audioman58
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| Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 USB To be totally honest ,I had the platinum 8 ,very good detail but very non involving spend a bit more money around $900 the Final Touch Audio Callisto is by far the most musically involving and natural cable under $1k and their flagship Sinope ... | |
| Can a inexpensive RJ45 to Fiber optic converters sound better then coaxial ? Ok Thanks guys for the assistance 👍 | |
| Optical vs Ultra Rendu. Ok Thank you , I take it I need 2 Ethernet cables or 3 from modem to router at least one Ethernet cable then rendu optical to a rj45 Ethernet converter ,then run fiber optic to another optical rendu then Ethernet cable to computer, from computer ... | |
| Optical vs Ultra Rendu. What I don’t understand is do I need 2 optical Rendu ? my setup from modem to router ,then long run of WWorld starlight cable to uptone Etherregen to AQ Diamond Ethernet cable ,to dedicated Audio computer to Final Touch Audio Callisto usb cable... | |
| Can a inexpensive RJ45 to Fiber optic converters sound better then coaxial ? To SNS, uptone audio stopped making usb regen ,I am still waiting for them to make one again ,unless Sonore makes one . I own the uptone Ether regen and it’s very good . thesenore setup is probably $4k once you get the server , power supplies an... | |
| Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 USB This cable is good and detailed but no mention of its very neutral sound, the AQ Diamond in some systems is better if you wan5 it a bit smoother . the final touch audio Callisto is the best 7nder $1200 imo hav8ng natural high purity Copper but... | |
| Let me explain something to you jive turkeys. It’s not politically correct ,and cancel culture may get offended but these oldies are timeless , Light my 🔥 fire, my house of the rising sun, stairway to heaven, in the end what a wonderful world . Timeless classics live on forever !! | |
| Amir and Blind Testing I just rebuilt recently my loudspeakers Xover with top Cardas Litz wire,WBT connectors, and $1500 in Xover parts , no factory even at $30 k are as good , my point mfg take many shortcuts, Magico A5, Marten ,using mid grade Mundorf Parts when Mundo... | |
| Tube amp question Plate voltages some mfg companies run nearer to max on the plate for they may sound a bit better ,but at the expense of tube longevity. i have owned black ice f35 and has very good size transformers , ican see the F35 have big enough power suppl... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 Why tube in a dac ? I have had several Lampi dacs they are smooth but you loose resolution . A very good R2R dac has better resolution for a great example I bought one, the Denafrips a terminator2 will give you Everythung you could want and m... | |
| Prima Luna have released the Kracken (striketrough) I mean DAC Not a big fan, myself been into upgrades for years, if you look in Tas magazine his $4600 preamp maybe heavy but in a critical part of the circuit the output just look left upper corner a cheap $25 alps volume pot that Silver round can , when... | |
| Better R2R DAC Recommendation? It’s a pretty easy answer if you like the Aries2 a lot then the Pontus2 is the obvious answer similar house sound but much better detail bass and everything in between . The Venus would be their best between all very close to the terminator 2 b... | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? For the record 85% of speakers out there even with excellent drivers ,for whatever reason go cheap on the heart of the speaker the Xover that everything goes through , like Solen rated a 7 out of 15 ,even worse Harbeth has used capacitors from Tai... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 Audio valve from Germany very good sounding Don Sachs preamps with Duelund caps use 6sn7 tubes very nice sounding . | |
| Will I benefit from a subwoofer with 20Hz speakers? A good Subwoofer will be far more articulate and controlled and far better punch such as Svs 4000SB no contest for just over $3 k a pair if you get them on sale from the outlet. The Cabase no way it get 20 HZ with impact reaching 20 hz for a mill... |