mitch2
Responses from mitch2
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List "and should better" - ? | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List Would much rather have a pair of Aries Cerat Ianus Essentia amplifiers than three QSA Ultimatum Infinity AC cords for the same money. | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List Don’t shoot the messenger. The products that Stereo Times reviews seem to mirror the high end audio industry as a whole with pricing ranging from relatively low (Galion Audio and Pine Tree Audio), to seemingly reasonable (Coda, Grimm, and LTA), to... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? Like most responders here, I hear subtle but definite changes from cables, although not to the level that would make a good system sound bad or a bad system sound good. Since I have a box (or two) of cables around here, a change in cables is some... | |
| Help needed with mixed use media/listening room A couple of quick thoughts: Ceiling: - "Ceiling will be painted as seen in commercial spaces." What this implies to me is that you plan to paint the bare ceiling joists, underside of the upper subfloor, and any exposed ductwork or plumbing with... | |
| USB revisited I have had the Singxer UIP1 PRO USB isolator in my system for over a week now. I purchased it simply out of curiosity. The accompanying power supply never left the box as I am using a 9V LPS that I had here. The recommended input power range f... | |
| DDC Cableing @jaybe - To your comment, I2S is a serial bus interface that that transmits digital audio signals and was originally designed for short connections inside of the component (i.e., DAC) case. It was therefore not intended to be subject to influences... | |
| DDC Cableing Just use the same USB cable you are already using out of your source, assuming you have already selected a cable that you like. | |
| Fiber or Eithenet Some here have been using these for a while now. The write-up appears to be the same but the price is a little higher. | |
| Audio racks that can handle heavy components Sound Anchors | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? Right now, outside of local dealer lending, we have two choices to hear stuff in our homes. Both go better with some up front research to make sure you have an idea of what you want first. Buy something and sell it if it doesn’t work out for y... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion “some have reported it takes some “life” from the music” Not at all challenging what “some” hear, but I would like to understand how this is possible, if anyone has a plausible explanation. | |
| Check This Out! I really look forward to reading the first review of the Galle Dac. @grannyring - Did you get yours yet? Any further thoughts on how it performs and what it does well as a DAC? I like the looks of it and I actually apprecate the absence of be... | |
| For those who miss Geoff What we didn’t know, but have since learned. Oh well, he certainly wasn’t afraid to try stuff. Since you’ve been there and done that, did you get the t-shirt? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Billy Strings |