c_avila1
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| Near field monitor advice please I agree with the recommendations for Salk Sound and Madisound. However, most monitors are not designed for nearfield listening. Purchase monitors from a company that is willing to help with tweeter attenuation. You can swap out the resistors yours... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement For the sake of information, here's another near-wall speaker design by Troels Gravesen: 8008-CORNER System sensitivity: 92 dB/2.8V, 1 meter Troels used an 8 watt Joplin 2A3 amp with these speakers which he preferred over a First Watt J2 amp. | |
| Ethernet cables @lowrider57 There's no alternative to an LPS. I highly recommend that you utilize an LPS for the router. The cable of the power supply also makes a difference in sound quality. I've made my own from V-Quad Cu21. @ludwig99 You might want to consid... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement Troels Gravesen designed a speaker for near-wall placement called the Bookshelf-3WC. Its sensitivity is rated at 90 dB/2.8V/1 meter. Check it out. | |
| Black Friday: Audioquest HDMI cables on steep discount DH Labs also has a sale on their silver plated HDMI 2.0 cables. https://silversonic.com/products/video-cables/hdmi-2-0-silver/ | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables @joecasey I have the Matrix umbilical cord and it's a damn good cable. I attempted to contact Bob to order another one but he didn't reply. Instead, I ordered a VH Audio V-Quad Cu21 and it's a damn good cable too. This cable needs time to burn in ... | |
| Black Friday: Audioquest HDMI cables on steep discount HDMI 2.1 is now used on the new PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, capable of 4k @ 120Hz. HDMI is finally catching up to DisplayPort's refresh rate capabilities. Even though HDMI 2.1 is new and few displays support its new features, I would purchase ... | |
| Black Friday: Audioquest HDMI cables on steep discount It looks like the sale only applies to the old HDMI 2.0 cables. The new and improved HDMI 2.1 cables (backward compatible) are capable of 48Gbps, not discounted.The AudioQuest Pearl is the least expensive 48Gbps cable HDMI cable. Notice that it’s ... | |
| Control volume with DAC or Preamp? Connect the DAC directly to the amp and ditch the preamp if your system is purely digital. You should be able to achieve greater transparency because you removed the coloration from the additional interconnects, component, and power cord. | |
| High end Class D amps? You might want to consider the offerings from Bakoon. I don’t know the topology of their amps but their tiny amp-13r integrated seems to be class D. | |
| V-Cap ODAM: What the Future Sounds Like @alexberger Please keep us updated regarding the replacement cap. There's a possibility that I may upgrade my DAC in the near future. If I decide to keep my current DAC, I will upgrade the 20uF cap in the PS to two 10uF ODAM caps in parallel. Let'... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? How bad is tube rush from your listening positions with 300B SET amps?This thread made me interested in auditioning a small 300B SET amp for a near field desktop system where high power isn't necessary. It might not be a good idea with high tube n... | |
| Ethernet cables @lowrider57 What is the Swagman Labs LPS powering?The RF sniffer seems like the type of gadget that would be found at RadioShack (RIP). I haven't used a RF sniffer but it would be interesting to see it's results after scanning my system. | |
| Ethernet cables @lowrider57 I use an Uptone Audio JS-2 power supply which has dual output. Therefore, the modem and router were upgraded simultaneously with the introduction of the single JS-2 unit. The point is to remove wall warts out of the system. | |
| Ethernet cables Hello, did you use the Grun version of the Atlas Mavros ethernet cable? If so, did you listen with and without grounding the cable? I have the basic Wireworld Starlight connected from the modem to the router. It's sound quality was noticeably bett... |