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| Thoughts on the Krell 402 I have a friend who owns a 403e. It is an excellent amp. High resolution, transparent and neutral without coloration. The downsides are the weight and cost. They are getting pretty old at this point and caps will be drying out. It may be in y... | |
| Recommendation for Digital Coax 1 meter is not a good recommendation for a digital coax cable as it will always have problems and compromised high frequency resolution. I always use and recommend 2 meter, but many say 1.5 meter. DH Labs D-750 is a good base to start from. Fro... | |
| SPDIF vs. AES/EBU Sound Quality? Uhm, a "commercial grade BNC" cable does not necessarily mean it is good. I think my statement may have been confusing. If your transport and/or DAC use RCA sockets for SPDIF, you are best off using a digital cable with real BNC connections on e... | |
| SPDIF vs. AES/EBU Sound Quality? I will mirror opinions above. Any S/PDIF interface that does not use a true BNC connection is compromised. If you are unfortunate to have RCA connections for your SPDIF, the best results you will get is if you use BNC cables with BNC-to-RCA adap... | |
| Best USB port on a late 2012 Mac mini Probably the best thing you can do for your Mac Mini is to upgrade it to a linear power supply. This does require some modification to the unit. Here's a very good option: https://uptoneaudio.com/products/mac-mini-dc-conversion-linear-fan-contr... | |
| Soldering Help rodman99999 may be technically right on the actual melting point of solder. However, he failed to include the fact that all mass is essentially a "heat sink". This means that if your solder tip is at 216 C, it could very well be melting the WBT ... | |
| Best LPS for Xfinity modem I don't see anything written on the box anywhere. Also, there is no power adapter-just a cord directly into the outlet. Be careful with items like this. If there isn't an adapter, then it is likely the power supply is actually inside the modem... | |
| RCA to XLR adaptor causing amp to shut down That ART DTI will likely work just fine. It's an RCA-to-XLR transformer similar to the Jensen. Like you said, if sound quality drops, the Jensen is likely to be better. | |
| Best LPS for Xfinity modem If it's not listed on the back of the modem, the power adapter usually has the DC voltage and amperage output printed on it. | |
| I am looking for a high-quality HDMI cable for I2S from a CD Transport to the DAC... Uhm, if you use the HDMI cable for actual HDMI audio/video source, then 2 meter is definitely better. However, if you are using this for i2s, then you still want the cable as short as possible (like 0.5 meter). The i2s interface is different and... | |
| I am looking for a high-quality HDMI cable for I2S from a CD Transport to the DAC... I could not advise you on that since I have never used i2s myself. From what people say, i2s is superior over S/PDIF. However, some things to think about: i2s - this requires a very short cable (1-2 feet). The interface does not work well with... | |
| RCA to XLR adaptor causing amp to shut down Alternative, you could get the Jensen SUB-2RX: https://www.cs1.net/products/jensen_transformers/SUB-2XX.htm It's geared more towards subwoofer type frequencies. Just make sure you select the "RX" model (RCA in, XLR out). | |
| RCA to XLR adaptor causing amp to shut down This is what you really need if you want to do it right: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jensen-Transformers-DM2-PO-2RX-Stereo-Line-Output-Hum-Noise-Eliminator-Isolator-/361662342911?_ul=IL there are various places to buy it. | |
| Soldering Help Cardas solder is very easy to work with. Actually, it sometimes helps to melt your existing solder points with a tiny bit of Cardas solder. A lot of cold solder joints are hard to heat up and melt. I know you are not serious about doing solderi... | |
| RCA to XLR adaptor causing amp to shut down There are some XLR balanced circuits that need a load on the inverted "-" pin of the XLR connector. If you do not have a load on this pin, the circuit may run hot. This could be the cause of your amp shutdown problem. The Cardas RCA-to-XLR adap... |