hshifi
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| Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade Hello, Whatever you can get a better deal on used out of a DAC or an integrated. I would replace the DAC first especially since you are using a transport. You have really great speakers. When you replace the DAC with something of that caliber and... | |
| Strange ticking noise when amps were powered on from cold Hello, I would try to change components further up the chain. Or turn those on cold with the amps and then turn the preamp on first. You are supposed to turn on source- preamp- then amp. When you shut down you should turn off on the order Amp- Pr... | |
| Pro Tip: Swiffer Duster Hello, +1 on Nonoise’s duster. I don’t care if she ruins my stylus. | |
| CD transport vs.streaming Hello, I think the reason the streaming and the CDT sound the same is they are going through the same DAC. I have heard that you can run a $27 DVD player through a good DAC and it sounds really good if not great. So many of us have a BlueSound No... | |
| the cart or the horse? Hello, The week link is your preamp. If you want separates start with the preamp like a Rogue RP-1. I would keep it simple since the amp is just ok. Rogue Sphinx v3. If you don’t care about the phono preamp get a used V2 and then work on a great ... | |
| Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps Hello, I get where you are coming from. This is pretty common among the audiophile community. I keep all of the original stuff that came with the stuff I buy. If it was important to you it should have been a question for the seller. That being sa... | |
| GIK Vicoustic and others Hello, Years ago I was in the same boat. I researched insulation for audio with rock wool. Try to leave a 2” gap between the Rockwool and the space above it. It is better than stuffing the whole space with the insulation. Please call the companie... | |
| Tube Integrated vs Tube Seperates Hello, How about the PL preamp with some Kinki Sudio mono blocks. The KS are $3500 for the pair. You get tube sound with great power and all separate. Short speaker runs are better. rogue has some great stuff like the RH-5 preamp and maybe a Dra... | |
| Buyer Dispute Hello, You may need to get some interim speakers for now. You could open a dispute with PayPal but in the end you loose the deal on the speakers. Everything in audio is going through the roof in price. I can’t imagine what these all aluminum spe... | |
| Replaced all my Living Room Outlets Hello, I just bought a hospital grade plug for my system. Not too bad in price. Maybe $14. I tested it out. It really gripped tight. I have not installed it yet. I hate having to power down the system all the way. | |
| CHANGING FROM AUDIO RESEARCH TO AUDIO NOTE SYSTEM Hello, I like Jason..52 idea. I know a lot of people keep different components or speakers to change up the sound. That being said it all about if you like the sound in your room. I do have some sellers remorse sometimes. I hope you can heed his ... | |
| component grounding Hello, As said above a lot of people float the ground. It prevents noise from ground loop hum especially on single ended equipment. Also, by having the ground plug only connected to the wall and not the component provides some type of RFI/ EMI pr... | |
| Lumin vs Bricasti Volume Control Hello, To start with the Lumin products have LEEDH volume control. It does not loose very much as you adjust the sound. Also, you can get an optional remote control for some Lumin products. Last is they have a new preamp/ DAC/ Steamer called the ... | |
| Question about sound stage Hello, Maybe the tweeter is out in the left speaker. I agree with the cable swap or even an interconnect swap. Maybe your hearing in one ear is going out. Or try toeing in the left speaker more towards you. It could be something with your speaker... | |
| Rouge Audio RP-7 Hello, I really love the sound of Rogue. The RH-5 is an exceptional value plus you have the option to get the built I phono stage. Also, I asked about the remote. They said for an extra $100 you can order a metal remote for most of their stuff. T... |