vinylshadow

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Looking for Turntable Reccomendations
Origin Live Sovereign.   
Speaker cable recommendations
Straight Wire Crescendo 3's. Or a used pair of original Crescendo's.   
Best set-up under $20K
Pair of used 92.5 dB sensitivity JM Lab/Focal Mezzo Utopia's and a pair of Jeff Rowland Model 12 Monoblocks(if you can find a pair!). Speakers will be at 4 ohms Impedance and amps at 350W @ 4 ohms.  I seriously doubt you'll be able to beat that ... 
Ethernet connection for best sound quality
@ron1264  Thank you for your feedback. I've heard the Empire was as you experienced. Best of luck with your business opportunity!  
Why whole house surge protectors are not enough
@erik_squires Why thank you. Thank you very much.   
Why whole house surge protectors are not enough
No I won't find any chokes. The designer ran through everything with me. Please don't comment on something you know nothing about. 😁  
Why whole house surge protectors are not enough
Sorry, current. My Gray was an old model from 2008. The Gray had chokes. Chokes compress dynamics I've been told.  I have a 30A dedicated line connected to my Uber Buss power conditioner with a 30A Neutrik connector. My UBER Buss does a better j... 
Why whole house surge protectors are not enough
Isn't it so that depending on their specs, MOV's can "clip" those occasional transient peaks of current to your amps so your speakers can not express those flash cymbal crashes for example.  That's the reason that I pulled my Richard Gray MOV pow... 
Why whole house surge protectors are not enough
@audioman58  Is this the Seimens that you have?  Siemens FS140 Whole House Surge Protection. It's the one I have. I've read it's the best whole house one available. Unsure of its clamping voltage...I had a Richard Gray 1200S at my stereo rack b... 
Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please!
mgrif104 259 posts 08-22-2023 at 07:07pm  As far as build quality, I think Aurender is best in class at most any price point.   Nothing out there beats a Mytek Empire.   
TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges?
Miyajima!  
Ethernet connection for best sound quality
Anyone here have a Mytek Empire streamer? Or heard one? Expensive but might dispel your audiophile streamer opinions and streamer/DAC opinions.  Very well built.   
Ethernet streaming
"Empire Streamer DAC is a Complete Roon System packaged in one beautifully designed unit, where all the features are optimized. Just turn it on, connect to wifi or wired network, sign in to hi-res Steaming Service of your choice and enjoy the musi... 
Ethernet streaming
Has anyone heard, or owns, the Mytek Empire Streamer/DAC? It has the DAC(ES9830PRO)inside the unit but the reviews I've read said it sounded fantastic.   
AES/EBU vs RCA s/pdif into dac, RCA analog out
Please do. Max Townshend was a genius in understanding sonics and design. And ahead of his time..... Townshend's Seismic vibration isolation products are fantastic. As are their cables.