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| power cord for mbl n31 Read up on WyWires Platinum HC cords. | |
| Node 2i and $1k DAC or Cambridge CXN V2? Can not speak for the Cambridge CXN V2 but I’m sure it’s a fine player for the money. I do own a 851C and for several years I used its DAC over the DAC in my BS Vault 2. I’d be surprised if the DAC section in the CXN V2 surpasses the 851C, but I c... | |
| Older or Modern amp for older Speakers (NHT 3.3) Probably not the best reviewer of all times, but Corey Greenberg still remains one of my favorites as far as entertaining. I built his Aunt Corey’s buffered passive preamp which kicked… you know what. Yes, the Aragon 4004 rocket the big NHT’s. | |
| Budget 15' interconnect recommendation Definitely stay with a shielded IC. Canare is another good one to read up on. That’s getting fairly long but if well shielded you’ll probably be ok at 15ft. | |
| will a linear power supply really sound better with my arcam dac It likely will. As mentioned above, you need a system that is revealing. If you’re spending the money, make sure you upgrade or have decent cables on the Arcam and SBooster or you might be wasting your money. I upgraded from the switch supply to a... | |
| Power Cord & SPDIF Coaxial Recommendations For Audiomeca Mephisto CD Transport Monoprice, Pangea and etc. will work just fine but anyone who has owned them, with a capable and resolving system will tell you there is a reason higher end brand that do cost more are better. It’s a miracle so many higher price manufactures have ... | |
| You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which? Only two brands? That’s going to be tuff and I have to make rent by the end of the month so I’m going with Marantz and Paradigm. If I just won a large Lottery and I’m looking for a hobby instead of hanging out on the beach all day of fear of skin ... | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It Agree it would be nice if the RME had one or two more inputs. | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It The RME does not need expensive cables, upgraded linear power supply to sound really good. I started stock and it outperformed my Cambridge 851C which is a fairly decent player for the money, which outperforms my Oppo 205 which some are nutty abou... | |
| Ethernet cable for Streaming Supra Cat8. 50ft is nothing. They run cables a lot longer than that in commercial buildings and likely the cable to your home from the box outside is that or more. | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It A lot of people speak highly of the Cullen power cords. I know before I upgraded the switch power supply I first upgraded the power cord and it made enough of an improvement it provoked me to change the power supply next. I’d strongly recommend ch... | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It It just might not be your flavor. I have the same DAC and love it. I also have the Teddy Pardo power supply and in my system it was a substantial improvement, fuller sound, better and extended control on the bottom end and the top end definitely m... | |
| Mark Levinson 39 or Wadia 830 for direct to amp? Been a long time since I’ve listened to the two players mentioned, and never heard either going direct. Took home the Wadia 830 and felt at the time my current ARC CD2 was the better sounding player. Today I’d say pass on both and look at a Cambri... | |
| POowerCord for For the McIntosh MA6900 Just make sure it’s a heavy gauge cable for high current and quality plugs. Doubt a $30 cord is going to smoke the stock one, but good luck. If you don’t have dedicated circuits you will hear a difference but it will be subtle. Dedicated circuits ... | |
| Does the Mark Levinson 331 suck? Old thread indeed and another reminder it’s a great amp but the 300 series had bad caps that didn’t aged well and costly to replace. Anyone thinking of buying one should make sure it’s been recapped or buy it dirt cheap. |