lowrider57
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| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? Power conditioners often, being filters, limit maximum current reducing dynamics. Most of power supplies consisting of transformer, rectifier and capacitors draw current in short peaks of high amplitude. Any filters' impedance will affect it.... | |
| CD player or CD transport ?? Totally agree with mattmiller. There are many variables in a transport to DAC setup. A dedicated CDP in the $2000 range would be designed with a high quality DAC, transport, isolation, and master clock. The clock plays such an important role, sinc... | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? What components are in your system?If you're using the Pangea AC9, a move to the 9SE MKII Signature will be a dramatic improvement, most noticeably in a blacker background. Very good cable for an amp.The 14SE MKII Signature PC's are excellent for ... | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? I have no first hand experience with the PS Audio Dectet, but I like that it provides isolated filtering for both analogue and digital. | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components I found some scrap wood today in the house and pulled out a board which had been cut in half. It's a soft wood and lightweight.Using 5 Moogels underneath, I swapped it with the bamboo and take a guess...my system sounds terrific. It's got a warm t... | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? The problem that I see regarding the Shunyata VENOM bundle is that it includes a high-current PC. Power cords are specific to components, IOW, this PC may be great for your amp, but not for a preamp. Plus, it comes with the Defender, which you may... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components Tomorrow I'll play with placement of the Moongels, and I do have various pieces of wood to try.adg101... what are the dimensions of the Daedalus DiD's, specifically the height?I have a height issue with the large tubes now that I've added the bamb... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components @bpoletti, no I haven't. @r_f_sayles, the Isonodes are adhered to the bottom of the chassis. Let me clarify this issue; my system has always had lush, warm sonics using a preamp on the pine shelf. With the new lightweight preamp, it still had the ... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components Thanks adg101, some good ideas. The bamboo might be too stiff with 6 Moongels. I'll also try them under the stock feet. They are an amazing invention; when I was playing drums, all we had was duct tape and a wad of paper towel on the skins.And I h... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components @bpoletti, I put Vibrapods back under the preamp, and it sounded warmer, but there was a loss of low-end detail. The Isonodes are superior.@r_f_sayles, I appreciate your advice. Yes, the sound is new to me and I had a long listening session today.... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components I think the bamboo is causing too much of a "live" sound. The mids are sounding lean from my Gallo's which have previously had a lush presentation. Would maple be a better platform, possibly warmer? | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components I'm pleased to report that my problem with resonance between my rack unit and the preamp has been resolved. Using the IKEA bamboo cutting board with the Moongels underneath was the solution. So, a big thank you to adg101 for sharing this cheap twe... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components So, in other news, while I’m waiting for my bamboo board and Moongels to be delivered, I installed Bright Star IsoNode Feet under my preamp.The sound of my system is more transparent, with much more low-end detail than when using the Vibrapods or ... | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components It's your IC's guarantee it.They are unbalanced ICs, Purist Musaeous and Grover Huffman Empress and I'm not sure if they're shielded. So, is there a solution to prevent extraneous sound from traveling thru a cable? | |
| Vibration Control for Lightweight Tube Components mesch, if you're using short runs of cables, separate your components from power supplies and avoid coiling power cables, etc., you most likely wouldn't experience a EMF/RFI problem. Do you use any conditioning or a surge protector with filters?Fo... |