williewonka
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| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II @painter24Â - Living in Britain you have the advantage. There are not many guys that will "upgrade" a NAIM in Canada, so I had to go through the distributor Not sure if this is the cause, but I left my amp on 24/7 since I heard Naim recommended th... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II @painter24 - I meant to ask - how old is the Nait 5si? I had a Nait 5i from new It came with a built-n "design feature" - you have to replace the power supply Caps after 10-12 years. I had mine 10 years and they stoped the amp from working y... | |
| DACs oh my! @maverick3n1 - I have tried several different apporaches to digital streaming streaming from my computer via USB connection into a DAC using iTunes straming via an Apple TV into a DAC using iTunes Streaming content from the Web and my NAS dri... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II @painter24 - the posts above seem to be a mix of Add a DAC or DAC Not equired There are a few mentions about the digital cables to connect the two with, but I see no mention of how adding Interconenct cables and power cables to the Node 2i has an... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? @oldhvymec - many thanks for the endorsement - it is very much appreciated👍 williewonka’s DIY RCAs are the biggest bang for the buck period. Are there better cables? The answer to that is Yes - of course there is better take a look at Hij... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? @paulgardner - Those cables use just plain copper and as such will impact the dynamics performance of your system !!! Save yourself time and money and invest in Zavfino speaker cables... https://zavfinousa.com/collections/speaker-cables/products... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari - WRT analogue vs. Digital - I cannot disagree with the points you raise. Personally - I listen to digital, but more for background music e.g. when friends are over But if I want to "escape" and be bathed in sumptuous reality of a liv... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? I have to look for a new cartridge, would you have any suggestions for P2? @niodari - Since you are not really "into vinyl", I would probably recommend the entry level Rega Carbon cartridge (I’m assuming you need a Moving Magnet cartridge ?) fo... | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Sorry - but I had two - in a row !!! Enticed by the alure of tubes I purchased a stunning looking Raysonic SP120 tube amp It looked fantastic but burned through a set of tubes in 6 months it had the wrong transformer installed and overheated ... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari - OK - this is an example of how I understood your post... First case represents the cartridge connected correctly RIGHT channel (cartridge) connected to Red+Green wires i.e. the right channel - Hear music LEFT channel (cart... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari - I agree with @knock1 - it’s the cartridge - because you have observed a signal coming out of both left and right channels - it cannot possibly be the wires Regards - Steve | |
| Question about Bi-Wiring Is there such a thing as bi-wire speakers? I think what we refer to as "Bi-wire speakers" were actually designed for "Bi-amping" I understand and hear the impact of Bi-amping But in a Single-Amp system that connects to Bi-Amp speakers ... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari  - connect as follows as follows https://manuals.denon.com/DP400/ALL/EN/OBAOSYdjavzsse.php Scroll down for connection image GREEN = Right channel ground (-ve) BLUE = left channel ground (-ve) RED = right channel signal (+ve) WHITE =... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Needed @brylandgoodman Take a look at Zavfino cables. Their entry level cables start around $150 The OCC cables will improve the dynamics of your system and improve on the details and bass textures, but they are a little above of your budget, but they... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari - WRT your original question My question was, if they have some instructions to replace their "premium" built-in RCA cable, that I could follow for the replacement. Depending on the arm, this can be tricky because the point where the... |