Like ... | |
| Oh Boy Schiit Announces 10 Tube Headphone Amp for $1799.00 This looks like an OTL design. You need to parallel enough tubes to get a low output impedance (the purpose of an output transformer in conventional tube designs). | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @sns What mods did you perform on your Cisco gear? | |
| ATC SCM 40 question I’ve owned ATC 40 passives. I never experienced shrill/sharp so I know it’s not your speakers, an excellent choice I might add. The 40 passives won the 2019 AZ Speaker Fest by a wide margin against seven other quality contenders, several of which... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable IMHO, basically polishing a turd for 50 years. And yes, I've owned one and have worked on several others. | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @antigrunge2 I'm not sure about your point. Regardless of whether ethernet latency issues are a significant problem or not, why degrade latency deliberately (multiple switches) only to have to add more circuitry down the line, easily addressing (d... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? I spoke to an EE friend who is designing next generation 6G hardware; i.e. he knows something about this topic. I asked about stacking switches. He quickly replied that the addition of each switch degrades latency. Pure and simple. So, the good n... | |
| Review of Legacy Focus XD @brownsugar_ny Thank you. Well written, spot on. | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range When you consider the feature set in addition to the superb sound quality, the Weiss DAC501 is tough to beat. | |
| amp for ZU Audio Druid V speakers Based on my experience, the Manley Snappers are excellent amps. I'm surprised you are not satisfied. Regardless, good luck with your search. |