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Post by julesd68 on Jul 25, 2019 23:42:45 GMT
I'm thinking about experimenting with some new ic's and speaker cable in my digital system.
I'm wondering if I will hear more differences now that I have gone over to a digital system. So my question to you is whether this was the case in your digital playback after moving from vinyl?
Also, does anyone have an opinion on whether certain types of cable designs are preferable for digital systems?
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Post by John on Jul 26, 2019 4:22:09 GMT
I personally think you better off experimenting with PSU and good isolation. I know you see BR as the devil spawn but seriously they make a difference. Anything you can do to reduce jitter will help in the digital domain
I even use a Supercap PSU for my Router Worth having a good ethernet cable but in your case that might be expensive. Could you move the router into the room?
Try chokes They pretty cheap and can make a difference.
I like good quality OFC cables myself but as I said I really would consider other areas first
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Post by MartinT on Jul 26, 2019 6:06:01 GMT
Agreed with John.
If you're going to experiment with cables, try interconnects first as they make more difference than speaker cables. Be careful with anything that will accentuate more detail into harshness.
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Post by Pinch on Jul 26, 2019 8:45:30 GMT
Having kept my vinyl and file-based set ups roughly in step with one another over the years, my experience has been that changes to interconnects and speaker cables haven't seemed to make a bigger difference to one over the other. On the digital side, the biggest changes and improvements have consistently come with changes to the transport (all the stuff before the DAC).
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 26, 2019 9:17:15 GMT
I think it's worth looking at interconnects.
(What cables do you have at the moment?)
I've been having a bit of a purge lately, but I still have a pair of Morrow Audio MA4 cables that I rate highly - happy to loan them to you, if you fancy, Jules. They strike me as a bit special.
On the speaker cable front, I suspect you are well sorted already. Those Western Electric copper cables are very nice indeed!
-- I think it's still worth giving DNM a trial, though - very lucid and focussed.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 26, 2019 15:06:18 GMT
I personally think you better off experimenting with PSU and good isolation. I know you see BR as the devil spawn but seriously they make a difference. Anything you can do to reduce jitter will help in the digital domain I even use a Supercap PSU for my Router Worth having a good ethernet cable but in your case that might be expensive. Could you move the router into the room? Try chokes They pretty cheap and can make a difference. I like good quality OFC cables myself but as I said I really would consider other areas first Thanks John - I'm not overlooking the areas you mention. Although not been able to test yet I am fully choked up now. In terms of PSU I have the new Allo Shanti on my shopping list but not seen any reviews yet. I can't move the router but at least I can use ethernet with Digione now which is great. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 26, 2019 15:14:14 GMT
I think it's worth looking at interconnects. (What cables do you have at the moment?) I've been having a bit of a purge lately, but I still have a pair of Morrow Audio MA4 cables that I rate highly - happy to loan them to you, if you fancy, Jules. They strike me as a bit special. On the speaker cable front, I suspect you are well sorted already. Those Western Electric copper cables are very nice indeed! -- I think it's still worth giving DNM a trial, though - very lucid and focussed. I'm still using a pair of Klotz MC 5000 ic's which I used with the analogue system and yes, still got the Western Electric in place. As you know the WE is all about the quality of the copper - there's nothing else there, so would be intrigued to compare to something designed specifically for purpose. One cable I would be interested in hearing is the EWA LS-25 which I have read a number of very positive reports on. Will PM you about the Morrow, thanks! |
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 26, 2019 20:10:38 GMT
Ah, Klotz MC5000 - not bad, but imo you can do a lot better than that for not too many ££.
Yes, try my Morrow cables and see what you think.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 26, 2019 20:35:16 GMT
I'm using an Oyaide silver cable for digital duties and have just today snagged a pair of RCA interconnects made from the same cable and with WBT plugs. Thought it must be worth a try.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 28, 2019 21:49:07 GMT
Audience make some obscenely expensive speaker cable - I've not got any of that, of course, but I have just bought a pair of their 'entry level' cable at what seemed like a very good price. Hopefully will arrive this week and will post listening results on my blog in due course.
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Post by mattspl on Aug 14, 2019 22:43:00 GMT
If anyone would like to try a solid silver coax digital cable that is terminated rca to bnc, let me know, I’ve no use for it anymore, so its free to a good home.
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Post by zippy on Aug 15, 2019 9:12:06 GMT
From my experience I find the biggest cable differences are with analogue interconnect, follow by speaker cable.
Digital interconnects have only a minimal impact on my system although digital RCA seem to be better than optical.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 16, 2019 5:36:29 GMT
In my experience, digital co-ax cables for S/PDIF can vary wildly in sound quality.
The recommended Belden 'Brilliance' 1694A video cable is only a middling cable as I found to my surprise.
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