gdnrbob
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| Shipping To Canada? I had the opposite shipping problem. It came from Canada to the US. And it was nearly $10K. In any case, it worked out fine for all involved. I think you can get additional insurance from USPS, but if you say $700, I believe you. FWIW, if you d... | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. I owned many Ayre products -Codex, QB 9 Twenty, as well as much of the Schiit line. I got very lucky and scored a Brinkmann Nyquist II used. The QB9 is plenty good, but the Brinkmann is just has that little bit of clear sparkle. I honestly didn'... | |
| Looking for 50-100 watts of Tube Power (give or take) for my JBL 4349s Hmm, no Atmasphere's? Bob | |
| Qobuz vs. Tidal Qobuz user here. I liked it better than Tidal as I can get a year membership and not have to deal with monthly charges. No issues with searches, and I like much of the music it will pick out after my album ends. B | |
| Ethernet cables As others have chimed in, Yes. As to why, I have no idea, but they do. Bob | |
| Speaker isolation - spikes on puck, springs, sorbothane This is a pretty sticky topic. One likes to decouple, the other to ground the speaker. In my case, I use Vandersteen's. Mr. V. believes that grounding the speaker to the floor is the best method.-See his newest speakers- they have a 3 inch granit... | |
| Audioquest Pegasus XLR Interconnects The new AQ cables from Garth at AQ are, in general, very good. I would suggest that new buyers consider how they interact with each other. Johnny Rutan made this suggestion, and I have to believe him, as he knows these cables better than most. ... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps First, a decent dealer would accommodate you by delivering and installing the amps. Especially at your budget. Second, I would be leery of Class D. I tried them and though they sounded good, they just didn’t sparkle- though the bass was excellent... | |
| Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing Though I am a Townshend fan, I think putting speakers on springs defeats the way they work. Instead, using a solid granite plinth would be my recommendation. It will give the speaker a solid foundation to output sound. The lower notes will be dir... | |
| Speaker cable length. @n80 , Differing lengths will have slight impedance differences -probably not that much but it can affect the sound balance/quality. It also might affect the amplifier. I forgot the right side would have all the extra cabling, not the one under ... | |
| Equalizer to compensate for hearing loss - Any success stories? My left ear hearing is similar to yours. I don't wear hearing aids, but still enjoy my music despite this. Bob | |
| Speaker cable length. I would keep the speaker cable lengths as close to equal as possible. As it is under the floor, you could add some hooks to keep it off the floor- but, don't coil it as you might introduce some electromagnetic anomalies. Much depends upon your c... | |
| LPS for Optical Network Terminal (ONT) @brskie , I am interested in your project, too. I have Fios with an ONT that, if possible, benefit from a LPS, but never considered it until now. I was going to add a LPS to the router, but your method makes more sense. Bob | |
| Ayre k-5xe MP The Diamond Circuit- Twenty, makes a huge difference. Ayre always had a 'tight' sound, the Twenty status makes it even better. Bob | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp I second @stringreen, I own the KXR-R (non Twenty) and love it. But, do let us know how the Nagra performs. B |