Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot The simple answer is no. If a power cable makes a difference, there's probably something wrong with the DAC or amp. See ya Steve QFT. If you notice a difference, it is more likely that something is wrong in your system. Of course, it...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomjtx That's not the point. Monster's att.'s likely didn't know Kurt was an experienced litigator that can fight back. Monster's strategy is to intimidate the little guy who may not want to bear legal fees. You have a lawsuit that is threatening...

I like how they always mention Kurt Denke was a former lawyer... as if monster doesn't have lawyers of their own.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maniac Testing may and may not show, it pretty much depend on how you test them. What I'm saying is that trying to simplify it by measuring a PSU connected to a said power supply would not be simplifying it at all, but opening another can of worms with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maniac Well, in theory true, and like I said before, what are you going to test? There are just as many things that can be tested on PSU as in audio. How do you determine what's going to affect the resulting sound? Number don't really mean much if it didn't...

Dunno how useful this is for you application, but it is very cool technology that most people never heard of. The World's Most Efficient Heat Pump

Quote: Originally Posted by Maniac There's also an almost infinite amount of condition and load situation that you can put a PSU through. Are you going to measure it at idle? at 50% load? at 100% load? at 120% in short bursts? or are you going to load it with a load that changes all the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maniac If that route is going to be taken then, it begs the question of how and what to test on a PSU. IIRC, there's a whole pile of tests that can be done on PSUs, and I don't think they are any less complicated than testing audio stuff. There are...

Quote: Originally Posted by vcoheda that's true. but everyone i know who i consider to have substantial experience with audio equipment believes that cables burn in. and when people say that cables do not benefit from a period of break in or burn in, it makes me think they lack any...

Quote: Originally Posted by onform The point i was trying to make was, it is a term adopted from the manufacture of cables to explain a pshyco acoustic effect. There was no mention of oxidisation. Well... what do you think happens when you burn something?

Quote: Originally Posted by onform If you read it properly i refer to cable manufacture not my own cables...lol I read it fine... but this thread is about burning in a cable at the end-user level. Regardless, I don't see how oxidizing a cable would improve the sound.

Quote: Originally Posted by onform The term burning in, reverts back to cable manufacture, some audio cables have had large amounts of current forced down them to the point where they are glowing this is said to change the crystaline structure of the cable apparently improving/ aiding...

Poorly matched impedances can cause this problem (as well as others). An easy fix is to add an impedance adapter or attenuator to the output.

Quote: Originally Posted by robojack Really? I almost always use ONE hand while using it, I've rarely found the need for two hands. And this is with my smaller, slimmer, asian hands. i usually use one hand to hold it and one to point and click. I can use 1, but it's not as easy...

The d2 is pretty poor for navigation through folders while driving. You pretty much need 2 hands (one to hold it and one to select menus). That said, I can't think of any player where you wouldn't have to look at the screen to know the folder you are looking at... For skipping tracks without...