williewonka
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| Break In Experiences with Anti-Cables level 2.1 speaker cables? I've tried IC's and speaker cables that had very similar issues. During the break in period some cables can sound quite bad after a few hours - this is normally short lived - normally between 20-30 hours - and then SQ improves dramatically and th... | |
| Cartridge reccomdations? Masterplan - If you are happy with the sound of the Shelter 501 III - why not have Soundsmith retip it !You could have it upgraded to the more advanced stylus profiles like the Shibata, Contact Line or O.C. Contact Line.You’ll get more details tha... | |
| Looking at upgrading to a new MC cartridge any thoughts? Jakecanada - I’ve owned a lower pried Rega cart and it was very disappointing.Rega should stick to what they are good at.For just under $2k you could get a Van den Hul MC 10 Special And for $3k there is the Van den Hul FrogI’ve heard the Frog and ... | |
| Upgrading Turntables. Stick with Rega? 35 years ago I bought a Rega Planar II.- glass platter - very low wow and flutter- new style plinth that was supposed to shed vibrations- at the time way ahead of the competitionBut - I've modified it so much the only thing left of the original is... | |
| Considering these USB cables. I just noticed you had a DH Labs cable in your list.I also have that cable, but found the cables I mentioned above improved on its performance.Regards... | |
| Bluesound Vault 2 VS Mac or PC audio Blusound Vault any day!I had a Mac + USB SPDIF converter + DAC - now they are goneNow I just have the Node 2 + NAS drive and the sound quality is superb - it's performance way above it's "snack bracket"Copy music to the NAS drive from any computer... | |
| Music Streamer Quality Another +1 for the Bluesound Node 2It has a great analogue output stage,which responds very well to great cables - IC's and power cables.I was using a good mains cable and a C7 power Adapter. I changed the IEC connector to a C7 connector, which di... | |
| Why does the aurender N100h sound so bright and edgy Pavpet - I’m with a few other posters on this one... might just be your cables!What power, USB cables and IC’s are you using?Good USB and power cables in particular, will allow the PS Audio DAC to perform to its best abilities. I’ve found They hav... | |
| Sorbathane under granite slabs for speaker bases? asahitoro - sorbothane is a tricky material to use. One might think more is better, but my own experience leads me to believe less provides greater benefit.I use it throughout my system between the feet and the components.As an example - My tur... | |
| Considering these USB cables. asahitora - re:... does that matter in my application since power isn't needed? That may depend on the "geometry" of the cable i.e. how the internal conductors are arranged.But basically, It would not be an unreasonable assumptionHowever, if th... | |
| Considering these USB cables. Take a look at the Pangea Audio Premier XL USB Cable http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PGUSBXLIt should make a considerable improvement in sound quality because it separates signal and powerThere is also a similar product from Dou... | |
| Computer, software, USB cable or ? Effischer - re:... One question I still have however, is about Internet radio. 90.7 FM out of New Orleans streams their broadcast, and it's one of several stations I like to listen to in this way. Does the BlueSound control app allow streaming ... | |
| Computer, software, USB cable or ? effischer... The C50 doesn't have a wireless capability and there is no way for me to run computer cable to it of any kind short of tearing out the ceiling in my basement The Node 2 has wireless as well as Ethernet networking, so it should conn... | |
| Computer, software, USB cable or ? i’ve used lots of different approaches when streaming via computer, but here’s the best combination of solutions I’ve found to dateIf the DAC utilizes the USB power (many do)- I found the best cable solution to be a dual lead USB cable - this has ... | |
| Who makes good quality bananas ? Furez makes some stellar termination products and they have different gauge sizes.I have used their silver plated copper bananas and was very satisfiedRegards... |