gbmcleod
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| What makes a bigger change, dac or preamp? Pubul:I'd certainly think that, if the DACs are similar in quality and the rest of the system is "colored" enough, it would hide the differences. That's the problem, isn't it? If a system is built to sound "beautiful," the preamp will most likely ... | |
| Changes to Shunyata's power cord line up? Tm, you might want to look again. The current (new) top of the line is the Anaconda, not the King Cobra. The King Cobra was part of the CX line, not the new Z-Tron (or Zi-Tron) linehttp://shunyata.com/Content/products-ZitronAna.html | |
| Where to put my new power cable? Jedinite is on the money. There's no hard and fast rule, regardless of what people say. I've bought many a very high end power cord and found the most noticeable results on the preamp, not on the line conditioner. Just break it in, and use on each... | |
| What makes a bigger change, dac or preamp? While I, in theory, agree that the preamp is the "brains" of the system, your DAC is at the front of the system. If you have a fantastic preamp and a mediocre digital converter, you will not hear what the preamp can do, only what the dac's abiliti... | |
| Changes to Shunyata's power cord line up? They haven't gotten rid of the Python. It's just that the lineup now is Cobra, then Python, then Anaconda.I have the Cobras and I find them fantastic. Now that Shunyata can measure the effects of its power cables, they've been able to produce a co... | |
| Upgrading Fuses Zman:We all love music, and sometimes, it takes someone holding out their hand and saying, take my hand, I won't let you down.I believed in the HiFi fuses enough that I wanted someone else to experience them without having to lose something.Conver... | |
| Shunyata CX Python Speaker Cables From what I can deduce about Shunyata, the Triton and the Talos both have the new compound (ZrCa-2000...or 2001! A Space Odyssey! Anyone care to join me on a trip to .....Talos?!) that Shunyata used to put in the power cables. I'm not surprised th... | |
| Upgrading Fuses Sure, Vhiner.My intent was to allow someone with no money spent the opportunity to post his own impressions, free of the need to prove he spent his money "wisely." This way, the other poster can say it sounded like crap if he likes. It wouldn't de... | |
| Anyone replaced Fuse with Circuit Breaker? You know, Lacee, I'm wondering if part of the reason the Antique Sound Lab Hurricanes were so prone to blow resistors could be a function of the original fuses, which were, of course, inexpensive. I don't know, just speculating.Back to the HiFi Su... | |
| Anyone replaced Fuse with Circuit Breaker? I have not used a circuit breaker (I'd probably electrocute myself), but I CAN suggest HiFi Tuning fuses (I got my first ones 3 days ago, and MAN, did the purify the sound ("purify" in this sense means ridding the sound of grit and significant amo... | |
| Just a stinkin fuse... I'll second your usage of the HiFi Tuning fuses, Mitch2. Even though this thread is old, I just saw something on fuses one night about 5 days ago on Stereophile's equipment review page under the powerline section. Michael Fremer tried them and fou... | |
| Upgrading Fuses No more calls! We have a WINNER!!!! And I'll just ask the guy who I sent them to to post on this thread after he's had the fuse in about 24 hours. It should show some significant improvements by then unless the fuse (HiFi Tuning is the manufacture... | |
| Upgrading Fuses Goodness Gracious, I done got me a case of the Vapors!!It's only about 20 minutes since my last post, but I had to come out of the room, 'cuz those Hurricanes done heated it up something fierce and I just cain't turn 'em off. It done sounded too g... | |
| Upgrading Fuses I bought the HiFi Tuning Fuse - the $37.95 ones (basic ones, I assume). I just got them two days ago. After only 30 hours, I am quite astounded at the improvements they afford my ASL Hurricanes and hence, the entire system.. I'd spoken to Tosh Gok... | |
| Shunyata CX Python Speaker Cables Vhiner:I'd say your system is a few light years ahead of mine! A CJ CT5?!? Anaconda CXes?!? AND A TRITON?? You're killin' me with your gracious statement.I wouldn't even put the Hales in the same category as Thiel 3.7s, except that they're both ha... |