williewonka
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| Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why? Zman, I’m ot surprised at your findings, considering the Nuwave is over twice the price of the bifrost.But it would be interesting to compare them in my system😆Looks like the Gungnir multibit is probaby a better choice as a competing productHaving... | |
| Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why? I had the Bifrost and it was a bottleneck in my system. It's not a bad DAC, it's just not a great one.Granted, it is not the best DAC in the world - i.e. right out of the box - but if you want to make it "soar" - it is possible...1. bypass the US... | |
| Ghost repeats during vinyl playback It can also be caused by...https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&u... Thin, closely spaced spiral grooves that allowed for increased playing time on a 33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove LP led to a... | |
| Do 180g vinyls sound better or is it a myth ? It's just a ploy to get you to part with more of your hard earned cash.The "label" tends to be a better indicator of the quality of a recording - not the thickness of the vinyl.I've had expensive150gm vinyl that had metal shards from the master e... | |
| Suggest a digital cable- For retail products: + 1 on the KLEI gZero3D - seehttp://image99.net/blog/files/category-klei-gzero3d-spdif.html Also agree on analogue sound 😊If you are into DIY cables try this cable...http://image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e38310436436037... | |
| Suggest affordable cable options +1 for AnticablesAlso take a look at J W Audio, affordable and effectiveFor the exceptional, look at KLE Innovation gZero2 and gzero6I have the gZero6 on my audio system and they are superbI also have the gZero2 on my AV system and they are also v... | |
| Back wall treatment? I have also recently played around with various room treatments, like yourself, and I found that the most effective treatments were those situated at ceiling level in the room but only at the ends of the room (not the sides)- I hung a 9ft wide vin... | |
| Concert Experience for $5k? t-bon3, there are some good recommendations above.Several Klipsch models offer the dynamics you seek.ProAc are a personal favourite, combining fast dynamics with a full bodied soundCurrently I’m using Gershman Acoustics Sonogram speakers. combined... | |
| up to $2,500 to spend............ +1 for the schiitI have the Bifrost and it kicks most other dacs up to $2k into touchIt comes in a multi-bit as wellThen the Gungnir is the next model up that has multi bit and finally the Ygdeassil.Great quality and the Bifrost responds very wel... | |
| Concert Experience for $5k? What speakers do you have now?what size is your room? how far are the speakers from the wall (i.e. behind the speakers)what speaker/interconnect/power cables do you hav | |
| The new Rega Planar 3 Mountainsong, these links detail all of my modshttp://image99.net/blog/files/04fdba8476cfd21bdd7a5fdf38c8cdf5-28.htmlhttp://image99.net/blog/files/23c020f75290d3392577113371f4dc94-38.htmlMy most recent upgrade was to a Soundsmith modified Denon DL... | |
| The new Rega Planar 3 CZ, like everything else these days, it’s a starting base with some very nicely engineered aftermarket ad-on’s that improves upon an already impressive performance.The ad-on’s allow you to install progressive upgrades over time as budgets allow. P... | |
| The new Rega Planar 3 Viridian, agreed on the metal subplatter, I found the Isokinetik ISOSub GT 2 S sub platter to be a very good investment.BTW - The actual brand of acrylic platter that worked for me was the SRM/TECH Acrylic PlatterThis is one of the 1" or thicker ... | |
| The new Rega Planar 3 The good - there are a whole host of third party upgrade options you can install yourself to get much better perfomance.The bad - the glass platter should have been ditched years ago and replaced with an acrylic platter.Rega - two changes that sho... | |
| Tannoy? I've followed Tannoy line for many years, The higher end tannoys, i.e. those having 10" drivers and bigger, are best suited to larger spaces.They can be a little challenging to setup, but very rewarding once good setup is acnieved. Toe-in is impo... |