williewonka

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MC Cartridges Under $1,000
Another vote for the 103 :-)Then I bought a DL 103 modified by Soundsmith - it's AWESOME!!!- better image- more detailed highs- tighter bass- nicer control of sibilanceAs long as it's compatible with your arm.But I still keep the old Denon 103 aro... 
Schiit Bifrost with USB & Uber upgrades
GH - thanks for that - spot on.Ottoa63 - I have tried several different power adapters and also a USB rechargeable battery.I could not tell any difference in performance between the Enercell or ASUS power adapters, even compared to a high power US... 
Music Fidelity V DAC vs Cambridge Audio Dacmagic
I've owned the Dacmagic and I own the MF v-link192 USB/SPDIF converter.Given how the 192 transformed my Bifrost from very good to outstanding, my money would be on the V DAC.MF seems to know what they are doing when it comes to most things related... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
Yping - please refer to my last posted response above to Jafant dated 09-17-15I think that about says it all.If you want to try them I'm sure KLE Innovations will be very happy to sell them to you :-)Regards... 
A month of tweaks
Electroslacker, here's a link to the construction details of the DIY Mark V's."The Mark V" DIY Interconnect.Give them a try and let me know what you think.Regards 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
Ghosthouse - I've just completed my final incarnation of my DIY cables... "The Mark V" DIY InterconnectIt turned out to be something really quite special and using it as a SPDIF from the V-link to the DAC resulted in the best SQ I've ever achieved... 
REVIEW: Schiit Bifrost DAC
B_limo - I'm in Canada and subject to conversion rate and maybe even duty.I priced the multibit and took into account the time taken the ship the unit there and back, plus the price of the upgrade and shipping cost to and fro and possibly duty. It... 
A month of tweaks
Electroslacker - You are on a slippery slope :-)I started with the Stagers, but I thought they could be better.- I upgraded the RCA's to Eichmann Silver Bullets - more details and better bass control- I then upgraded the Silver Bullets to KLE Inno... 
Cable Cooking/Burnin
Geoffkait - it was during a burn-in I noticed this effect and I had music playing through the cables, but the amp was turns down.Yping - I too heard of the saturation issue, but wondered if "overcooking" was the real issue - perhaps notDefinaitely... 
Cable Cooking/Burnin
Lak - an observation derived from the link you provided...Over-Cooking can reduce the performance, at least temporarily. The characteristics of this are a reduced or diminished soundstage and a dull, lifeless quality to the music. If this situatio... 
Cable Cooking/Burnin
Lak - a couple of questions on your post...What happens if you "overdue" the time of the cooking?Is the reversal of the overcook possible and what do you have to do?Many Thanks 
REVIEW: Schiit Bifrost DAC
Well, after 11 days continuous burn-in the 4490 has provided an exceptional improvement in SQ and is providing the most cohesive reproduction I've ever experienced on my system.All aspects of fidelity, i.e. timing, image, spatial accuracy, dynamic... 
Schiit Bifrost Multibit option
Well, after 11 days continuous burn-in the 4490 has provided an exceptional improvement in SQ and is providing the most cohesive reproduction I've ever experienced on my system.All aspects of fidelity, i.e. timing, image, spatial accuracy, dynamic... 
Cable Cooking/Burnin
Geofkait - does that apply to ALL cables or just IC's ? - since speaker cables are subject to much higher voltagesMy personal approach, i.e. based on testing many cables of varying performance levels... - cooking is a much faster route to attain "... 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
GH - honestly, I didn't take your comments as being sarcastic - anyone reading any of my posts would probably realize I'm into KLEI products.It was quite a natural conclusion :-)The only other KLEI guy on these forums is Yping :-)But I think our "...