audphile1
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| Cardas or Nordost for Simaudio/Magico @dokosan I’m familiar with AZ cables. They lean warm sonically but they’re not bad cables. If you had stock power cords I would say start with power. Another reason for my recommendation on the order/approach is that in my experience stating from... | |
| Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage? lots of bad actors out there. Google the potential buyer by name. Check linked in. Check social media. Ask for a picture of driver’s license with photo and address visible. Do your due diligence If you see any red flags and or can’t verify ident... | |
| Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others? Yes. But you have to understand that if sibilance is on the recording a transparent system will reproduce it. Difference is how sibilance is rendered which can be influenced not only by a DAC but also by cables, speakers (especially with metal, di... | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable The opposite - you should get your router as far away as possible from your components. Routers emit noise. Ethernet cables make a difference. I’ve tested several and they all sounded different. I tried Supra, Supra with Telegartner connectors, L... | |
| Brain Farts w/ Roon Nucleus 👍 | |
| Cardas or Nordost for Simaudio/Magico I owned 330a and heard Magico A3. I think Nordost would be a better match with A3 than Cardas. I would also consider mixing and matching different brands of cables. To start with, leave the Transparent PC on the 330a for time being as well as... | |
| Luxman C900u owners I responded to your first thread. This is a duplicate of that one isn’t it? If it won’t allow rca and XLR concurrently then your options are limited https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/help-luxman-c900-u | |
| Popping sound It could be a tube. In this case the problem would most likely manifest itself even if the music is not playing. Other problems could be as mentioned above capacitors. It might also be power or digital connection related. You have powered speaker... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @lanx0003 you got it! | |
| Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget @dman777 apple music and pandora are not the best quality sources. What’s the problem with switching to Tidal or Qobuz. Your sound is as good as your source material in that system. Well minus the eversolo bottleneck. For $500 you won’t get a... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? You’re too jittery mah man. Chillax. | |
| Help!! Luxman C900 u https://www.marchandelec.com/electronic-crossovers.html | |
| Maximize Mini with Roon to match my system -- or new component? Mac mini is fine as roon core. get a roon ready streamer as recommended above. I would avoid buying audio components or cables on ebay. Deal with sellers who have good feedback here or on US Audio Mart. | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? Wait I’m confused…. I thought there isn’t a scenario where the DAC master clock is bypassed. Doesn’t matter what input you use the DAC clock has to provide timing reference for the Digital to analog conversion. Where is it stated that the interna... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? Nope. Keep it simple. Just the highest quality cable you can get. |