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| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? Here's a discussion about Chinese tubes. | |
| How can Acoustic Revive RR-888 produce 7.83hz? @linden56 Here are some others. | |
| Battle of the Older DAC @jond +1 These observations by Vlad, of Audio Mirror, make much sense. OP: No DAC, by itself, is a silver bullet to fantastic SQ. It takes a system. And a system takes time to build. Stay within your budget. Take your time. And no - streaming i... | |
| Use of Denafrips Iris 12th DDC with computer Many years ago, I started streaming Tidal with a dedicated laptop. Besides the laptop itself being tricked out, it also had Fidelizer Pro software*, a USBe Perfect, a dedicated LPS - with a custom DIY umbilical cord, a dedicated power conditioner,... | |
| Transparent Audio power cords OP: Great system! I suspect that it already sounds pretty amazing. My initial suggestion would be to experiment by removing one (or more) of the Add--Powr resonators. Wait several hours and re-evaluate. In my experience, the Add-Powr ElectraClea... | |
| Transparent Audio power cords My Frankenstereo has several of the original TA Powerlink MM's feeding TA PIMM’s. From one PIMM, a Purist Audio Contego power cord is feeding my Class A SS amp. Theoretically, one would think that those two power cords in series - along with Class... | |
| Which External Linear PSU Upgrade for my Router? Fidelizer Audio Nikola LPS. I own their Airstream - used as an access point after my Nighthawk. I also have 3 of these - along with multiple tweaks for cleaning power. A router puts a high demand on an LPS - especially for streaming movies and ga... | |
| Next step up on the streaming food chain? +1 @kennymacc Most likely, a better streamer would help achieve your goals. If budget is a concern, have you considered a DDC - such as one of these with a trial period. This approach would keep the Lightning DS interface. I’m also a fan of OCC ... | |
| End of a long quest to vanquish sibilance. @sls883 +1 I replaced my front coffee table with an end table by the side of my chair. Whatever works. 🤔 | |
| End of a long quest to vanquish sibilance. OP: Congratulations! Glad to hear that the years-long mystery is solved. Yes, everything matters! As per the photos in your virtual system, the coffee table has a very reflective surface - not only for light waves - but also for sound waves. Chan... | |
| Isolation systems Many variables. What type of flooring, acoustical room treatments, how loud, etc. The Townshend podiums made a significant improvement under my speakers with a suspended floor. Hard to predict the results for a rack. I use after-market footers und... | |
| Synergistic Research tuning bullets compatiblity The answer is it depends. SX bullets made 2024 vs pre-2024. (See note below) I am currently using pre-2024 SX active black bullets with my Element Copper power cord. The original versions of the active gray and black bullets have a smooth cylinde... | |
| Electrostatics and tubes Amplifiers: Voltage vs Current Speakers: Voltage vs Current | |
| Electrostatics and tubes Electrostats are typically 91-92dB efficient, so you don’t need a ton of power. ’Typically’ is not a term that should be used for electrostats. They’re all different. The important specification to look for is the impedance curve - not the db ... | |
| Is There Some Problem With Shunyata's Everest Power Conditioner moto_man OP There was a very noticeable improvement over the week that I found to be unmistakable. It’s called burn-in. I always thought that was inexplicable BS. It’s explicable. |