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| Father's Day For An Audiophile No, I've never gotten any audio gear as a present. I did get a camera for my 35th birthday but gee, I paid the credit card bill so was that really a gift from my wife? And I did get a watch for my 50th but I seem to recall I paid for that too. | |
| Component break in I did lower the gain- that helped a lot | |
| 180W 4ohm Bryston amp too much for 150W 4ohm SF? No safety issues- it's easier to fry a speaker with too little power than with too much power | |
| DAC significantly better than a w4s DAC2-DSDse? Other than from a manufacturer promoting his own product you've not actually bitten an answer. W4S gear is top notch- if you like what you hear go for another one | |
| Naim Nait 5i Assistance Please I had a Naim Nait for about a week or so. I was replacing an NAD receiver, and as much as I wanted to like the Naim, it went back. Strident - that's what I would call it. Maybe in an all Naim system it works but for me it was a bust. | |
| How do I hook uo headphones to my system? Thank You! This was a very enjoyable project- the headphone amp was kit built (and yes, I've already rolled tubes and made one mod and contemplating a 2nd as found on the very active Bottlehead forum) and the switch box was totally from scratch! I... | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? You've got a small LP collection and if you're not buying more, go for the CD spinner. Have you considered a DAC to you present CD player? | |
| How do I hook uo headphones to my system? So this is what I did- it's inspired by Al.My tuner and phono pre have rca and xlr outputs. My CD player has an rca output and a SPDIF output.I bought a Wyred 4 Sound DACI built my own rca switch box- most parts come from Parts ConnexionI built a ... | |
| Does Separates really sound better than Integrated I've experienced both routes. First iteration was an Adcom amp and preamp. Then came a Bryston amp and preamp. After that was a Proceed amp and Pass Labs preamp. My last amp/preamp combo was all CJ premier gear. I liked the preamp very, very much,... | |
| audiophile help needed in CT Here's a vote of confidence in Dave Wilson (and Alma). I've been their customer 20plus yrs, without any regrets. I fear the day Dave decides to retire. | |
| Is a louder IC cable a better cable? An XLR cable is not louder than an RCA cable. The balanced output feeding the XLR cable typically has more gain. So, no, don't simply choose the louder cable because one cable isn't actually louder than another. However, with some gear it's truly ... | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? Here's another title which I've used to assess gear- Donald Fagen- The Nightfly. | |
| Got an LP cleaner you want to make money on? I bought a very clean 16.5 last year for a little over $300. If that's not doable, I recommend a spin clean- under $100Another answer to is find a few vinyl buddies in your area and split the cost of a used RCM. Perhaps the perfect start for a loc... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues, Volume IIIAlive, dimensional, and fun(Sheffield Lab direct to disc, Lab-1. Recorded in 1973, this was Sheffield's 3rd D to D LP). | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? No offense taken! I've not listened to Paul Simon's most recent recording- |