williewonka
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| Audio for kids Take a look at SchiitI have their Bifrost DAC and it is very well made and performs to a very high level when you use the right interconnects and power cables.Their entry level is $99 for headphone amp and $99 for simple dac | |
| Need Help Troubleshooting Ground Hum When you changed the components around did you change the power cables on any components? One of the power cables might have a less than optimum ground that can cause hum. Is connected to the phono stage.One thing I did on my system was to ground ... | |
| Power cords? Tboooe - guess I've saved money in that I've discovered which components benefit the most from power cord upgrades, but as the system reveals is true resolution/spatial capabilities, there may be more details that a $uperior cable might reveal whe... | |
| Power cords? Geoffkait - I have just finished tinkering with my power cords and stumbled on some interesting findings.My original setup had- Furutech 15 gauge on the source components - plugged into power bar- Furutech 15 gauge on the power bar - plugged into ... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Sorry - that link should have been toggle swithes | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? I used some heavy duty 20 amp toggle switches on my power supply to my phono stage.Like thishttp://www.delcity.net/store/Heavy!duty-Toggle-Switches-!-Flat-Terminal/p_788975The rational being the 20 amp continuous rating was more than adequate for ... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Bo1972 - if it were possible I'd invite you to come listen to my rig, since it is far from flat and quite nicely 3D - perhaps not as good as your amp, but still very good compared to many other that I have listened to.I attribute this 3D image to ... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Well, I guess it boils down to trying them in your system and seeing how you like them - as alwaysPersonally I like the d352 in my rig - detailed dynamic, spacious, very focussed no problems with the highs - or lows for that matter.But I might jus... | |
| Cables more hype than value? BO1972 - did you try the carbon fibre speaker cables?How did you find them ? - what was lacking in their performance for you | |
| Cables more hype than value? Mordante - have you looked at Van Den Hul? - I think they are local to you :-)I've used three of their Speaker cables and have been very happy - Currently using their 10 gauge D352 Hybrid cables with my Naim 50 Watt integrated amp - cost around $2... | |
| which male RCA is the best interm of SQ and easy t Be aware that the Eichmann do not like a lot of heat - especially on the neutral side and even though they can take a fairly thick cable, there is no cable support inside the screw-on barrel. Other than that they are easy to connect as long as the... | |
| power supply miniaturization? The newer external power supplies are used for a couple of reasons...1. low cost - one supply can be used for many different devices from many different manufacturers2. having them outside the box lowers the noise floor by eliminating mains interf... | |
| Power cord for Proceed HPA 3 questions - do you have a quality outlet?- a dedicated line from breaker panel?Both of these will effect the performance of a new cable - and burn-in is also a factor - more on some cables than others | |
| Power cord for Proceed HPA 3 Your amp has a 15 amp iec connector. A 20 amp cable has a different iec connectorYou might want to try the Pangea ac-9SE - it is made from better quality copper.Personally, I built my own from Furutech 10 gauge cable and silver plated iec/mains co... | |
| Budget RCA/Power Plugs for DIY One last note - just be aware of plug design issues - some designs are poorly implemented, so if you are tempted by an advertisement, only buy one at first, to see if it stands up to multiple installations - e.g. the screws fail after only a coupl... |