vonhelmholtz
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| Sabrina X Anyone Add Subwoofer(s) I’ve been listening to the Sabrina Xs and two s/812s. I tried many combinations and discovered that I must keep the crossover at 20-25 and REL volume low, or the Sabrina Xs lose some of their clarity. That said, the RELs improve many recordings. W... | |
| MacIntosh Power Amp: What Power Conditioner Can Handle Peaks? Thank you all for you input. Have since read that multiple dedicated lines are tricky and can have unintended issues. I opted for a Shunyata conditioner as my initial step. | |
| Shunyata Research Venom X EF Power Cable - Have you heard them? It’s the power of imagination ! Which can make life worth living. | |
| Shunyata Research Venom X EF Power Cable - Have you heard them? Just wondering why these investments in power conditioning give such great results. Don't you think that most modern homes have quite a few devices using electricity compared to forty years ago? Also, I don't use a dedicated circuit. My power... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? I’ll be buying those media converters in three weeks when my DAC arrives. I’ll be using them with an iFi Zen Stream/iFi PS. My primary power conditioner is fully utilized, but I’ll plug these into Panamax conditioner. Success or failure depends o... | |
| Shunyata Research Venom X EF Power Cable - Have you heard them? I currently have them (Venom) on my subs and they seem to be a great value in power cables. I’m a bit tapped out $..so will probably add Venom NR to two more components as funds free up. It amazes me as to what clean power does for a system. | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? So, I gather that the answer to the original question is definitely maybe, or certainly could be. | |
| Shunyata Research Venom X EF Power Cable - Have you heard them? Shunyata makes good power cables, but you pay. You can buy a three pack of Venum at a greatly reduced price. Personally, I would probably A/B them against GR-Research cables. I went crazy and picked up the Everest Power Conditioner and used a Sig... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito I have only 12-18 MoFi, but some of those sound really good. The current release Alan Parson's Project would be a good example. I'm not so crazy about the album Thriller, so will cancel preorder, but not because of the digital/analog thing. I w... | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? I do believe that cables matter. I want to put more money into my phono amplifier and spend more on my RCAs from the turntable (Technics 1200G/Hana ML) and less on the XLR phono preamp to preamp. Looking to pickup Esoteric E-02 Balanced and have ... | |
| Comparison of Transports And the third dies the day after the warranty expires. Perhaps, the CDT3 is a better value. Great review(s). | |
| How long should speaker cables be? Just who, if not you, is the expert? Try what makes sense , listen and modify, but first get the room acoustics right and only change one thing at a time. If I have to go long, it will be because of bass passed through my second FLOOR listening... | |
| Ifi Zen Stream vs Lumin U1 mini, worth the jump? I have the same question. I have the iFi Zen stream and their best power supply feeding a Holo May KTE, McIntosh MA-12000 and Sabrina X. I’m considering the Lumin U1, or U2 mini. | |
| Questions to Denafrips Terminator Plus owners (the break-in) Good to hear all turned out to your liking, but this audio thing is sure a money pit. | |
| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? The problem comes from the energy put into the floor (2nd story) by the REL S/812 subwoofers. I solves it by placing the turntable in the corner where floor vibration was at a minimum. |