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| Bang for Buck What are the components of the current system? Without that knowledge, it's completely impossible to say which element would be the "weakest link" and would be the first to upgrade. | |
| High quality in-wall UL-C2 rated 10-gauge A/C wiring ? @jea48 - interesting read, but the problem I had did not relate to ground loop buzz / voltage inducement. I believe now it had to do with the voltage in the tiny 14awg wire being restricted by the high dielectric constant on the insulation (someth... | |
| It is balanced or not? @joser9616 - One point. Just because they are "studio amplifiers" does not mean they are fully balanced. The analog input stage of the amp may be balanced, but the amplifier itself is single-ended. You can tell because the amp can be bridged-m... | |
| Monoblock suggestions to compare to SimAudio Moon Neo 400M? Actually, for those Wilsons, the Pass Labs amps might actually work out the best. The Wilsons are a very dynamic speaker, sometimes overly dynamic and can sound too harsh/bright - the dynamics can easily get out of hand. The Pass Labs have excel... | |
| Monoblock suggestions to compare to SimAudio Moon Neo 400M? I would avoid the Bryston 7B3 amps in your situation. They are very nice amps, but they are just going to be too fast and thin sounding when compared to your preferred "Simaudio" sound. Definitely a bad pairing for the Wilson's as well (which ca... | |
| High quality in-wall UL-C2 rated 10-gauge A/C wiring ? @ieales - I disagree. I did testing with a double-run of 14awg romex (that's 2x14awg which makes an 11awg total). The result was just not as good as a standard 12awg or 10awg romex. The smaller 14awg just cannot respond to on-demand current as ... | |
| Class A Solid State Sound Concerning Boulder, I would not say that it's a direct competitor to Pass Labs. I heard Boulder at RMAF and it is a pretty neutral amp with only a touch of that bipolar Class A lush/liquidy effect. The Pass Labs is a FET "warm and fuzzy" type o... | |
| It is balanced or not? After working on and rebuilding an XDA-2 DAC and looking at the XDA-1, my only answer would be "maybe?". I see two 2134 op amps after the fully differential AD1955 DAC chip. This suggests that the opa2134 op amps are working in fully balanced di... | |
| High quality in-wall UL-C2 rated 10-gauge A/C wiring ? The Audience wire is interesting, but I would actually just use cryo'd 10awg Romex myself. VH Audio sells cryo'd 10-2 Romex for 2.99/foot, or $469 for a 250 foot roll. The Romex will meet code for running inside walls and through attic areas. O... | |
| A21+ is in da house... Hi Erik. I have had the Eclipe 7 XLR in my system. It's a very nice cable and just very slightly laid back in sound (all the detail is there), but it is definitely not as warm sounding as the DIY cables I listed above. The thick gold-plating on... | |
| A21+ is in da house... If you want the warmest cable, then use the Furutech gold-plated XLR plugs with some low grade solid-core copper wire like below:https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-AWG-Gauge-Solid-Hook-Up-Wire-Kit-25-ft-Each-0-0320-Dia-UL1007-300-Volts/371367212983?epid=... | |
| What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak? I have read through this thread and almost thought about posting "anything from Synergistic Research", lol. Then today, I came across this and just had to laugh!!https://www.ebay.com/itm/Extremely-High-speed-HDMI-cable-with-great-detail-and-amazi... | |
| A21+ is in da house... As opposed to Erik, I prefer copper only cables and use the best solid-core copper I know of. There are going to be 5-10 different opinions on what makes the best interconnect cable anyways, lol. Choose what you will. Erik's silver cable might ... | |
| A21+ is in da house... I should ask what's your budget for a pair of XLR interconnects and what length do you need? (if you want to go down this route). | |
| A21+ is in da house... GIK Acoustics. And I can advise on some really good DIY XLR cables if you are good with soldering. |