djones51
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| Stranded vs Solid Copper Not getting the point of a home made box, hospital grade receptacles will fit in standard boxes. Not sure home made would meet code might want to check on that, if there was an accident insurance companies can get a little testy on such things. | |
| Stranded vs Solid Copper I assume the other 5 outlets and light are wired with Romex 12/2 if it's a 20amp circuit back to the breaker box. I guess using 4 or 5 feet of stranded at the end of this run might make a sonic difference but I really don't see how. You can use s... | |
| Integrated w/phono but no DAC No I don't , it's just the first that came to mind that ticked most of what you were looking for. McIntosh has one as well the MAC6700 with tuner and phono but it's a lot more expensive. | |
| Integrated w/phono but no DAC Outlaw RR2160 receiver has a tuner, mm/mc phono, analog inputs about $850 new. It has a dac but you don't have to use it. | |
| All-in-one streamer/amp with HT bypass? The micromega M100 has sub out , built in streamer Tidal and Qobuz (by end of the year), room correction but no HT bypass and isn’t under $2000. | |
| Why Does All Music Sound the Same; An Explanation Streaming is why high compression will die out. No advantage to it, streaming services are set so every track seems equally loud so if they are overly compressed when recorded when they are passed through streaming services the loudness advantage ... | |
| 110 (or 120) vs 220 I am not aware of any european country on 60hz. Call an electrician in the area you are moving to and see what they can do. | |
| I wonder how many audiophiles there are these days Seems to be a lot of companies building expensive gear so someone must be buying it. Whether they are audiophiles enjoying this gear or statement pieces playing in the background who knows and I doubt the companies building it care one way or the ... | |
| Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene Mix graphene with silly putty call it G- putty and take your blood pressure and monitor spider footsteps. | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? Maybe it's the way the sharing is phrased. | |
| Mountain and Cactus Saw Mountain December 1973 and it's a contributing factor as to why my ears ring. Corky Laing on drums and David Perry on rhythum when I saw them. | |
| Trying to Decide on my next Purchase That's sloppy support from NAD, downloaded updates should always contain a text file with instructions. Shouldn't have to run around looking for it. | |
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? Well that answers that, burn in like God is all in your head. | |
| Integrated Amplifier I wondered why you couldn't just hook a 2 channel amp in using the MRX as a pre. Thanks for that info alucard. | |
| Integrated Amplifier Yes the Anthem STR integrated has ARC. |