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| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @glupson "...buy American so your home don’t burn down.” I am guilty, :-), I am buying “made in China” Apple iphones, computers and many other things.. as of HiFi related cables, typically China’s brands require some additional work to do to make ... | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @webking185 +1 I have one Accuphase A-70 “inspired” Chinese amp, A class, it’s very good, measured and sounds! But.. it took me two months discussing with them what need to be done in details.. | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @davetheoilguy +1 Chinas power is built by “stupid and greedy” US/.. companies! | |
| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? @joshindc if Dynavector 20x2 impressed you so much, I would guess Audio Technica AT-ML170/180 (even AT24) will change your mind about MC carts magic! AT MM carts sounds better at 1g track force, vs 2g tf MC carts.. On top of that, MM carts are not... | |
| Going from MM to MC @mal11963 there are couple of technical differences btw MM and MC 1) MM cart is high output impedance driver, vs low output impedance MC. MM cart will sound better with most tonearms and phono higher resistance cables, while MC will require low... | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. heavier resonance damping mats sound better | |
| Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN "Always fun to see cable deniers in the cable forum." Always fun to see expensive cable promoters / sellers marketers without showing reliable data. | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? cause good quality gear is manufactured in much smaller quantities! question is too broad. specifying what exactly you’re looking for would help to share some findings. please define "better quality used gear" | |
| power cable @guitarlenn55 why do you think’ replacing PC will change sound? | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? @curiousjim "I have bought six or seven different power cords, none over $500 and have noticed little or no change in the sound of my system" correct! good quality equipment must supply sufficient power cable, some brands like Esoteric have “upgr... | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge MC carts have fundamental problem of coil wire' affecting moving part resonance etc. that’s why MC carts typically require higher tracking pressure, which is no good for diamond needle etc. try to find M Audio Technica AT-ML170 for heavier on ba... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables @hdm Chinese cables are fine if you have time and tool to make sure soldering/connection/etc are good. typically “as is” those cheap cables have poorly terminated, not properly attached etc. | |
| 10 gauge power cord. Too much power for tube amp? @emergingsoul what problem (technical, aesthetics, prestige) are you trying to solve? what brand your tube amp is, how much power etc? good audiophile quality brands have good PC included, and only need to replace if broken etc.. | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. @mahgister +1 putting all tube amps in one basket and comparing it to single basket wit all SS designs is a little bit “incorrect sound equipment design development” representation! :-) there are plenty of good sounding, warm (meaning linear) SS... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? Yes, two different CD transports will sound different! Any DAC clock recovering circuit has own problems, such as PLL overshot, BW, stability, phase margin, etc. Less clock impurities, aka jitter, in input signal will result in higher accuracy so... |