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Moving up from Cardas Clear
Thanks. Signatures are pricey but not too out of whack as a step up from the Clears. Ultra Extremes are too expensive for me, though. 
Moving up from Cardas Clear
How expensive are Masterbuilt Signatures? 
Power Strip
I've had great results with the Nordost QB-4 and then the QB-8 power strip. It increased the speed and dynamics of my system. It does not alter the sound in any other way. I attribute the change to the star earth grounding system and the lack of p... 
A New Version Of Cardas Clear/Clear Beyond?
Haven't heard of anything. Did you hear something?All I see is Cardas playing around with more affordable versions of the Clear cable. Probably going to phase out the Golden line up in favor of the new (better) Clear geometry and termination techn... 
Moving up from Cardas Clear
I guess i could move to Clear Beyond speaker cables but that would be the end of it as there are no Clear Beyond interconnects. I already have a Clear Beyond power cable feeding my Nordost power distribution bar and Clears connecting my components... 
Are there any DACs that can go low?
Simaudio 650d and 750d have an amazingly deep and granite-like bass. See Michael Fremer's review of the 650d in Stereophile. 
how do YOU stream?
Meridian Digital Media Systems MD600 media storage to Linsys router via shielded Cat6 cable, router to office Netgear AV500+ Ethernet over powerline adaptor via shielded Cat6 cable, living room Netgear v500+ Ethernet over powerline adaptor to Meri... 
Simaudio 380D
Opinions anyone? 
AIFF or FLAC?
Programs like dbPoweramp will let you select the degree to which FLAC files are compressed and there is also a setting to not compress your FLAC files at all.I would just try both options on whatever you are going to be using to see if you can tel... 
Marantz sa-11s3
"The one caveat on the 1 is that I have been having trouble playing SACDs and have the player in for repairs. We'll see how that plays out."I had the same issue with my SA11-s1. Thi issue was the laser assembly needed to be replaced, but it was on... 
sooloos music server sound quality
Hi Dob,No, I never tried the Musica Prestina line. Interesting, though! They appear to have a partnership with the very well respected Weiss Engineering company for their dac.Check out the Meridian Sooloos iPad app demo using the link below. It's ... 
sooloos music server sound quality
The problem with my Ms600 that I resolved was likely:1). It was on the shelf right above my amp so the EMI from the amp was an issue2). It is sensitive to placement (vibration and the resononance frequency of the material of the surface it is sitt... 
sooloos music server sound quality
I'm using the dac in the MS600 Steve, so there's nothing to reclock. 
Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please
Interesting! Yes, you do see companies like Marantz shielding the power supply inside their cd players with copper.On a whole, though, lots of recommendations to apply shielding solutions to digital equipment. Is this because they are sensitive to... 
sooloos music server sound quality
Problem is the Sooloos library management software is still by far the best in the market. I just put an HRS isolation platform under my Meridian Sooloos MS600 endpoint/dac and the improvement in sound was significant. Finally I'm getting sound ou...