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| Cost break down of hifi system 2 Dedicated 20A circuits, and audiophile power receptacles (Cardas, PS Audio, Furutech, Oyaide) Solid DAC (Denafrips Pontus II, Holo Audio Spring 3 or May DAC) Great value interconnect cables (Morrow Audio, Cullen Cables, Lavri Cables, DH Labs) ... | |
| Dedicated circuits Z32kerber, Congratulations on the upgrade! Best $450 I spent was for two 20A dedicated circuits, with audiophile quality receptacles…..the improvement was immediately noticeable and pronounced | |
| Cable burn in For interconnects I have used Cullen Cables and Morrow Audio both RCA and XLR interconnects, and have no desire to upgrade. The Cullen Cables took about 100 hours to settle in. The Morrow Audio took up to 300 hours, but I purchased them with 240 h... | |
| CD player suggestions... Audiolab 6000CDT Transport for $600 hands down an amazing performer, but as others have mentioned you need an external DAC. For me easily bested the Marantz CD6007 and Cambridge Audio CXC V2, outputting to a Denafrips Pontus II DAC | |
| Can someone help me pick out my first speakers? Audio Advisor large choice of high quality budget speakers, great suggestions here…..I’d try to stretch to $500 a pair, a good step up in quality | |
| Bluesound node + INNUOS PHOENIX USB? Tfeldhaus, No experience with your current equipment, but the following is working really well for me. Network switch - Supra Cat-8 Ethernet cable - Bluesound Node (latest 130 version) - Supra Excalibur USB cable - Denafrips Iris DDC - Audioques... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. Forgot Patsy Cline | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? Best I have ever heard, TAD CE1 Best I can afford (and own) Buchardt Audio S400 MkII | |
| Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why .... As everyone else has said, dumpthe PC, get a quality streamer…..even an iFi or Node is better than what you have | |
| Upgrade path question. Upgrade analog or turn to digital? Certainly wouldn’t dump your current rig when you haven’t decided if you like using digital audio. Add something budget friendly and fully capable like a Bluesound Node, and start streaming files to get your first experience….see if it’s “your thi... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. + 1 Kate Bush Natalie Merchant - MTV Live....and any of her 10,000 Maniacs work | |
| Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp Congratulations on the Amperex 7316 PQs, they will be amazing for you. I couldn't find my notes, I think I sent it in by accident with a lot of tubes I'm having tested again. If you do more tube rolling, here is a good source, and Brent's tubes ar... | |
| First Streamer... The newest Bluesound Node (130) is a pretty great streamer to start with. It's easy to use, the software is terrific, and it's easy to set up. At $600 it's easy on the budget, and can be very very good with a good DAC. I am not familiar with the S... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage Buchardt Audio S400 MkII, 2000 Euros ($1,950 at current exchange rates) and free shipping. Also a 45 day demo period. Sold direct to cut out the middle man, with a full 10 year transferable warranty. Very wide and tall soundstage beyond the speak... | |
| Power Cables - Stock vs. Budget Sorry, speaker cable post meant for another thread |