tjag
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| solid core VS stranded for inside speaker cabinet In my ’limited’ experience I find waytoomuchstuff statements true Geometry, choice of materials, dielectric (effect of insulators), shielding, and gauge are a few of the (but not all) elements that determine how good a cable "sounds." If a desig... | |
| Recommendations for good sounding streamer I use the ifi Zen Streamer and it sounds good when powered by a good supply. The streamer has low noise in the output. Yet it still will benefit from a USB Isolator (powered by a good supply). Avoid the Bluesound. Why? It is all over the net. Ch... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Brilliant Whipsaw lol | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Enjoy the music 🙂 | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? I make power cables using speaker cables and they sound better than the specialized power cable I paid 200usd for on the used market. Here is Paul CEO of PS audio admitting that Audioquest dragon power cable beats all his power cables. ... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? What a good cable means to me is that it is better than the one I had before while still being affordable as I bi-wire and need 4 meters in length per speaker. By the way I try to buy used to save costs. As an example, I started with the Chord Cl... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Well said @rolox I don’t care if people think cables have no effect on sound in the same way I don’t care if some think the earth is flat. I find it amusing in a funny way, because in my system cables have a big effect on sound. But I wo... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Yes, in my case cables used anywhere in the system have an effect on sound. Including speaker wirings and even the electronic PCB cards tracks have an effect. I had an old tube preamplifier I disconnected all the PCB tracks and replaced them with ... | |
| Which USB reclocker is as good as the Innuos Phoenix USB? Here is the answer 🙂 20:34 Impact of USB cables on DDCs According to the "Passion for Sound" video: USB input cable to DDC doesn't matter USB output cable from DDC MATTERS | |
| Which USB reclocker is as good as the Innuos Phoenix USB? There was an update due to this: Musician Phoenix DDC Review. This is an update specific to my dac (Aquarius), basically it states that I2S is the best for the Musician dacs. I wrote about it 3 posts up. By the way Musician and Denafrips DACs/DD... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? Here is a curved ball. The Musician Aquarius/Pegasus DACs don't have a clock out for syncing like the Terminator. Therefore, " if " the ranking Blake wrote (below) were correct, then: Aquarius/Pegasus + PhoenixUSB (USB interface) would rank h... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? @auroravengeance Thanks for the link. Coaxial supports less resolution than the USB and I2S. That is a deal breaker for many. Regarding if the I2S was better than the USB, it depends on which interface was implemented better. For example the H... | |
| Which USB reclocker is as good as the Innuos Phoenix USB? Just for laughs check this 😂 This is the Gaia And this is the Phoenix | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? @viethluu In the Musician Phoenix DDC Review Sandu Vitalie compared the I2S vs USB on the Musician Aquarius DAC. II. Musician Phoenix + Musician Aquarius via I2S The audible difference wasn’t only immediate and apparent as it was with a Singx... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? Check this The Chinese gods are laughing in the skies 😂 This is the Gaia And this is the Phoenix The good part is that the Gaia is available on the used market for about $1500. |