williewonka
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| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? knghifi - yes, Apple only I'm afraidBut maybe there's a Linux version - contact Damien at contact@audirvana.comHe is very responsiveAlso see http://audirvana.com/ for a full descriptionBasically it's a media player that can be standalone or integr... | |
| Need more outlets My big concern is not to purchase something that will choke off/ bottleneck the overall sound quality. Well - Furutech is one of the few companies that has a line of unfiltered distribution barsPricey - but extremely goodTake a look at http://www... | |
| Do power cords make a difference? I just replaced the standard 18 gauge power cord on my neighbours speaker system for her iPad with a 14 gauge power cord from Home Depot - not even a high quality power cordShe is not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination - but she heard... | |
| power cord recommendayion Furutech never dissapoints - at least in my setupA more affordable approach is from DH LABS - they perform very well for the priceBut you really should try a few because you might find, for example, that there is no perceivable difference between ... | |
| Need more outlets The PS Audio Dectet is a no nonsense power bar with an IEC connector - so YOU get to choose the power cable you want to useMany power bars have fixed cable that makes upgrading less attractive | |
| Naim - to DIN or not to DIN Chord also has DIN to RCA interconnects as a stock item especially for Naim gearBut I would probably got with Nordost if I couldn't make them up myself. | |
| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? Sonic genius - at $140 for 4 - there is nothing cheap about this plastic :-) Seriously though - have you tried the eichmans? If yes - how did they compare to wbt and others you may have triedAny feedback is appreciated - thanksI do think Eichmann ... | |
| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? Syntax - i'm not sure I completely agree with your view of the effectiveness of RCA vs DIN or XLR, after all, the pins in the DIN plug I used are silver plated brass ( and who knows what materials are used in the socket in the amp) yet the DIN plu... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Kriskdf - on paper, cat5/6 should suffice, but once the real world kicks in there can be many factors, such as noisy environments, poorly installed connectors, noise from the WWW and quite often these days - crappy quality network cable, that can ... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Knghifi - Audirvana pre-fetches the next track whilst the current track is playing, based on what is selected as the next track. Which track is next depends on the order the listener has selected - e.g. by album, genre, artist,composer, or whateve... | |
| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? Well, after a lot of investigation into the Eichman RCA and their design priniciples I opted to proceed in a similar, but different direction.My amp is a Naim 5i mkII - on the first two inputs Naim has opted to use a european DIN connector as well... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Knghifi - not everything - I've found Home Depot MDF is good for shelves :-)It would be nice to now how the various streaming devices actually stream data, then the impact of good network cables would be easier to assess.For instance, when I was u... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Kgnhifi - do you happen to know the rating of both new and old cables?Are the old ones cat5 or cat6Alternately what is the tested bandwidth of both old and new cablesKnowing this will help me determine the kind of improvement I might be able to at... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Had a chance to think about LAN cables and where a quality cable might make a difference....Basically, anything connected to a router/computer is subject to sending data that is checked for data errors - if an error is detected the data is re-sent... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? I can confirm knghifi's findings re: wireless and wired...First - the wired does not suffer from breaks in the stream - my wireless was bad for that - too many other routers in the neighbourhood according to apple support.Second, the wired is much... |