zd542
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| NOS DAC's without any digital filtering? "09-25-15: ColiI don't see any questions directed at me in this thread?"You may have missed them. Here they are."08-16-15: ArshThanks Coli. This is getting confusing. Are you suggesting that my old TriVista would still be competitive with today's ... | |
| Gold or Rhodium "Note however, there is NOT a drastic difference between these, despite the plating difference & urban myths doing the rounds on this forum. "What urban myths are you talking about? Just curious, I've never heard them. | |
| Directional cables - what does that really mean? "09-25-15: Hevac1As far as I know it has to do with shielding to minimize interference from other sources and line voltage noise. The shield is only connected at one end to minimize ground loops from one item to the other also."Its done to form/po... | |
| Directional cables - what does that really mean? "without a DC component to justify a directional flow"I can't answer all of your questions, but I think Audioquest has dealt with that issue using their DBS system. | |
| Any thoughts on passive v. active speakers? "But, more importantly is that having the crossover before the amp automatically reduces intermodulation distortion of the speaker system. Each driver in an active speaker will have its own matched amplifier. There is no reason to incur the cost o... | |
| What are my preamp choices? Are there any dealers where you can demo some preamps? Its good that you want to upgrade your preamp for better sound, but you have to be careful. Its the most important piece to get right, and because of this, its the one component that will make... | |
| Speaker cable suggestions What PAD? I tried them in my system and got mixed results. They weren't harsh, but they did have that grainy/roughness in the highs you sometimes get from copper. I wanted to like them, but if the highs are not just right, for me thats a deal brea... | |
| NOS DAC's without any digital filtering? "09-24-15: ColiAnd yes, Zd542, the Directstream sounded horrible. The market price for it just keeps going to down reflects that. $2950 and no buyers. "I never asked about the Directstream. A lot of other posters have asked you questions. Why not ... | |
| Speaker cable suggestions I use Audioquest. They get the best reviews. | |
| Wharfedale Jade 3 aluminium tweeter problem "09-24-15: SunnyjimI would not change your system to accommodate the speaker's inherent problems. If you go on a wild goose chase looking for different electronics, you could spend more money, and get few positive results. "He's right. If it turns... | |
| Speaker cable suggestions How do you know that the speaker cables are the source of the problem, and not something else? | |
| CD Sound ; Esoteric x-03 versus Oppo 105 Are you kidding? | |
| Who mods class D/digital amps? You may want to check in the owners manual because there's no standard way to deal with this. Balanced components are usually designed in such a way that allows them to switch back and forth between balanced and single ended operation. So if your ... | |
| Gold or Rhodium The gold won't just melt off. Its electroplated. | |
| What are my preamp choices? Are you able to completely bypass the preamp in your HK, or does it work like a pass through? Also, what are your options available to demo some preamps? |