zlone

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Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp?
I suggest finding the best OCC cable that fits your budget.   
If you had to choose...
I attended AXPONA this year, and the Alyssa was one of the speakers on my list to hear. They are pretty bass heavy, though they were playing music to emphasize that, and might be a bit much for a room that size. On the other hand, given your low v... 
Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources
@mikhailark  I am a technical person, and I agree, I cannot think of how a power cord would affect the digital output stream from a dedicated streamer. But at least we agreed earlier that a power cord can make a difference where analog is involve... 
Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources
@knownothing Knows something. Excellent comments.  
Another Aurender Upgrade Question
I doubt upgrading or shortening the USB cable will make a significant difference, the one you have is pretty good. The better clock in the N10 will only benefit you if you use SPDIF, USB connections use the clock in the DAC. I stream a lot of inte... 
Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources
The WireWorld Electra and Silver Electra line is a good value for source components, shielded and all OCC copper.    
Crossovers and power handling, and why 1st order filters can be bad
Excellent article Erik!  
Sphere!
I am headed there to catch the last two Dead shows in August. I am really interested to hear the sound system, it sounds like that alone will be quite unique.   
Anyone know of a good hi-fi store in Nasheville TN?
I have not visited, but I had a great long distance buying experience with Constantin at Atelier. We spoke for close to a hour on the phone, he was very interested in helping me with my system.    
Free Tip for Jumpers
Thanks, I will definitely give that a try.   
The crossover, ditortion and dispersion
Nice article Erik. My KEF’s have very good off axis performance, which I appreciate, no need to lock my head in one position. I had not thought about how that was measured, your explanation was helpful.    
New preamp or up grade my cartridge and or phono amp?
Upgrading the preamp is good advice, and you won’t understand why until you hear one that is significantly better than the one that you have. I.e. avoid a lateral move. I vote for the small dedicated room, with a carefully selected system it can b... 
Whats the difference ...
Engineering corners have to be cut in order to make those units affordable and fit into one box, so the differences are not always apparent or discernible from the specifications. Quality power and shielding between analog and digital components i... 
Help, my system seem to have slowly gotten " bright"
We can only guess without knowing the whole setup. Could this be an outside issue with your electrical, something introducing a lot of noise in your house or neighborhood?  
What sort of upgrade from Rega Brio to go with my Dynaudio's X12?
Just taking a quick look out there, I used to have one of these: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb9j7i-nad-c-375bee-stereo-integrated-amplifier-c375bee-64305-solid-state   driving my power hungry KEF LS50's, it does very well with 4 o...