williewonka

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Pangea AC14 Review
Dramapsycho - what did the Venom 3 specifically reveal... e.g.- increased soundstage- deeper tighter bass- more ip range detailswhat cord did you replace with the Venom 3What is your sourceThanks 
Praise for DacMagic
Look what they've done to the DAC Magic PlusChanged the damn Power supply to 12v DC!!!What a PITA!I won't be getting one of those any time soonStill I do have enough room in my new power supply case to add a rectifier bridge later on I suppose.You... 
1877 Phono - Who is this company?
One of the local retailers has some of the range in store, so I had a chance to have a touchy-feely and their quality seems very good, but with the nylon sheathing on everything these days it's difficult to really tellApparently, it's made in Taiwan. 
Pangea AC14 Review
I think you'll find that good power cords do not actually make your system sound brighter, but allows your amp(s) to perform better.Since the power side of the amp is completely isolated from the signal sideHowever: providing a good supply will al... 
Praise for DacMagic
Especially if they have upgraded the power supply! 
Praise for DacMagic
They are available in Canada - and I'm tempted, but I'll wait for the 768kHz up-sampling version.It will probably take them around 3 years to bring out the next gen with some really significant improvementOr perhaps they will update the streaming ... 
Praise for DacMagic
CA have just released the Dacmagic Plus- 24bit/384kHz upsampling- Audio File Play via Bluetooth- Volume Control- Headphone jack 
digital suggestions? please
Dacmagic Plus with 24bit384kHz up-samplingPlus Volume, Bluetooth connectivity and headphone outputSee...http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/specifications.php?PID=872&Title=Specifications 
digital suggestions? please
Take a look at Dacmagic Plus upsampling to 24-bit/384kHzNow with volume control and bluetooth capabilityhttp://www.cambridgeaudio.com/specifications.php?PID=872&Title=Specifications 
Praise for DacMagic
Soundbit - RE: same outlet - there is not problem with this - actually it would be preferable to prevent the dreaded earth loopsThere is a taylor made ps from Pangea that is built for this type of upgrade - I would recommend their solution over th... 
Praise for DacMagic
UPDATE: another AG member is using a ready made power supplyhttp://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PGP100It's a bit moe expensive, but professionally made by a reputable power companyIf I had found out about this I would have gone this ro... 
digital suggestions? please
Dacmagic is in my system and after a power supply upgrade it sounds amazing! seehttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1241242417&openusid&zzWilliewonka&4&&The power supply upgrade took the dacmagic to a whole new pe... 
Praise for DacMagic
Riley804 thought I should include the following to address concerns about messing with power supplies...A piece of equipment will only draw the power it has been designed to draw - increasing the power rating of the supply will NOT affect this - i... 
Praise for DacMagic
NOW - MAKE IT SING - like a much more expensive unit !!!!Before I start - make sure you read the WARNING!OK - Had this unit for a while now and been happy with it - especially streaming via an Apple TV - better sound than my CD!But I had noticed t... 
Rega upgrades/tweeks
Well it's been a while since I posted the last update to this thread, so I thought I'd post my latest tweaks...I have not upgraded to the Michell tonearm as yet and at $1200 it's not that likely, but here are the latest....1. Installed an ISOKINET...