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| New Synergistic Master Fuse My friend out west owns was a beta tester , just like the purple fuse is their best effort , BTW je Audio magic M1 fuse I have as well as others in your audio get together , and head to head 80% preferred the AM -M1 fuse . it has betterBass, dyn... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? The Audio GD master 19 preamp under $1400, or model 29 if you have around $2k ,they are very good examples ,yes made in China but many parts made in U.S Japan and Europe. 2 big R core transformers , substantial u.k capacitors and a 100 step rel... | |
| The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses The wsa Purple fuses are everything a synergistic purple is ,then another level in detail depth of instruments huge sound stage and more realism , the synergistic purple are a good fuse but 2 dimensional compared to the QSA purple ,but at $358 ... | |
| Considering the Parasound A23+ amplifier One big improvement for sure on back a 8 amp fusec used a qsa yellow fuse inside there are 4- 20 mm 8 amp T rail fuses I put4 qsa blue fuses in there and at the transformer a 2 amp T fuse which is also a blue one all fuses have arrows-face th... | |
| Looking For 18awg Audiophile Power Cable Options Why would youwant awg 18;, for dacs, preamps awg 14 is the most common and much better ,for bigger awg lower resistance , for little money the Pangea awg 14 sig mk2 uses Cardas best 6-9s Copper for under $250:a very respectable cable. | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue Why don’t you mention what brand line conditioner you have and. The powercord plugged into it. Forsure get a dedicated line minimum 20 amp awg12 and 4 wire ,with common ground ,and a dedicated isolated ground with separate copper buzz bar , and ... | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue Most people use awg 12 from the breaker panel . my Audiophile friend is also a master electrician ,I use awg 10 copper wire ,less resistance ,I also use 4 wire ,a common ground and a dedicated isolated ground in its own housing ,and separate buzz... | |
| Considering the Parasound A23+ amplifier The p6 preamp sucks , the $1400 AudioGD master 19 ,I got from underwood wally night and days better. the A23+ is high current 5 fuses that are 8 amp T, and a 2 amp T all 20 mm I am big into modding to get that last few % , just putting in a g... | |
| Recommend A New DAC Between $1000 and $2000 The black ice I owned the tube gives it a warm signature but very rolled off the Denafrips basic Aries is much better ,the pontus2+ a excellent dac and the new Gustard r2r26 is excellent ,add the synergistic purple fuses it is better then my p... | |
| Recommend A New DAC Between $1000 and $2000 I tweak everything I own for Decades to get the most out of it the New Gustard R2R26 is a excellent dac , theway the circuitry is situated a very good fuse makes a very big difference in this dac I own both the pontus 2 and theGustard , th... | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? Just like a used car, as long as it works well ,and as described ,why not you save over 50% then if buying new . | |
| Getting back in the game Things have come a Loong way in 10 years ,streaming QObuz and Roon is very good ,but requires some $$ to get high quality sound . | |
| Made in USA Pass labs, Coda , Ayre, Upper McIntosh , Boulder Magico, YG acoustics ,Wilson Audio, Rockport audio ,that’s just a sample | |
| What sound diff. can I expect from PrimaLuna EVO 400 pre and power amps VS an EVO400 int. The 400 Evo I would-not recommend ,you loose a lot of resolution in the volume pot if it’s a round silver $20 alps type , several several tech friends build preamps from scratch ,that is the 1st thing they discourage what good is have a well b... | |
| Future DACs with Fibre Optical The best way I have found ,is 1 buy a state of the art modem-router having docsis 3.1 much faster,bigger buffer then older 3.0, and wifi 6, little green computer for cheaper LPS for router, and upgrade the Dc cable ,upgrade fuse these all made a n... |