williewonka
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| Conversion to DSD: Does It Eliminate Digital Glare? I do not believe it will - I think your problems are probably more to do with 1, Cables2. acoustic treatments3. speaker placementI’ve invested a considerable amount of time and effort (and some $$$) in all of these for considerable rewards.I first... | |
| Am I too cynical? I agree with Celtic66 about it being a "JUNGLE"You can’t trust many of the reviews!!!- they are all paid for.You can’t trust the retailers!!!- they change product lines and allegiances like changing socks!You can’t trust manufacturers !!!- they ha... | |
| Imaging and system stand placement Audiotomb - I've just finished tweaking my room to the point where I am very happy with the result - plus the audio rack and a small cabinet and computer are still between the speakers - but behind the drivers.Like you a dealt with the reflections... | |
| Do i need a CD player, or can I use Mc Book? Kijanki - I think I may have grabbed the wrong end of the stick and we may be talking about two different thingsMy setup...- NAS Drive Library in the basement connected via Ethernet cable to router- iMac in Living room connected via Ethernet cable... | |
| Schitt Bifrost VS PS Audio Digital Link 3 RSA, Based on what Mesch has written about the capabilities of the DL III, I think either of these DAC’s coupled with either the v-link or the v-link192 - depending on the resolution you want to listen to - would make an excellent combo to get you... | |
| Rega Planar 2 Refurb The Rega-refurb list of companies seem to grow by the year - so scour the web to find the one that fits your budgetI initially had the Cardas tonearm upgrade applied to my arm and it was a significant upgrade.After a few years i decided to complet... | |
| Schitt Bifrost VS PS Audio Digital Link 3 The problem I found with the Bifrost is the USB interface - even the latest version of its USB interface, which I applied via their upgrade program and which is now standard equipment on all new Bifrost’s, paled in comparison to the USB Interface ... | |
| Do i need a CD player, or can I use Mc Book? Once network (Ethernet, WiFi, Async USB) is used payback program does not make any difference (unless it is making additional processing - like oversampling). It is because data and not the music is sent (no timing) while timing is recreated on t... | |
| Do i need a CD player, or can I use Mc Book? sfar has spoken some very wise words.After several reloads of my entire library I decided to to upgrade to a NAS drive thar supports dual drives in a mirrored RAID configuration.This approach guarantees that both drives carry a copy of my library ... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise Minorl - my only preference for keeping the gear on the same phase is for safety only.In the event of some very rare condition(s) occurring in audio components, having the components split between two phases could result in (and I stress very rare... | |
| Can changing speaker cables often require adjusting speaker placement? Sunnyjim - Yes - I’ve experienced changing speaker cables several times and each time it required repositioning speakers for optimum SQ.For example: - if the cables result in significantly more bass you may need to adjust the toe-in or the distanc... | |
| Best banana plugs 2016 Take a look at Furez - they have different cable sizes and two flavours - set screw mount and crimped...http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-TSTSB40Ag-Silver-Plated-Copper-Banana-Plug-Connectors-Pair-FZ...I’ve tried the Silver plated set screw m... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise Lowrider - since you will be juggleing swtches - I believe the best place for the two phase switches will be closest to the end of the panel where the incoming wire connects to it - that way any noise will dissipate back to the supplyThe audio swi... | |
| DIY AC Cable advice 1. They would be #8 or #10 - 10 gauge spades2. There are a number of electronics retailers online - like this onehttps://www.grainger.com/product/3M-12-to-10-AWG-Standard-Fork-WP5825290/_/N-qe7?EndecaKeyword=spade...I have not tried this company b... | |
| DIY AC Cable advice Dvavc - Based on cunductivity, silver being the best, I did not bother trying anything else.Other metals may be harder and more durable, but I consider conductivity to be the most important asset of any metal used in audio applications.Having remo... |