nagel

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Speed kills....
When trying to replicate Stax headphone SQ on speakers, don't forget to pay attention to the amp and power circuits. I liked Duke's linking of perceived speed to upper frequency behavior.  I've found improved transient attack to be the biggest ben... 
New dac
3rd vote for reclocker/regen on usb side. Wyred4 Sound Recovery can be had used for $110 and I think is better than synchro mesh, but it does lack ground plane isolation. The RuR as it’s known also benefits greatly from an improved linear power su... 
Deoxit for cables
Fascinating website. At the risk of hijacking the thread, has anyone tried the grease?http://caig.com/grease-2-sample/I've been tempted by Stabilant -22 and the new graphene films. I definitely don't want something that will have to be cleaned and... 
Interesting experience with a wall wart
I have an ifi dc pur, and it is nice, helps the sound quality whether feeding my startech rex or uptone audio regen when fed from their wallworts. I do still plan to buy LPS for all of my dc powered devices for the reasons stated. I've also learne...