Didn't mean to start a big debate.I was using the cables that came with the pro plus, and the wiim amp, which look the same, but of course might not be.
Given you have speakers that cost nearly $3000 and the best speakers I own are in the $1500 range, and the cheapest closer to $600, that you are picking up something I can't
I bet they became heavier with every single mile.I specifically remember buying the speakers - got them from Richer Sounds on Tottenham Court Road, and they were surprisingly heavy by the time I got them back home on public transport!
Thank you for measurements. This is gold standard instead relying on someone else ear and giving us their opinion.Time for another quick test - a ground loop scenario. Two use cases, one with the stock RCA cable and another with one of my mogami cables. Results measured in dBFS this time.
WiiM idle:
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WiiM playing a silence signal:
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WiiM playing a full scale sine 1 kHz signal:
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I believe that situations when interconnect cables "sound different" and it's really audible are similar to above one - an audio path with issues.
I totally agree with this!! DACs are overrated and it's crazy how many there are when in general there is little to no difference.He doesn't hear any differences between the two DACs (which is quite normal in my opinion). And then you come up with power cords?
The most important thing is the room,
then the room again
and then the speakers.
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Then all sorts of other things.
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Then: cables, power supplies and any other voodoo ;-)
I'm in this camp too, you can get remarkable sound out of very basic hardware, by spending a bit of money on treating your room. However for most of us room treating is impractical, so we get the speakers that sound as good as possible in the rooms we have.I totally agree with this!! DACs are overrated and it's crazy how many there are when in general there is little to no difference.
The room and most certainly speakers make a very noticeable difference.....not speaker wires or power cords!!!
Really interesting - might invest in some !Chord c link rca is amazing …. Another 15 - 20% cleaner more textured sound compared to stock cables
Seems weird and have to ask, the one coaxial cable can handle both channels? I am tempted to grab an external DAC to my line and it oddly doesn't have a spdif input, just the coaxial. Should I pass? Denefrips 12th-1 is what I'm looking at.Coaxial (or optical) will give better results because it's a digital output, meaning the audio goes directly toward the amp, without first being modified by the Wiim's DAC chip. This lets the amp's DAC chip do its magic.