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| An Audio Amateur's question about McIntosh Audio When certain McIntosh models appeared at mid-fi online retailers like Crutchfield, it torpedoed the exclusivity of the brand name for some people. But it made it readily available for those who know what they want and don’t want to deal with a sal... | |
| What one change to your room, system, or setup made the biggest improvement? Activating the "COMP" button on my integrated amp made the music come alive, less veiled. | |
| integrated amp - jumper between preamp and amp I keep thinking about how adding a set of cables into the signal chain should not be better, different yes, but being better is questionable. What if you could internally hard wire those connections, that would be the ultimate connection, and sho... | |
| integrated amp - jumper between preamp and amp If you have a pair of RCA interconnects, plug them in to see if you notice anything. If you like what you hear, then you can consider buying a shorter "jumper" set. The good news is that McIntosh had the wisdom to do this with jumpers instead of ... | |
| Linear Power Supply Check out the two rail Uptone Audio JS-4. I used the now discontinued JS-2 for my DAC and it worked well. The JS-4 is the improved successor model. | |
| The Case for a Curated Hi-Fi Marketplace Built for the Die-Hards "if it's not broke, don't fix it" I think someone said that about selling books through an online bookstore too. | |
| The Case for a Curated Hi-Fi Marketplace Built for the Die-Hards This is a great idea. The centralization of trade-ins, demos, refurbs, open-box is very attractive. Maybe even clearance, new old stock too. | |
| Low volume (loudness) listening What about higher sensitivity speakers for those quiet night sessions? Yeah, I know it is not convenient to swap out cables, and having four speakers takes up more space. BUT it would work perfect, especially a single driver full range one. It is... | |
| how to use Aurliac Altair G1 - no lightning DS App anymore OP, Yes sir, just plug your digital output from your new device into the Auralic, go to the DAC menu and switch the input to whichever connection you are using (i.e., USB, Optical, Coax, etc.) Then turn off all the unused functions such as Proces... | |
| R&D vs. Marketing: Are we paying for tech or fake online hype? Don't forget that the magic sauce is the software that makes the hardware sing. This is where a lot of manufacturers struggle (or fail) to keep up with compatibility and new developments. A major cause of much frustration for users that want our e... | |
| Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan Here is an ACUPWR step down transformer that looks to be heavy duty compared to some others on AMZN. | |
| Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan There is a used US Market 507z unit in excellent condition (9/10) for sale at TMR for $7,000. You could probably make a deal for $6500 plus $135 shipping. I went through the same exercise before purchasing a US Accuphase unit. In the end, I justi... | |
| Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan Maybe a 40% savings. If nothing goes wrong with the unit, a decent risk benefit proposition. ------------------------------------------ Ebay Seller in Japan = $3,500 Tariffs = $350 (assuming 10%) Delivery = free Transformer = $100 TOTAL Japa... | |
| What about all those Chinese DACs? My first and last Chinese DAC is the Auralic Altair G1.1 which is based on an ESS Pro chipset. It sounds good, measures good, looks good, does everything good, and was not expensive. The company is out of business so it is a museum piece now. I ... | |
| Pandora again, and now Spotify too... With the iPhone wired connection, you should be able to use another device running the Spotify app to remotely control playback and volume via Spotify Connect. This is one of Spotify’s most valuable strengths. For volume to work, you would need t... |