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| Do power supply units/cables make a difference in sound quality? My two cents, both as a designer and a listener: AC cables - no difference unless there is a serious problem with one. Line (noise) filters, from LC filters to isolation transformers to regenerators do in fact have an effect. Blocking noi... | |
| Well...I am taking the plunge into digital.. welcome to the the Dark Side. I waded in carefully, but have become both curious about how to get great sound, seduced by the convenience, and impressed with the sound. Despite my many 100s of albums and three excellent turntables, i rarely play ... | |
| A CD PLAYER whose sound quality NOT AFFECTED by the DAC? can you back up and explain what you are really asking? I think along the way you may answer your own question. if you are asking ’why do i need a DAC" - well, every CD player has a DAC inside. Thats' how the bits eventually become squiggly lines... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) An attenuator **is** a volume control. So congratulations, now you have two :-) Just turn down the volume. If its not tracking well, sure maybe you need to add fixed attenuation to get the volume control into its linear range (which is why i a... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? So, with a big, heatsinked 35 amp bridge i have put 1/4 Farad (eread that again, yes F) in a DH-200. and if you do blow it up its $3 online for a new bridge. So a giant "meh" to the worries. That said the comments are true. There WILL be a big... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? My two cents, from a guy who commercially designs (and sometimes even makes money :-)) on electronics. But at the end of the day, speakers -- in my opinion -- make by far the largest difference. Speakers have many many opportunities to grossly dis... | |
| if someone can help me...... yea, break in takes time, but you don't lose major amounts of bass - its subtle. This sounds much more substantial. Or drama :-) | |
| if someone can help me...... a quick test might save many hours of fruitless frustration - or expensive swap-outs. The out of phase speakers is worth checking and double checking. | |
| if someone can help me...... before you swap out everything, have you had anyone make simple measurements on the repaired or refurbished gear? | |
| Current Questions let's keep this simple. Voltage is the "force" pushing electricity through the speaker. Current is the amount of electricity that moves. They are related by the resistance of the speaker (or whatever) to the flow. If it has little resistance, l... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? eric makes another solid point. The two large power supply capacitors, being 30 years old and electrolytic, probably only have about 1/3-1/2 of their original capacity. Buy new drop-in replacements - the largest that you can fit into the band-cl... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? BTW Mr Decibel makes a reasonable point. One area that, IMO, all components fall short is the quality of the connection to the wall AC. This has two parts - the plug on your cord and the outlet in the wall. I routinely put in heavy duty outlets,... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? Without gtting into the flat earth debates, i think it is clear to say that before spending money on a power cord, one should address the extensive known areas for improvement in that excellent design with budget parts. search for an get a copy of... | |
| Usb or Optical I had no idea i could by another card and put in my computer and run the usb out of that for optimal sound, how much better will it sound with this usb card ? im guessing not $400 worth. I searched to see what this magic card does. Not reading ... | |
| Usb or Optical So an SPDIF card would be pretty much the last choice. I don’t actually completely agree with this. You may not agree, but your reply indicate you don't understand the reasoning (despite the fact that i laid it out). USB is asynchronous. It s... |