ajnackman
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| Headphones as Models for Speakers? Interesting Read from Herb Reichert - Opinions Please I have a simple headphone setup at work (audioquest dragonfly red, schiit valhalla 2, sennheiser momentum 2, Morrow MAP 2 Power cord) that depending on the music, sounds so pure and cohesive compared to my setup at home (red dragon s500, metrum am... | |
| Metrum Dac owners Bringing this back up...Were you ever able to compare the usb vs coax inputs in your onyx? I recently purchased an amethyst and am contemplating an eitr. I get occasional pops from the usb input that I attribute to my laptop.It is worth noting tha... | |
| System Cable Capacitance Question from a New Audiophile Al, thanks again for the explanation. I find the impedance interactions fascinating even if I do not completely understand them. I’ll read up on that link. I really like the clarity of passives but have concerns about the impedance swings having a... | |
| AV setup with LS50 I'm glad you were able to go out and demo some equipment! There really is no alternative to hearing something yourself. Just be prepared that if you bring the amp home, it will take time for both your speakers and the amp to break in and sound the... | |
| System Cable Capacitance Question from a New Audiophile Al - Thanks for taking the time to lay that all out there for me. It took me a while to find the input impedance of my amp. I came across a 6 moons review that claimed that it was 50 k ohms which is why I began experimenting with a passive pre. Th... | |
| System Cable Capacitance Question from a New Audiophile Are there any recommendations for silver coated copper cable for phono/vs digital signals or RCA connectors pure copper vs silver? | |
| AV setup with LS50 A few comments here. This article reinforces that watts from an avr do not equal watts from a good two channel amp. A 40wpc 2 channel can dig deep, depending on its design and it sounds like the Rotel a10 can. It’s hard to get without really liste... | |
| System Cable Capacitance Question from a New Audiophile I understand what you're saying. My system is currently working, I think my hesitation is from reading that cable capacitance can affect the sound of a system, especially when using a passive preamplifer. At the moment I am really happy with how t... | |
| AV setup with LS50 Let me just add that the yamaha a-s501 does not have the capability to use a home theater bypass setting like I am using in my current setup. That type of setting would bypass volume setting on the amplifier that you are using for your front two c... | |
| AV setup with LS50 So I think it’s important to as yourself what’s most important to you, especially at this budget. I know it’s hard to understand but based on my experience and many other users on this forum, a 2 channel amp will have a better sound quality than s... | |
| AV setup with LS50 Fustyler, are you intending to just use your system for just 2-channel listening and watching? Are you looking to upgrade to a 4.1 or 5.1 setup in the future? If you don't need the extra channels I would suggest buying a 2-channel integrated ampli... | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Red Dragon s500 power amp, especially now that the price is discounted to $1,000. The clarity, accuracy, and power is unreal and the custom designed input stage makes pairing the unit with a passive pre/tube pre a breeze. No affiliation, just a ha... | |
| Newbie with Tidal question. If you are using the headphone jack out from your laptop then you are hearing the onboard DAC in your laptop. If you want your streamable content to sound better consider buying a standalone DAC between your laptop and preamp. Tidal makes use of M... |