escritorjuan
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| Capacitor rolling. I rolled in my first set of new capacitors, the Mundorf MCap Supreme SilverGold ( http://www.mundorf.com/en/?category=hifi&menu=caps_audio&content=mcap_supreme_silvergold ) and have been enjoying the added detail and nuance they bring to m... | |
| Capacitor rolling. I will actually be rolling three different pairs of Mundorf caps and comparing their performance in a DAC with the stock caps. They arrive next week. It should prove very interesting! | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration I will be receiving samples of Stabilant 22 to review very soon. Great stuff, from what I hear! | |
| $100,000 line stage I was surprised how much an improvement this Destination Audio preamp was over my passive preamp (which was better than the Schiit SYS, which I still keep in a drawer as a backup). Since this review, I became friends with Destination Audio owner,... | |
| Low noise, neutral, high current power cord for wall to power distributor I really like my Straight Wire Pro Thunder power cord, which you can view at this page:http://www.straightwire.com/power-cable.php I use it with my LampizatOr Lite 7 DAC, but it actually is designed to be optimal with power amps. Cheers,Juan | |
| Need advice about upgrading speakers ( it might be the last one i own). Not knowing what your budget is, here's an excellent option if you have the money:http://www.ayllonmedia.com/destination-audio-north-americamedia.html | |
| Pass Labs "There is little to no market, for the average audiophile (affordable for someone making $65k)."What? I make well in excess of $65k, but with my household and familial obligations, that is far from affordable to me. | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? My vintage Mark Levinson ML-9 has been re-capped at the store where I bought it used several years ago, and my technician brought it back up to spec awhile back, and it sounds amazing!You can see it in my system at the link below:https://systems.a... | |
| What speaker cable made a major difference in the sound quality of your speakers?? For me, the Straight Wire Pro Special SC speaker cables in bi-wire configuration is a great match for my speakers (vintage Von Schweikert VR-5 HSE), setup and room. I believe they run about $10 a foot nowadays, which isn't bad. I also use Straig... | |
| Treatment for rubber speaker surrounds? I actually contacted Albert Von Schweikert about what I should use on the surrounds of my Von Schweikert VR-5 HSE speaker surrounds, and this is what he wrote back:Hello Juan, All of the VR-5 HSE speaker components use Kurt Mueller rubber surround... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple My wife loved my old Martin Logan reQuests, with their full body and pleasing detail, yet not overly sibilant sound. That is, until we put in hardwood floors at our former home. They simply were too big for the room. When I bought a pair of use... | |
| Preamp popping! In my case, the advise to turn on the amp on first and off last came from a mobile DJ in regards to his pro audio gear. I was working for him at the time and had turned on his Crown amp last, creating a big "POP"! He was not happy. With my Lampi... | |
| Best tube dac available? I have been very impressed with the LampizatOr line. The Golden Gate is simply amazing! I reviewed and own the LampizatOr Lite 7 DAC. You can read it here:http://www.ayllonmedia.com/1/post/2015/06/the-lampizator-lite-7-dac-a-high-performance-machi... | |
| Wife trouble PS -- I cut the corners of the quarter round where they meet with a plastic jig that a friend lent me for cutting corners like that at 45 degree angles. | |
| Wife trouble I made simple drawn plans on paper. Using 1/4" fiberboard from Home Depot at roughly 54"x23", I cut, glued and nailed 1/2"x3/4" quarter round (the wider portion laid horizontally) at the edges of the board, with the curved portion facing outwards... |