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In Reply to: Rank components in order of sonic impact in YOUR audio setup posted by AbeCollins on August 4, 2012 at 15:59:07:
1) Upgraded caps in amp and speakers to Duelunds in inexpensive Cambridge components. Otherwise, not true hi-fi IMO, just a start at it. I replaced an electrolytic (yuck!) coupling cap with a pristine Duelund Cu CAST cap. Man, what a difference! Amp = $200 Cambridge Topaz, not bad really in stock form with good voicing. Cap and only using amp section hugely opened up transparency. Speakers = $300/pr. Cambridge S-30.
2) Amp (the rest of it in Gainclone-style topology)
3) USB DAC
4) Speaker wire
5) AVC preamp (I don't change this one anymore, so perhaps #1 is possibly better stated.)
6) JRiver MC17 with all the controls and choices and deep bit depth to get it tuned best
7) Homebrew USB DAC cable - 2 shielded separate runs: Power and Signal
8) Interconnects (could be a lot more on a bigger budget, but I found nice sounding ones designed well, on the cheap.)
9) Computer with high speed and a lot of RAM and a fast large disk drive.
Worst thing is the two wire electricity I have. Hum free, buzz free, but unreliable and noisy spikey line. Minimal filtering for that. No special AC cords.
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- RE: Rank components in order of sonic impact in YOUR audio setup - commentary 21:26:11 08/04/12 (1)
- And the speaker stands were VERY important -high mass sand-filled steel tubing coupled to floor with spikes NT - commentary 21:34:19 08/04/12 (0)
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