williewonka
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| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Update - tried a 10 gauge romex power cord today.Tough to braid - but sounds great and definitely worth the effortPut the 12 gauge on my sourcesI guess it's the same as plugging everything i to the wall outlet really. | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Confirmed - cat7 network cables didn't improve playback on my setup... NAS ->cat7 -> router ->cat7 -> iMac + Audirvana -> USB -> DAC But access to the NAS drive has improved a little - better cables fewer resent packets probablyB... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Romex Power Cord - 8 feet longSince there are a few post in Agon that mention this I thought I'd give it a try.Had some 12 gauge cable lying around - the 4 conductor stuff used for two-way light switching.Stripped off the sheathing and removed the... | |
| Cable/Fuse Direction Matters? Geoff - My thinking is - higher conductivity is a result of lower resistance - which I think would result in a lower rectification effect - but that's just my thinking - I might be wrong.I can see where you are coming from though - you might be ri... | |
| Cable/Fuse Direction Matters? Thanks Geoff - I guess I'm wondering if the better conductivity of silver reduces the effect of this phenomenon to a point where it's undetectable.Regards... | |
| Cable/Fuse Direction Matters? Question WRT directionality in silver cables...Has anyone witnessed the same directional issues in silver cables?Does it pertain to copper cables only?Is the effect more, or less obvious with silver cables?Thanks | |
| Cable/Fuse Direction Matters? Ok - after giving this some thought here's what I believe might be happening...Since all wire is directional and as such, has a slight rectification effect...- In one direction that effect is operating on the bottom side of the AC that is being in... | |
| Cable/Fuse Direction Matters? Rodman99999 - ok, so if there is diode effect - it would effect one half of the signal when connected one way and the other half of the signal when connected the other way.So would the impact be... When the cables are connected - if the left cable... | |
| Out of the game for 5 years...looking for help? My response was more H-O-L-Y S-C-H-I-I-TFor $520 - great value! | |
| Out of the game for 5 years...looking for help? Streetdaddy - since you are running a Mac mini - take a look at Audirvana- the best player/streamer I've use to date - you can download a free trial version from their web siteIt can operate as a standalone player or integrates with iTunes, which ... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Knghifi - agreed - the cable between the iMac and the DAC will make a difference - In my case that is a USB cableAudirvana is a program that runs on my computer (the client) and buffers a complete track into computer memory prior to passing that d... | |
| Need more outlets Also the Furman d10-pfp a rack mount versionThis one on ebay for $50http://www.amazon.com/D10-PFP-Rackmount-Distributor-Compact-Outlets/dp/B001DD8GQS | |
| Need more outlets Try the Furman VT-EXT - a simple power bar with an iec connector so you can upgrade its power cordCost around $60 - built for distribution in racksTake a look at their other productsFurman is a power supply company so the outlets should be pretty ... | |
| Do power cords make a difference? Calloway - sorry, but I was not attempting to equate car parts to hi-hi components, I was trying to illustrate that improvements in higher resolving components are more subtle - i.e. they might go unnoticed to the untrained ear. It doesn't make th... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Knghifi - the cable should improve the transmission time because of its bandwidth capability, but since Audirvana buffers a complete track (i.e. when playing from a hard drive) it should have no impact on playback.But I will reserve final judgemen... |