miser_lee

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To upgrade cd player?? The slippery slope?
sstark,I agree that magnum-dynalab tuner and a good radio signal can be tough to beat.As for vynal, its just not convenient at this time. But the stack of records is still in the parents attic. Someday maybe.I grew up on analog, though not high en... 
To upgrade cd player?? The slippery slope?
Steu,One of the first things I noticed with the AN-dac was a mental time warp. The music seemed to be slowed down, ( though of course it wasn't, same transport). The feeling I got was that my mind was slowing down to pick up on the additional musi... 
To upgrade cd player?? The slippery slope?
Hi all. Just an update on how all the advice was utilized.Digital: I ended up with the Audio Note dac kit 1.1, used, and keeping the Onkyo as the transport. Result? Much better. I can say it acclomplished my stated goal of bringing the digital up ... 
$10 / foot speaker wire
Dekay,How much of the outer metal housing do you cut off? I can see ditching the strain relief tab, and soldering the ground to the outside of the ring, but if the ring is cut back, it must be hard to keep the plug intact? I was just using them pr... 
$10 / foot speaker wire
If less is more, then the cheapo rat shack rca's + teflon tape must win the prize, they seem to sound ok, so I think I'm staying put for now. What are these things made of anyway? Nickel plated steel? 
$10 / foot speaker wire
Dekay,-- Thanks for insights. Until I saw your initial post I almast disbelieved my own exerience. I used the cheap rca's that came 3 red and 3 black, in small plastic bag. I think they may be the same on the inside but with a different useless pl... 
$10 / foot speaker wire
Sean, Dekay,my limited experience with rat shack rca's as follows:With bulk kimber PBJ, I ran one set with the cheapo $3/ 6pak, and then decided to do the rest in their gold plated. The cheap ones were on my tuner. I do have some teflon tape holdi...