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Or just sit in the big boy chair and go platinum.
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Pider, you're just evil. LOL
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If I had all the proper gear and bank account to support it, I would go platinum.
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chops-tube: I use a Cardas Clear USB and used to use an Audioquest Carbon. The Cardas is fine and runs around $166 for 1.5m. Based on my recent experience with WireWorld Eclipse Silver 7 Interconnects, I will be upgrading my loom to all WireWorld in my main system - but that will be a major cost increase overall and I'll have to do it one pair at a time. I see you use Cardas elsewhere, and it seems in line with the rest of your system from a cost perspective, so why not go for that? Sure, it's not $60, but I don't think you're doing yourself any favors by going cheaper in one link of the chain.
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In the end, I want to go with all Wireworld cables. Not the best grades obviously, but nonetheless. |
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Given your gears, I'd go straight to "Platinum" and be done.
You'll hear the difference, plus this will save you time and money (eventually). Upgrading, buying only to re-sell in awhile is a pain. |
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As it is, I'll be going from the processing and such within my Onkyo receiver to a dedicated (tweaked) laptop streamlined just for music, running JRiver in a fully upgraded Bifrost DAC, a beefy, excellent sounding Mojo Audio power cable and Cardas Crosslink analog interconnects. Oh, and did I mention I just ordered a 2M length Ultraviolet from Ivan? Also within my budget. Thanks again, Ivan! I'm pretty certain I'm going to be gaining a substantial improvement in sound quality over the internal processing of the receiver alone. |
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I think Ivan has a short Platinum advertised on AA right now... if you could keep the DAC and MacBook Pro close it might be a great way to go.
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