williewonka
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| Question about valves running hours Migueca, I do not want to alarm you, but it looks like the Cayin is of Chinese origin?Several years ago I purchased a Raysonic sp120.Designed in Toronto, built in China and CSA approved.Turns out the power transformer was not really rated for 120v... | |
| Help with Cable selection Take a look at KLE Innovations cables.http://kleinnovations.comI’ve tried most of them in my system and they outperform the other more pricey cables tried by a significant margin.I would recommend the gZero3 interconnect and the gZero2 speaker cab... | |
| USB DAC Dumb D99, Your CD player probably has a SPDIF output.Sending SPDIF Input to the DAC's USB input cannot be accomplished by a simple cable type of adapter/converterYou will need an electronic converter. USB - SPDIF converters are common, but I do not kno... | |
| Kimber kable 8tc or 12tc warm? Since you are using a good SS amp, just beware of the fact that higher capacitance speaker cables like Kimber and especially some Cardas product can sometimes drive the amp into oscillation and can cause it to fail.An acquaintance blew two very go... | |
| 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... |