Agree on these points, especially the fine powder settling to the bottom point. The greater the disparity in particle sizes the more risk of this. The reality for purchased boxes like my three QAs is that during transit around the world theres a lot of potential for sustained vibration, and the...

I see. I'll also search the thread for HF filtering dongles and I'll definitely also look into adding the 2.0 hub (like this https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804813827430.html). These would stand in the place of the Adum4166?

I agree the mojo2 sounds very nice and fun, totally agree

...cable shared in this thread comprises of basically almost daily “what if” across a year. For what seemed like 100+ hours of researching what ground box DIY enthusiasts did across the world and what retail manufacturers offered. Much of the year was listening after cause and effect (if this...

...Hugo TT and Mojo. I really like the Hugo TT, Hugo TT2 and Mojo 2. They each have their unique strengths and even if the TT2 covers ”more ground” there is a case to be made for why one could prefer the other two. The TT2 w/o mScaler is technically superior but the Mojo 2 (and og TT) are just...

Sounds to me that you have poor ground or neutral connections somewhere in your building power distribution system----best to call a pro. As for a UPS, the units that offer real protection are double conversion units--the AC is rectified, a battery bank is floated on the DC bus, and a DC to AC...

...distributed mix the chance of getting wildy varying results is fairly low i imagine you can settle things quite easy with lifting the whole ground box and let it "fall" 1-2cm to the ground a few times :) .... tapping chinch plugs on the table also works perfect, depending on crystal size you...

...seen on the photo, I see no problem, but there is no reason for the excitement. I always use USB 2.0 hub, but for the reason I can redirect ground loops to the external power supply. Here it is more complicated. Inside the silicon isolator chip there is a gigaherz frequency generator, such...

Red October does employ those three. You could also opt for Envy and a different tube pre utilizing 6SN7 or similar variant.

Hmm well, I may not be the man to ask either if I'm being honest! I tend to think that the contribution of the tube type being used in an amplifier to the overall sound is a bit overestimated by audiophiles. You can have two different amplifiers, both using 300B for example, that have a very...

I’m probably not the person to ask, but my understanding has always been that EL34/KT88 amps tend to offer a fuller, more forceful presentation, while 300B is all about air and atmosphere.

Your maybe the man to ask.. 12AU7, love the technicals (stage, res, back ground etc), 300b / 6sn7 - love the tone (when well matched - easier said than done). From a bit of research, there's not an amp that would use a combo of all three (300+12AU7 =5U4G) and I'd need to switch to a tube dac...

The HiFi Tuning Supreme Cu Fuses utilize pure copper caps and melt wire, and are soldered with HiFi Supreme's own Supreme solder, which is a silver/copper/gold mixture. The copper end caps are gold-plated, to prevent oxidation. The Supreme Cu fuses are also cryogenically treated, as well as...

The word cult is a little strong, how about ‘enlightened club’? 😄 But yeah it’s very much a red pill, blue pill thing.. just like Neo there’s no going back.

...for new tubes to listen, I was exploring families trying to understand differences and why I like what I like. I found a lot of common ground between families. The differences were only related to periods when they were manufactured or different factories where they were produced. It is...

Are you referring to ground cables when used with a passive ground box?

I really hate that they do make a difference to be honest. And they do make a significant difference, i just wish i knew exactly how they worked. But take a look at the diy ground box thread, you're not the only one in the cult, if it makes you feel better.

...****. Thunderous vs Envy. A quick check on Angel by Massive Attack confirms this. It’s like RO has reached about half a mile deeper into the ground than Envy could. And Envy had VERY nice bass. TREBLE Treble...I literally hadn’t thought for a moment about what this would be like on RO. It’s...

Very nice write up It’s spot on with my experience with my Agartha. You’ve don’t a great job of capturing the essence of the A&S 300B sound. I’d love to hear the RO (or RO XL) someday and see how much better it can get at the summit, but price for performance wise the Agartha is a beast of an...

Now try it with some Elrogs 😉

...****. Thunderous vs Envy. A quick check on Angel by Massive Attack confirms this. It’s like RO has reached about half a mile deeper into the ground than Envy could. And Envy had VERY nice bass. TREBLE Treble...I literally hadn’t thought for a moment about what this would be like on RO. It’s...

...It is utterly astounding what people believe because that is what everyone else tells them. Even nonsense like that which gets spewed in the ground box thread, crystals, little bags of potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate poked in the wall sockets and on cables because someone else said so...

I have no need for 10 fuses- but the 200mm rod is just 2-3 more pounds in cost than a 50mm rod- so it is basically free... I live in Israel- and you better believe I have a ground fault circut. It is quite sensitive to shorts. When an appliance in my house has a short- it jumps and jumps fast.

It basically saves the wiring in your house from starting to burn, but that's about it. At least to my understanding. You should have a ground fault circuit interrupter in your home which should trigger first anyways. (I'm not sure which countries use those, but Germany does) How often did a...

I've been experimenting with Ground cables and cables in general. What do people really think about ground cables? Generally, there is no doubt in my mind that different cables types and materials used changes the way the sound is projected to the ears especially on high end equipment. Any...