vthokie83
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| WHY CABLES MATTER! Thanks Calvinj, it's much appreciated.....I may take you up on that offer, but at a later date. I'm working on a dedicated listening room being built in the basement, and it won't be completed to the end of the year.....probably later since there ... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Calvinj, Yes and no that cables matter. The following is what I have found to be true, but that is in my $16,000 mid-fi system.....which I keep upgrading: (1) XLR cables versus single ended RCA - My system is "true balanced" on the solid state s... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations Thanks Soix, I'll read through the document. | |
| Speaker cable recommendations ++++1 for AntiCables. The 2.1 speaker cables are great entry level cables, but for mid fi and up, I'd start with the 3.1 cables......at $250 per 6 foot pair with Z bananas, they are an absolute steal. I have not tried them, but the 4.2 Flex cables... | |
| Service After the Sale ghdprentice, Agreed, but 99% of the world communicates by text and emails....I would have thought that to be a logical start.....additionally, it is the only way of contacting the them as found on their "About Us" page | |
| Service After the Sale Marco1, Here's hoping. They are selling a commodity and a service, if you don't add anything to the equation why would I pay your mark up? My ideal dealer: friendly, courteous, knowledgeable, and honest staff. Trade up program. Loan or try out pe... | |
| Does the Audio press ever excite you anymore? OP, I find the print media to be almost useless, except for Stereophile and TAS. I do watch youtube reviews, but take them with a heavy grain of salt....for me I only use them for finding new products. My purchase pattern usually is (and yes I k... | |
| Service After the Sale In my case I have purchased products from companies that have a "direct to consumer" distribution model; but I definitely researched their pre-sales support and their repair models. +++1 for Alvin Chee and Vinshine Audio (Denafrips distributor in... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations ++1 for DHLabs and Zavfino, excellent products for the money......both should be around $300 to $400 for a pair | |
| Best set-up under $20K My first recommendation would be getting rid of Airplay streaming through the Hegel. My assumption is the Hegel is a really good amplifier and has plenty of power, but can't imagine the streamer is world class. I'd add a high end streamer since y... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k It looks like your Wiim Pro Plus, has coax and optical digital outputs.....so no need for a DDC right now. You may want to consider the DAC input options, if you plan to upgrade the Wiim in the future.....one that does have USB outputs. +1 for R2... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates Definitely separates, but you can always start with a great streamer first and see if you are happy with your current DAC.....if not then upgrade. I a higher end streamer will definitely impress though | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? Rockadanny, The more resolving the system, the more relevant a good cable choice is.....your system looks high end (sorry I've not heard your components), so I would add a nice power cable. No need to go nuts, but a nice DH Labs, Zavfino, Lavrica... | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 Tonydennison and Rodman99999, Very true for rectifiers as well | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 tksteingrabe, Yes you are correct, I should have written "12AU7/6DJ8 families"....did not mean to confuse |