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| Fidelizer How does one know Fidelizer is running, or is that the point of Dtc's comment - it doesn't show?When I disabled JPlay (trial) and installed Fidelizer and rebooted, Win 8 Action Center shows a problem with Cygwin. Which of these two is that attache... | |
| What do you use to check for brightness? I think you miss the subtlety of the question. | |
| Which USB to S/PDIF converter with Metrum Octave? For the Ciunas, I don't know how the converter has changed from the JKDAC model, but I suspect he made some changes that parallel those in the Dac. As for the later, three days in I'm finding it's really good. For some pre-production reviews, chec... | |
| Best Power Cable for less than $100 The MAC HC for $59, now Rite Audio Cables, is very decent. Far better than the Emotiva and Pangea. | |
| DAC sound going out Correction: that third time, when I couldn't get the sound restarted, turned out to be because either the front input knob or USB 1.0/2.0 switch or both had changed positions. From a technical standpoint, from grossly inadequate install instructio... | |
| Computer power cable and desktop audio Thanks. I noticed a big sound improvement on my Samsung LCD TV, along with my computer, when I switched to Pangea AC-14 power cords. Same when I went from a Monoprice "premium" Toslink to a Silflex glass. The improvements didn't surprise me so muc... | |
| Computer power cable and desktop audio So do you know from experience whether or not the sound quality of a computer mains cord has an effect, or much of one, on desktop speakers run off a DAC? | |
| Solving a 2.0 Toslink problem I've tried two Toslinks (2m), Monoprice and Silflex glass, so the cable is not likely the problem. No power conditioner. | |
| RCA Interconnect suggestions RCA Incredcable diamond - what's that? A google search doesn't recognize it. | |
| RCA Interconnect suggestions RCA I've tried the stock cables that came with Audioengine and PS speakers, some old XLO ER-5s, and Chord Crimson VEE 3. A pair of Morrow 2s on the way. With more breakin the Wireworlds cables have been coming alive, but I'm open to new ideas. |