mceljo
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| Power Cable Suggestions. @wokeuptobose - The more I learn about cables the more I am convinced that the vast majority of products are not engineered at all and instead the result of trial and error or an adaption from other products with a little pseudoscience added in to... | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… Balance is the key to all things. Most of us have interests in different things that range from cheap to functionally unattainable. As an example, who wouldn’t jump at the chance to own a Bugatti? What spots car did I actually own? An 2000 SS Ca... | |
| Blue Jeans Cable Iconoclast @navyachts - I think the answer to your question can be found on a thread on the Audiophile Style on a discussion titled "Ho ho ho! Belden and Blue Jeans Join the Dark Side". I think it can be summarized to say that Iconoclast holds the same basi... | |
| Streaming Is To Audio What Red Plastic Cups Are To Wine I don’t do and have never done vinyl, but I have heard top tier vinyl and in that comparison it was better than the “equivalent” digital source. The comparison was in a local shop over a decade ago on a $300,000+ system. I think that the actu... | |
| Maybe Leaving SET for Solid State because I want bass Have you looked into a Pathos amplifier with the InPol circuit? I think the least expensive one is the TT at $8,000. InPol is described as having the best characteristics of SET while also having real power. I’ve never heard one, but as I read t... | |
| What cables can lower my forward treble. If you want to try a very affordable set of speaker cables that may be a benefit for the issues that you're describing, try a set of 14 AWG Micca speaker cables from Amazon for under $50. I tried them because they got great reviews and at least o... | |
| Galion vs Luxman vs Advance Paris vs (anything else) @ctlesq - I have no doubt that tubes could become a significant expense. My experience with my hybrid Pathos is that the preamplifier tubes have lasted for multiple years without any real signs of degradation and I expect the same from my DAC. My... | |
| Galion vs Luxman vs Advance Paris vs (anything else) @ctlesq - I own a Denafrips Ares II and Black Ice Glass Tube FX DACs. When I originally purchased the Denafrips DAC I chose it over the Black Ice DAC primarily based on the purchase price and the fact that the Ares II doesn’t have the headphone a... | |
| Sum Total Cost Of All Cables In Your Rig? LPS for Streamer Power Cables for DAC and Integrated Digital IC for Streamer to DAC Analog IC for DAC to Integrated Speaker cables Probably have spent under $1,500 for the items listed above. There have been some additional cables purchased ... | |
| **HELP** FOCAL ELECTRA 1028Be sound issue (muffled) @adbacl - Any follow up on this? | |
| I'd like some recommendations for speaker cables My experience with cables is relatively limited, but I was impressed with the level of additional detail that I got with my Morrow Audio SP4 speaker cables. You might wait for the Black Friday sale and try them since you can send them back. If... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? I agree that PRaT is primarily a subject term that's used to describe a feeling/experience where you find yourself sucked into the music and absent mindedly tapping your toe. I have experienced it with my system on certain recordings. From a sys... | |
| Thoughts on Cardas RCA Caps @yogiboy - Thanks for the video link. Shorting plugs are one way to block EMI/RFI, but I suspect that the Cardas plugs are designed more as a shield rather than a drain. The video was probably enough to talk me off the purchase ledge as I respec... | |
| Speakers that disappear Bose comes to mind, but only if there's at least one Synergistic Research fuse in the system. | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? @fastfreight - I knew that it was intended in good fun. I just help myself when it comes to the underlying message of the humor. There's always a grain of truth at the heart of most good humor. I'm definitely in the camp of those that don't ... |