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| Pass XP-10 vs. Conrad Johnson ET3-SE The 30.5 plus XP10 is an outstanding pair. Run a balanced line between the 2 and you will get the most out of your 30.5 | |
| Pangea Power Cables comments I have used Pangea. Very good for the money. My current favorite cord is Cullen Crossover. Also a fan of a DIY cord using Belden 19364 cable and/or Supra Lorad 2.5 | |
| Ugrade cart or get a new TT I'm familiar wit the SG 3 table. It's a good table and as long as everything is otherwise ok with it- ie, bearing, motor, I suggest you need a better cartridge and a new belt. I would stay away from any Grado- they will hum on your table. Shame be... | |
| Uneven speaker cable lengths? Seems to me the small difference in cable length is likely irrelevant. Given the difference in spead of sound vs speed of electron flow, I would be more concerned if the speaker placement varied by more than 1/4 inch from each other. | |
| Keeping your Pass Labs Amplifier on all the time I keep my pass int-150 on standby. If I will be away a couple of days it gets unplugged Serious listening requires 1 hr warm up. Until then, I still listen and have never left the room screaming in horror | |
| Recommendation for short RCA cables If your good with a soldering iron, you could make you own. Let's say you want a 3 foot pair. Buy 6 feet of DH Labs BL I- MkII at $6 a foot. That's $36Then for connectors you can go with 4 Switchcraft or Rean RCAs. Rean is a Neutrik company. You'r... | |
| How short should a power cable be for my amp? Obviously long enough to reach from outlet to your gear. I do recommend going somewhat longer than that to give you flexibility for the future | |
| I'm in a preamp pickle: ARC Ref 1 VS CJ 17LS Yes, the 17LS clicks. Might bother some folks- | |
| Hard Wireing? Re the comment on insurance coverage- wonder how that would void first party coverage. If there's a fire, well, you, the insured didn't do anything to deliberately cause the fire. It was not the intent, ie, arson. It might be an unintended consequ... | |
| I'm in a preamp pickle: ARC Ref 1 VS CJ 17LS I owned a 17LS2- if you can find the "2" I would say go with that. It was hands down the best preamp I ever owned. Before buying it I compated it to a very highly touted $16,000 preamp. It wasn't even close- the 17LS2 trounced the other preamp.ARC... | |
| Recommendation for short RCA cables What's your budget for cables? Knowing that could help with making a suggestion | |
| Alternative AU24 'e' IC I've used the AU24e as well, and have also found the DH Labs BL- 1 MkII very satisfying. If your good at soldering, and willing to do diy, I recommend buying the BL-1 MkII in bulk, available at $6 a foot and terminate with Vampire gold over copper... | |
| Headphone amp for Sennheiser HD 600/650? Well, its been a while. I wound up buying and building a Bottlehead Crack and then added some bypass capacitors and NOS tubes. Sonic bliss- | |
| Allnic 5000DAC Another perplexing view - junk on the bench, fabulous in the listening room. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound W4S DAC-2 DSD I've found EJ to be exceptionally helpful and direct. He won't steer you wrong. |