audioman58
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| Bad Cornwall IV? The bywire is Fake not true biwire from the Xover ,from the 5-6 pair I have rebuilt ,and connectors are lower quality gold over brass, when all quality connectors are copper,gold far better conductivity. I have rebuilt many Klipsch speakers the ... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero Natural sound I went there there were not willing to discount and there was no audio room just rows of speakers ,they have been around for decades ,sand own the property you would think maybe to add a few rooms , Goodwin is better setup . You no... | |
| Built-in vs. Standalone DACs Normally 90% of the times stand alone dac will betters module. gryphon makes very good products ,a Denafrips terminator + new 12 th anniversary ,or Holo springs May KTE is more refined and detailed mybrother has the Diablo300 with latest module... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero Things have changed big time in the last 10 years when I was operating my Audiostore until 2010 you came over had drinks pastries and we sat down and listened ,then spent at least 4-6 hours trying to put together a synergistic system and buy ... | |
| Combination streamer and music server…without DAC Buy a little green computer which is a excellent option Sonore is all fiber optic super low noise and SS drives. Well worth the look. | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary I owned the Terminator 2 excellent dac ,the new 22th addition s bit warmer sounding slightly bigger soundstage and a hair more resolution I bought the Bricasti M3 for its streamer dac aspect which is very clean sounding and detailed , the Termin... | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary What Denafrips failed to see is that China labor costs are 4-5x less and they still want To read the higher $$ if anything with thus current economy they should have went up 10% at most | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary I looked at the previous model there was a $1k difference between the Terminator2 and-the T+. The transformers have a mix with silver andGold ,copper shielding on wires, and a redesign shorter signal path . the Terminator 2-12 anniversary is a ... | |
| One dedicated circuit for each mono block? IHave a friend who is a Audiophile and master electrician he did mine awg 10 wire, 4 wire a common ground, and a isolated insulated ground using a separate buzz bar in the breaker box , a pure silver 30 amp breaker from Germany land all copper... | |
| Lost it to Black Friday! Ordered it! That’s a good start , as a Audiophile you progress just add another $$ 0 the buying process never ends , and just tailored as you buy the next better tier of Audio equipment ,with me 40+ years later ,Digital for example has made great strides... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? If your system is good enough to hear it then it maybe worth it, also very important is that from your dac to preamp,or integrated it is Differentially balanced , meaning true balanced on both pieces of equipment , some are or many Fake balanced ... | |
| Roon DAC? help please....took a chance on Pachanko Labs - know nothing about Roon Buy something worthy ,what’s your budget if in the $1k range the New Denafrips Aries-2 12 th anniversary model is a a great dac for the $$ monies . their Pontus-2. Is much better-still and their best value R2R dac value at just under $2k. | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? Get the Cary the kt150 is a much better sounding tube | |
| Power conditions for Integrated Amps I have a special 4 wire 20 amp dedicated circuit using awg 10 Copper wire copper gold outlets ,a common ground and a isolated insulated ground with its own separate dedicated buzz bar , with Solid silver contacts in the breaker from Germany ... | |
| Digital enhancement The Kevalin tweaks go up to $15k ,that’s waay out of my budget. |