westcoastaudiophile
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| 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... | |
| Best turntable under $4000 Technics SL-1200G (GAE) | |
| Interesting Power Cable Experience @dave_b "2 of the biggest bangs for the buck are the Anticables Level 3 power cord and Signal Cables Magic Power Cord. You can hear the improvement immediately” new cables vs what “old"? | |
| Music Hall's "Classic" turntable :How does it compare to other similarly priced T/T's I have variety of technics turntables in my collection, incl. sl1200mk4/6/G. G (grand) is the best ever, beating many more expensive TTs! Second to it is MK4, which performs well, and cost of good cartridge these days, featured with titanium tonea... | |
| Suggestions for Phono Preamp TEAC PE-505 | |
| Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN @waytoomuchstuff thanks for entertainment! it will be good to see what exact power cable ppl replaced with “good one”! | |
| Should I + 1 on to ask Jeff Rowland for maintenance | |
| FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) @larseand "stock power cables" in order to help you please clarify what device/manufacturer stock cable you are looking to replace. 120V/220V AC power cables have to be approved by UL or other authority in your country. | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? @waytoomuchstuff ""Audiophile" Power Cables" -what is "Audiophile Power Cable”? -does, for example Accuphase/Luxman/Esoteric/ML/McIntosh/or-hardwired-studio-gear power cable, if it is included in high end audio device package, qualify to be call... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System I am not surprised to see fb on $1M system has received skeptical fb! I think this sys is one of “audiocrazy” setups, with only one purpose - to impress! heavy spkr membranes&large-coils combined with high order x-over typ have bad impulse r... | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue @jumia "It's about impedance along the way and no one seems to understand that" I would add more functions such as removing odd/even mode harmonics, noise, and isolation as well. |