gwbeers
Responses from gwbeers
| To DAC or not to DAC? Thanks for all the quick and informative feedback. My local audio dealer is an elitist and generally condescending - not the best qualities for a retail environment, but I accept his personality and use his establishment as a well stocked, window ... | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? This post got me wondering if there's a parallel universe in a bourbon forum where they discuss if there's really any difference between a $20 bottle of bourbon and a $2500 bottle or is it all just "snake oil"? | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? The Buffalo Theory as told by Cliff Clavin (Cheers): ... "Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. ... In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient mac... | |
| $10k Speaker Cables?????????????? An optometrist's son asked his father how he determines the price of prescription glasses... the father told him, he puts a pair of glasses in front of the patient and says $100 - if they don't blink, he says plus $100 for lenses, if they still do... | |
| Why can't I find a definition for DSM on a web search? Hello Glenn,If you are referring to the blisshq website it's most probably Synology DSM (DiskStation Manager), i.e. the OS/console for the NAS drive.Best regards,Vuk | |
| Why can't I find a definition for DSM on a web search? Thanks jordysg, I'm aware of Pro Audio's DSM (Dynamic Spectrum Mapper) plugin. But it seems hard to imagine that when people refer to DSM music, it would imply that it had all been tweaked with a particular piece of software. I think there might b... | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? What I thought was a rheostat pot, because it had a slotted recessed shaft that rotated 180 degrees (or at least is does now), is a proprietarycable connection to the Sota... | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? Mystery solved... Sota Sapphire power supply circa 1985 | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? This may just be audiophile fruitcake - so I think I'll just include it with the next piece of gear I sell | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? snake oil feel = poor quality that promises all but delivers nothing | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? HaHa! The worst thing is I can't figure out what to call it, to find a reference online. The shaft of the pot only turns 180 degrees. Inside there's a transformer (EWC31004GO5), the base of the cylindrical fuse holder, the rear of the pot is a rhe... | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? It's a standard plug. Very well made, doesn't have that snake oil feel. I'm guessing more like an 80's product. I appreciate your feedback. | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? This box is from a different era, with a brown hard-wired lamp cord | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? The Preamp is Dared (MC-7P) | |
| What is this odd little box I've been storing for years? I thought it might adjust the speed of a turntable motor, but I don't know how it would communicate with the motor??? |