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  1. I now have a Boazu on the way, so I guess I will report on my own thread. Still curious with respect to the LTA gear. I have gathered some opinions, though.
  2. Looking to go smaller, lighter with my amp. I am down to either an LTA Ultralinear or Z40 integrated or a Lenjoklou Boazu integrated. The LTA gear has the advantage of built in phono stages, but a Lejonklou dedicated MM or MC phono stage should work well with the Boazu. Speakers are an easy 8 ohm load, but only 87 db. The Ultralinear may be a little light on power, but the LTA stuff that I have heard seemed to shoot above its rating. Any and all opinions on these amps are welcome.
  3. I have run SETs and both low and high powered PP tube designs. I have also tried a few tube pre amps with solid state amps, and a tubed DAC with both solid state and tube amplification. The one set up that I generally disliked was using a tubed preamp with solid state amps. The Aqua DAC and the Gill Audio tubed DAC were both okay with solid state amps. Same with the Qualiton tubed phono stage.
  4. I finally got my cheap lazy self to insert a Topping digital bridge for an experiment, and sure enough the respective character of each USB cable shows up. Additionally, I am finding the coaxial input, via the outboard bridge, doesn't sound as good as going straight into the USB input of the Linnenberg. That may just be my bias against adding boxes at work. Finally, I am not hearing much difference with coaxial cables in this set up, even when I use one that really isn't advertised for digital use.
  5. I have seen people do the same thing with lawn care.
  6. So neither stuck with you? Any specific memories regarding either?
  7. I found a link with audio samples and a brief discussion regarding cable loudness. This time it was Vovox. Interestingly, neither of the samples is really that close to the original. I confess that I didn't hear that Vovox bump in my system, but I have seen it commented upon frequently. I almost always hear the star quad softness or congestion heard in the sample. Perhaps, the Grimm SQM avoids it, but also perhaps used TPM might be a better place to start? https://gearspace.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/1373743-i-bought-vovox-sonorus-cable-find-interesting-things-audio-sample.html
  8. I think it just means louder. Lower resistance? The 18 gauge Oyaide that I use feels louder than most. I never noticed that with TPR.
  9. At least here in the USA, easier said than done. 6 to 8 week on the SQM. I believe the Vovox would have to ordered as well. I did talk to a couple of pro audio guys, and they described the Grimm as being a loud cable, and the Vovox as being a very stiff cable that might prove a challenging fit in some cases. One stated that the Excelses was 10 percent better than the Sonorus, but certainly cut from the same cloth. Currently, I am using the Ghost Cable, which is priced similarly to the Sonorus. I know that I would be interested in your impressions of your final pick. The other pro oriented cable that I have in the system is the Oyaide PA TX, which is designed for analog and digital use. A little edgy in the highs on analog. Ghost, TPR, and Sonorus likely are all better.
  10. Well, here is the link anyway. https://gearspace.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/372978-quad-mic-cable-mogami-vs-canare-2.html Attribution is very important.
  11. Where else would I get something like that. I have to buy fuses from Amazon these days.
  12. Got it off Gear Space. Tougher to finds these things on the Internet than I thought. Perhaps, one of the Subjectivists here nefariously downloaded something to my computer.
  13. I found this little comparison of cables at 60'. 3' is a lot less, but I wonder how things look at 40 khz.
  14. Well, I called around. Talked with some amplifier makers. The definitive answer is could be something to it, with respect to using the AES cable.
  15. My amplifier goes to 11. Actually, it goes to 400k via internal limitation and 1.2 without. I am wondering if I would be best served by using AES cables for the analog input, vs plain old XLR cables, due to the former's technically superior handling of higher frequencies? Also, might an unshielded XLR cable work better, due to its reduction in stray capacitance? The set up is fully balanced without a transformer in sight. Perhaps, there are some Spectral owners in the house.
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