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sisyphus51

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Interconnects and non-believers
dlcockrum; rvpianoAh, yes. The infidels! 
What are you streaming tonight?
david_tenThanks for that. I'm gwine listen to your Miles Davis selection now! :-) 
Interconnects and non-believers
imith314Your post made me smile. I was going to get around to expressing the same thought, but you beat me to it!In my opinion, it is the same thing with so-called "Burn-In" whether with cables, electronics or whatever. The 'burn-in' is occuring i... 
What are you streaming tonight?
More Bill Frisell Band plus other stuff.I replaced my speaker cable, so listening for changes. ;-) 
What are you streaming tonight?
Sandy Bull - "Re-inventions - The Best of the Vanguard Years" TIDAL 
It is not about cable quality anymore, it is about the sheer number of them!
Simplify; say I. :-)https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7167#&gid=1&pid=1 
What are you streaming tonight?
"Floratone" [Bill Frisell Band] 
Spay for CD
OK! I'll accept all of those... :-) 
Spay for CD
Dumb question?Why is anyone (still) spending large sums of money on Compact Disc.And, why are we (still) debating snake oil treatments to make them tolerable? 
Power Cables
wmarkhall"Oh, dear..." Indeed! For sure, I never intended to start a filter capacitor power-reserve competition but alas, that might be what I have done? I am so ashamed...* And not only that! I see that my speaker cables are ’backwards’ - the pri... 
Power Cables
wmarkhallRe. Sagging capacitors... But if one is "listening" with the level control at Ten, there will be no headroom remaining for the drummer to deliver the ’Coup de grâce’ to your eardrums. ;-)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o 
What are you streaming tonight?
Jeff Beck - "Blow By Blow" 
Review: Schiit Mani phono pre AND Swagman Labs Linear Power Supply (LPS)
The mani has a linear power supply built-in. The wallwart is nothing more than an External Power Transformer. :-)With the volume up all the way with no input, I can hear some slight power line buzz when set to lowest gain with my MM pickup and wit... 
Spay for CD
On the other hand, 'Spaying' can relieve the hysterical vibrations... ;-) 
Power Cables
"the mains is only directly in use 5 to 10% of the time since the power supply system’s inherent design is to fill capacitors that provide smoothed and constant direct current for the supply rails that ultimately amplify the signal" Then, once the...