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I love my Klipsch RP-150M speakers, however the bass stops at 48Hz (-3db). Thinking of adding a budget subwoofer to improve the bass for classical and jazz music. Also having a bit more rumble with...

Had another round of cable management in my cupboard, main goal was to further reduce the interference.:


Moved power supplies of all other units in the cupboard to a different socket.
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This is easy to explain. But noise going down when volume goes above certain level is counterintuitive. I'm puzzled....

Watched a really long youtube video that was chasing ground loops in a vintage amp. Turned out that the case/motherboard screws got loose, causing ground loops. So...

I opened the amp, did a bit...

[QUOTE=Macca;1346504]... spend the leftover on an equaliser...

Slowly digesting the meaning of these wise words. Initially was hesitant to consider a dusty piece of outdated engineering. But then...

Thanks. Strangely enough modern Chinese amps still have the Loudness fuction in their D-Class or FDA products. Go figure...

I'm also checking SA-20, should have a better amplifier, though the DAC...

Time to get a new amp, I thought replacing a 50 yo vintage amp with amazing tech from 21st century would be an easy task. Oh boy...

I am lost, can anyone help please? Here are my requirements:
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I have a ~50yo vintage amp/receiver that gives me sound I am happy with. All is good, except for a humming that I hear between the tracks if I put the amp to higher volumes. It's obviously...

Thanks, this helps.



No way to disable the phono/reciever pre-amp. Also the purpose for me is to have the old school pre-amp making the sound fuller, richer, wider and more enjoyable. I might...

I have a DAC with a built in pre-amp and a remote volume control. It's connected to a vintage reciever integrated with a G-class 2*40Wt amp+speakers.

What's a generally recommended setup for the...

THD is the only measurement I could find that supports the burn-in theory in DACs. This might explain the sound getting richer.
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Done: https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?76009-SMSL-Sanskrit-10th-mkII-and-Topping-E30-mkII-review

First review here, please be gentle.

Decided to upgrade my good old Beresford Bushmaster fully upgraded by Stan, main reason wanted to have a DAC with pre-amp and remote control, otherwise I am...

Yes, I initially liked his reviews, but due to the lack of any reference point to the definitions of terms such as lush, rich, transparent, etc. it all become subjective. Took me quite a few days to...

I guess I should have been more specific and restricted the scope of my question to DACs or amps. Are there any charts that can tell if one dac has a wider stage or fuller sound than another?

Yep, "part of the design" is what I am worried about. There is nothing to lock on when a source is not sending anything, it shouldn't take a genius design engineer to design the product for this...

Trying to wrap my brain around the extensive measurements published by the ASR. Well, the meaning of the SINAD measurements are quite easy to digest, though I suspect my ears won't be able to pick up...

My SMSL Sanskrit 10 mk3 just arrived today.

It sounds pretty good, unfortunately there is an annoying digital noise and clicks in the left channel when there no signal is coming from the source....

I am running out of RCA input ports, are there reasonably priced switches/extenders that don't degrade the SQ too much?
What about optical TOSLINK switches? There are some on ebay/amazon, are they...

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I checked quite a few dac testing videos on youtube. I know, I know, it's very far from listening to the real thing, yet I managed to come to conclusion that the signature sound of budget...

Yes, that's the only reason to upgrade for me.







Any reliability issues with Topping? There are a few Amazon reports that it stops working after the Amazon return window is closed....

Currently using a fully upgraded Beresford BM mkI DAC to drive the audio from PC, CD, TV and IFI Zen Blue 2 LDAC into an old school G-class Hitachi amp from 70s. I upgraded caps and resistors on the...

Thank you everyone for trying to help. I just realized that while you replies were helpful, it's kind of silly to expect you to give me recommendations that will be aligned with my own ideas of how I...

Yeah... Discovered Hitachi by accident, just wanted to see what it takes to take an amp and recap it. My audiophile experience is not very rich, but it has always been a jaw dropping experience for...

Like the idea of power amp and pre-amp. Looking at Hitachi HMA/HCA 6500/7500 combos, though these are way above my price range. Plus would need to recap them, which adds costs and time. Confused :)
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