williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| What HardDrive Do You Use? I use Seagate server grade drives in my NAS in a mirrored RAID config. They are quiet and very tough.Started out using regular drives and they failed in a few monthsRAID is very tough on drives, so server grade is important - according to my frien... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Max - I watched the review you posted (most of it) and the one thing that stood out for me was that the reviewer seemed to think that he should be hearing improvements that another person had experienced.He talked of not being able to hear an appr... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Zyac39 - not having experienced Cardas Power cables I am unable to provide any value as to their capabilities.Information on the Cardas Golden pcs architecture seems a little sketchy at best, since I have found multiple architectures for the same ... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Cz - your statement "ROI in power cable is always worst"In general, I would agree with that, since many companies still utilize a more standard cable architecture and use pretty poor connectors, especially in their entry-mid level products.But hav... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Czarivey - if your comments pertain to my post, then I guess the point I was trying to make is...- simply moving up to a larger gauge will often do little to improve performance unless you are dealing with a high current draw devices.- however, ba... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference I'll echo the sentiments of many of the above posters - but will add...- yes - a good power cable on the power filter is a must- a heavier gauge may or may not yield better results- an advanced cable architecture, like the Shunyata Venom will prob... | |
| to replace PB-8 Transparent Plus BiCable Gerry - some cable architecture have changed considerably, resulting in some pretty significant improvements.One company that takes a completely different approach is KLE InnovationsI have been able to try most of their cables and they provide sig... | |
| Computer Audio..Stream or download? Lalitk - I stream and download and have the following setupiMac, - using iTunes for library management and playback controls- using Audirvana for actual digital streaming of digital files>>> Audirvana will either play DSD files or convert... | |
| What App are you using for your USB DAC? Retune - interfaces with iTunes nicely - works on droid tablet or phone - provides similar views/sorting of songs as iTunes on both devicesI also use Audirvana on the iMac to bypass iTunes playback control/codeRegards | |
| Rip LP's to Digital Gorquin - if you want "really affordable" and reasonable resolution (i.e. 16/44), take a look at the Behringer UCA222 - I believe it comes with software also.I have one and for ripping albums I find it perfect, since most of the albums I want to r... | |
| Siltech G5 against the rest of the world. Tekunda - the KLE Innovations gZero line has been besting many of the top IC's out there.The KLEI gZero20 provides some excellent detailing and clarity.The speaker cables also perform to an extremely high level of fidelity, despite their "skinny" ... | |
| What is the best usb convertor I really like the v-link, but it's discontinued, but you can find new product on eBay.Regards. | |
| A-B testing of cables Almandog - did you allow the new cables sufficient time to "burn-in"The KLE Innovations gZero cables I am currently using took over 300 hours to sound anywhere near their best - in fact they are still getting better. Having said that they blew the... | |
| EMI Circuit/Component Saturation So I allowed the phono stage to remain powered on for around 10 days - the Digital components only took 6 days to saturate, so I figured give it a little extra.I played 3-4 select tracks that I frequently listened to 2-3 times each to become famil... | |
| EMI Circuit/Component Saturation Kijanki - I have neither the educational background or the desire to delve into the "root cause" and your thoughts on this topic may well be correct.I was simply passing on what I had heard and since it came form a "credible source" and I found it... |