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| Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables Thanks everyone for your input!I decided to order a single run of Crystal Clear Audio Magnum Opus speaker cables, plus the matching jumpers.http://crystalclearaudio.com/products/magnum-opus/I will do the trick @williewonka suggested (Red speaker c... | |
| Music Streamer Quality @jmThey removed my previous reply to you so here we go:If you are happy with your Sonos Connect and Spotify, all I can say is keep them, and enjoy your music. | |
| Music Streamer Quality @jmarshak You were streaming from Spotify on your tests? If so, I don’t think any of Spotify tiers does red book cd quality 16/44.1 you mentioned. Up to 320 kbps lossy.Such a waste using such a good DAC with mp3Try streaming from Tidal or Qobuz | |
| Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables Yes it does ;-) Thank you @w | |
| Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables Interesting concept Steve @williewonka I do have quality jumpers (Cardas Clear, soon to try Crystal Clear Magnum Opus), but you are saying crossing them ? So one jumper from High Frequency Red, to Low Frequency Black? The other one from HF Black t... | |
| Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables @hifiman5 Thanks for chiming in. I appreciate it. This is good news. Any downside?My speakers are Revel F228be, and Amp is Ayre VX-5 Twenty | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound It is astonishing such a large number of people looking for “real” and “measurable “ differences in cables and power cords. How about the good old fashioned listening? Like, with your ears? What’s wrong with that? Why so little trust to your ears ... | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound There are people who would argue that power cords have a bigger impact than signal cables. I am unable to explain why, but they do | |
| Aurender vs. Roon Congratulations @granny | |
| How much difference does an anti-vibration audio rack make They make a big difference with turntables. Otherwise, not so much. I highly recommend you try them with other devices. Not just turntables. | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound Sometimes I hear a difference when replacing a power cord with another, sometimes I don’t. I sell the cable that don’t bring anything better to my system. I keep the one that does. Then repeat.There are times where the difference is right off the ... | |
| Cabledyne Synergy Silver Speaker Cables Huh? The Cabledyne Virtuoso 1.5 M power cord with upgraded NCF Furutech plugs costs $1,100. The top of the line Crystal Clear Audio Magnum Opus cable at 1.2 meter costs $3,000 on website. But I got it used, from an "insider" paying much less than ... | |
| Cabledyne Synergy Silver Speaker Cables if you are looking for solid silver cables, like Cabledyne, my recommendation is to get Crystal Clear Audio Cables. They are also solid silver conductors, but much better built and much better sounding than Cabledyne.I have tried both. I admit onl... | |
| Music Streamer Quality A streamer absolutely makes a difference. No question about it. There are people who would argue a streamer is even more important than the DAC.You can choose to buy a good streamer, and try for yourself, or listen to the Archimago cult, who think... | |
| How much difference does an anti-vibration audio rack make Guys... guys... guys --- he was asking for a rack, not anti-vibration devices. Plenty of those available, that work.I use Stillpoints Ultra SS under all my equipment, and Isoacoustic GAIA for under my floorstanding speakers |