Recent content by Justrucking

That I have not a clue. That is why I tend to not take measurements that seriously when it comes to audio gear. I have had a few pieces of gear that have been trashed by the measurement crowd, and they sound fine or better to my ear then pieces that the same folks say are the greatest, best...

My buddy had the EverSolo unit, the first one. He sold it after purchasing the WiiM Pro +. He put a good power supply on the WiiM and has not looked back. He is using the GD Audio R8 DAC/Preamp, PS Audio DAC/Preamp and a variety of amplifiers, Fosi ZA3 Mono Blocks, (He loves these stupid little...

The LHY and Jay's audio are the same units. At least the lone Jay unit I have, internally it is identical to my LHY units.

The network switch deal is easy, a simple google search in regards to electrical noise over networks, it is a very real thing. The more resolving your gear, the more improvements you could potentially experience. That is why Netgear developed this particular switch, for troublesome networks with...

I don't know, purchase one and find out.

The setup has a dedicated Comcast router to the AV corner via UGreen CAT8 cable > Fiber Optic Media Convertor > UGreen Cat8 > Netgear GS108Ev3 > UGreen CAT8 > Roku > QED HDMI Cable > Sony TV The Roku is powered by an LHY LPS. I have the LHY SW8 for the audio side, to the WiiM Pro Streamer...

I'm using the LHY units, have a few. For the network switch, the Netgear GS108Ev3. I talked with a Netgear sales rep, since moved on to another company, and he still raves about the filtering ability of these switches. Also, the guys at Alpha Audio did a network switch shootout, the winner was...

Yes, it is possible to suck the life out of the music with filtering. Best to start at the panel, drop a home run to the gear and go from there. Many times that is going to make an audible and visual improvement with the gear. Most folks stop right there. I went a step further with linear power...

Electricity is noisy folks, be it out of the panel, outlet, switch, ethernet, USB, etc. It also vibrates, most folks do not know that. Over time, the connections at outlets and switches, even at the breakers in the panel, will loosen in time. That is the reason there are torque specs for these...

I am very impressed by the sound coming out of the Zu's... Other, more tube experienced Zu owners, recommended the EL84 tube amp as a good match. I am very happy with the purchase of this little Cayin, it is a good starter amp at $500 delivered. Now to break out the soldering iron. ;-)

Hey, thank you John! This is my first foray into tubes, real tubes, not the Schiit Freya I owned, and sold... This is exciting stuff, ready to break out my soldering iron!

Give that Gaincell a serious look, it almost seems it was built specifically for our Zu's... My buddy turned me on to it, he is a Zu fan and has been in the audio racket since the 70's. His house looks like a high end audio store. He is big into tubes, and had more than a few tube amps on roller...

Cool! This little Cayin is a PP 10 watt EL-84, just picked it up from Drop.com, $504 delivered. I just rolled in a suite of Gold lions and two Russian NOS 6N1P's. It is sounding great over the Zu DW6 Supremes. I'll have to look for that amp build over AK, I am really enjoying this tube sound...

Cool! PS Audio has that Stellar Gaincell DAC/Preamp on sale right now, 50% off, or they're about. I would give that a serious look, it replaced my Venus II 12th that I swore I would never get rid of. It pairs incredibly well with my Zu's, a buddy of mine turned me onto the Gaincell. I am...

I would start at the cables, try swapping them around. Do the same with the speaker cables, inspect, swap and if need be, replace.