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| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Soft rubber devices under components will likely muddy the sound. Instead I use Machina Dynamica Heavy Duty Springs: I also use his New Dark Matter on my CD trays (AMAZING!) MD has a plethora of odd sounding tweaks that I have incorporated into my... | |
| Amps XLR vs RCA input impedance difference. Another factor is that many/most SE/RCA connectors/connections are of poor fit and quality. Eichmann eXpress designed RCAs that overcame the probability of arcing. I have a number of these (Series 2) from before I went 100% to Differentially balan... | |
| best-sounding class D amp? Over the decades I have owned quite a few class Ds. Of late (last 3 years) I had the Emerald Physics 100.2SE monos with special fuses), Audio Alchemy DPA-1, PS Audio M700s and now a no longer made EVS 1200. All of these were used with the same pow... | |
| What do you sit on? The ideal chair would be a dental chair which provided height and tilt adjustments as well as a thin non interfering profile, unlike most recliners. Scan Design had a really nice one, but it was out of m budget, which is why I settled on a office ... | |
| What do you sit on? I have a high back office chair with mesh seat and back, articulating headrest, swivels and is on rollers. I just bought a rectangular mechanics seat with wheels from Harbor Freight for a foot stool. Both are light weight and easy to move around | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience The ICs are you using between the phono pre and the Elacs can be your real issue. I would start there before going down the speaker rabbit hole. There is a company (Mr Cable?) that sells used cables (best value) look into Wire World Series 7+ Also... | |
| XLR cable with warmth without losing resolution In my system I sue WW Series 7 XLRs , power cords, and speaker cables. Whether the music is poorly mastered or wonderfully so, either comes through clearly hth | |
| Balanced DAC — XLR or SE ouputs? I have bought quite a few brands. If your components are on the dark side (and you want more light) I have 2 pair of cryoed Surf Cable XLRs that I would sell but with my very light system (but with jet black and ginormous sound stage) I use 1.0M ... | |
| Balanced DAC — XLR or SE ouputs? 3 easy p'sthat is not true when one’s kit is true balanced, but has rcas for convenience, as is often the case with unbalanced components that provide XLRs as a ’convenience’ Charlatans pretending to be hi-end audio. SE, properly called unbalanced... | |
| Balanced DAC — XLR or SE ouputs? Just because a component has XLRs does not mean it is true balanced, so buyer beware (or aware). True balanced is true high-end, and will reward you, if you have quality XLR cables. I have had many different mfgs XLR cables over the decades, none ... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? My experience revealed that if one is going to be happy with an outboard dac it needs a high quality and beefy power supply. When I first got my Audio Alchemy DDOP-1 the seller did not have the PS 5 outboard power supply. It took about 8 months be... | |
| Recommendations for fast sounding cables Recently, I replaced just one power cord and what you seek popped like flipping a switch Now, I already have 2 Wire World Electra 7 PCs @ $240 (one to the Oppo 105 the other to my EVS 1200 class D amp), but I had a 3rd hanging around after elimina... | |
| Building your own HiFI rack (hasn't been discussed in a while) My living space has mexican tile, which is a RPITA to balance anything on. The sad part is underneath is terrazzo, but removing all the tile would be extremely messy, and dusty. I could solve the dust issue by using water to wet the tiles and grou... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? A couple days ago I decided to unplug my EVS 1200 class D power amp from my 20 amp dedicated line and plug it into my Core Power 1800 PLC. BIG improvement in openness , speed and depth. I had been using a now ~ 10 year old boutique power cord (... | |
| Need more heft My weakest link, due to large room is my Emerald Physics KCIIsBut last night I decided to replace an $800 boutique power cord with a WireWorld Electra 7 MSRP $240 to my Core Power 1800 which plugs into a 20 amp dedicated line. This completes my El... |