wwoodrum
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| "Power Cords-More Recent" I think changing power cables provides the biggest bang for the buck (as opposed to interconnects/speaker cables) AFTER you do the fuse upgrade suggested earlier in the thread. (The QSA Light Blue fuses are amazing in terms of improvement per doll... | |
| Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required? I’d add that my experience has been that acoustic treatments can make any rig sound better, regardless of price. | |
| Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required? I have been using GIK products and have made use of their free advice as well. My experience has been one of gradual improvement as opposed to an all-at-once treatment. I can say this: something is better than nothing and I haven’t found ‘too much... | |
| TIDAL on SALE! For those of you who saw this late and think you missed it, IF you have the American Express Platinum card, they currently have an offer for $50 back on an expenditure of $50 or more at BestBuy.com! If you join 'MYBestBuy' which one apparently has... | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? I actually sort of envy people who can't tell the difference between lamp cord and a given $1500 power cable. Fortunately for me, I can't seem to tell the difference between the $1500 and the $5000 cable (except the price) of the same brand and si... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! Let's face it, there are people who can't hear as well as others can. And there's a fair amount of training of the ears as far as the audiophile journey goes. I'd compare it to the way an artist experiences the art of others as opposed to some poo... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair +1 for Joseph Audio Pulsars with the Benchmark amp. I should add that I've tried mid-range Audioquest, Shunyata and Nordost Norse power and signal cable and have found that with this combination, nothing beats the Nordost. Frey 2 is best, but I'm ... | |
| Best budget streamer on the market now? Correction on one detail: Not a USB REGEN from Uptone but an ISO REGEN. | |
| Best budget streamer on the market now? Uber - I’m using Volumio (29 Euro/year for one device) with Raspberry Pi (~$50 + <$30 for a case) and with Tinkerboard S (~$100 + <$30 for a case). I like the user interface and it supports Qobuz and Tidal, as well as local or network storag... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' YMMV indeed. Most assuredly, the amp is not the only part of the equation. I use 2-way Joseph Audio Pulsars and am not trying to power a large woofer, and with the AHB2, they give me every bit of bass that I expect and then some. Other people hav... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' @douglas_schroeder -I have the Frey 2 on the power side from a Qb8 that is fed by a Valhalla2 20-amp cable. The results are sublime. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' @George - I’m not questioning the theory behind what you say. But I believe in empirical observation. Tell me you’ve done it both ways with this amp and your way is better; I will gladly spend what I have to in order to try it. (That said, TWO pa... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' And yes, my speaker cables (Frey 2) were more than the amp and worth every penny. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' I might consider an Audioquest product, but since the AHB2 only accepts XLR, those would be an issue. Call me crazy, but a guy who invests in Nordost cables has no business buying a Chinese splitter for $10.99 on eBay without some nice references ... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' George,How do I split the output from the pre-amp/DAC? Does someone make a decent splitter cable with XLR terminations? Or am I missing something? |