audphile1
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| I need a extension cord with @curiousjim I would hire an electrician to add another duplex which is probably going to be way less than $500. | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line @wlutke takes 200hrs to run the N200 in. It did go thru a rough patch at some point but eventually settled. For tubes why not try EH or Gold Lion? The NOS stuff is hit or miss. Been there, done that. | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Tony lol. Exactly. One of my friends after listening to my system asked why I needed two subwoofers, pointing at Pass Labs X260.8 mono blocks. Neighbors are just as qualified. | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Neighbor blind test is the ultimate one of them all. You get the true ABX blind test using non audiophiles who are not familiar with your system. There ain’t no chance in this world that there would be any difference identified between cables. You... | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line I should clarify SPDIF sounds smoother, but USB does not sound harsher. The smoothness with SPDIF is really rounding off the edges and reducing precision. Not a bad thing in some systems but it restricts the N200. | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line @tvad the answer is the clock. N20 and up use high quality OXCO clock for SPDIF. The n200 clock is nit on the same level. The USB out on the N200 is isolated and as long as your DAC clock is up to the task, USB is the way to go…with N150 and N200. | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line @wlutke in addition to the points @tvad is making wrt tubes, realize that the USB cable needs break in, the USB out on the N200 needs some run in time and the USB in your DAC was never used. I would switch to USB and let it run overnight while you... | |
| Mcintosh customer support @sabih just curious what were your expectations for the firmware update? Why were you looking to do it? As to McIntosh customer service, it’s definitely not the best even when it comes to warranty repair but in case of firmware updates, I side wi... | |
| Mcintosh customer support Not sure I agree with your assessment. There are plenty of people around who can mess up a firmware update and end up with a brick. McIntosh is protecting their customers by not introducing this unnecessary risk. Besides you would most like gain n... | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line 👍 | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing @donavabdear I’m completely fine with what you believe in. It makes no difference to me. My observation from many of your posts is that you don’t see the forest for the trees. You’re deep in the weeds without being able to expand your comprehensio... | |
| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) Cool. Could be just bad synergy. It’s very detailed in my system and treble is excellent | |
| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) @audiom3 just curious what version firmware were you running? | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line I also wanted to mention that Qobuz sounds slightly better in my system than Tidal. I use both though as Tidal has some albums that aren’t available on Qobuz. | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line How does the USB compare to SPDIF? |