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    Totaldac D1 vs. Wireworld Platinum 7 USB Cable

    I haven't heard the Wireworld but have owned a Totaldac for about 6 months or so. Initially from brand new it was unpleasant and I came close to returning it. After a week or so the bad elements disappeared. It's quite a subtle cable, almost a little 'dark'-sounding but generally very...
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    Entreq Tellus grounding

    The standard Tellus is about £750 I think.
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    Entreq Tellus grounding

    I think the Silver Tellus probably is better. It's just that I was most surprised by the jump from Silver Minimus to standard Tellus.
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    Entreq Tellus grounding

    Well I did actually audition a standard Tellus first and to be honest I found that a big improvement over the S Minimus. I rather stupidly went Silver Tellus without actually hearing one and I'm still not 100% convinced it was financially the best move, but I'm still very happy with it of...
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    Entreq Tellus grounding

    I get where you're coming from Fiddle Faddle and I'm in a not-dissimilar position financially, though I did end up splurging way too much on a Silver Tellus etc., effectively more than my annual spend on hi-fi. This stuff needs a lot of experimentation and is very time-consuming in that regard...
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    The current models were released around August/September 2013. It's unlikely there's a replacement due within 2015 I'd have thought, particularly as they've been pretty much consumed with Phantom/Dialog/Spark development. Original D-Premier was launched in 2010, not sure when in that year though.
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    Entreq USB Cable Exposed.

    The conundrum is - if two cables are the same price, one is sourced in China and clearly cheap to source but has some modifications made to it by the manufacturer and they openly disclose that this is the case. The other is 100% made by the manufacturer with no bought-in components. If the...
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    4K video is here, give it a try!

    I got excited, then remembered my display is only 1080p. Duh.
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    Entreq Tellus grounding

    I have a bog-standard CleanUs on my Silver Tellus. It's intriguing. You can't just plug in and notice an immediate difference. Like all grounding products it takes a while to start working well, but it is also very subtle. I noticed it more when I remove it, it just didn't seem right without it...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Am I missing something? AES/EBU protocol doesn't operate at audio frequencies, surely?
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    True! This is something we don't see with more traditional hi-fi companies as the pace of change has been pretty slow over the years. It's only really certain areas, digital streaming mainly, but also improvements in things like Class D, which are driving change. Devialet are very innovative and...
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    I think the pricing problem started when they brought out the 110/170/240. The 170 was half the price of the 240 yet barely worse. To me with my speakers they sounded identical. I feel the improvement many hear with the 240 might be due to the extra power needed to drive their speakers...
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    I hope they've been measuring run-in speakers and not brand new ones!
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    I have a Tellus on loan. Same here!
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    And is the equipment at either end perfectly calibrated to operate optimally with a "perfect" 110 Ohm cable or are there significant margins of error there too?
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    Oh you talked me into it! http://en.config.devialet.com/configurator/wizard/new-config It still says version 6.0 but the model numbers are updated. As I say my 170/200 didn't recognise the config file generated from this so use at your peril!
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Just taken delivery of a Reference XL (admittedly an S/PDIF but I've heard the AES too). I've tested the Reference on my system too and the XL is way better. The Reference has some qualities of the XL, but the XL is almost perfect in every way.
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    I've got myself in knots here and I think it's probably best if I don't post the link because I'm still having issues with the new configurator (my ex-170, now-200 didn't recognise the config file). I think it's probably best to wait until Devialet confirm the configurator is OK and works with...
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    Ok, I think there might be some issues if you use a config file generated from the 6.0 configurator. Despite showing 200W on the status display it didn't actually sound any different to me. Also the mute button stopped working! Reverted to factory config - well, I just removed the SD card -...
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    Updated to the beta firmware. I have a question - the configurator has the original hard-coded limits in for power (170W in my case) so I'm not able to increase it to 200W. Is it really now 200W despite showing 170W in the configurator? That would be deeply confusing. Is there a beta...
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    If Money and and Real Estate weren't a concern, what Speaker would you select?

    Raidho D5 probably, with Constellation monoblocks, or Soulution.
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    How big is your room? W' x L' x H'

    11 x 11 feet! Small. It's a challenge fitting speakers and a rack in there along with sofas, TV etc.
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    Hum where's it coming frum?

    I've found LED bulbs and dimmable CFLs are bad in particular for noise. I use balanced PSUs and I get random short bursts of hum through the day from the transformers. My street is quite densely packed with houses and people, and there's a fair bit of light industry too. I don't find my hifi...
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    Entreq Tellus grounding

    Has anyone compared the Minimus directly against a Tellus? And the silver versions of each? I have just a Moon MiND streamer and Devialet 170 and am wondering if it's worth the outlay for the Tellus bearing in mind I'd only be using one binding post? I guess I do get the option to attach the...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    I'm about 95% sure the one I auditioned was the latest one.
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    Raidho speakers SPL Limited; Company admits; Egg on face of many…

    I agrre Amir. While it's good that Raidho are covering repair/upgrade (whatever you like to call it) and one way shipping, I really feel they just go the whole hog and deal with the situation end-to-end. Also would it not expedite things if local dealers (even if just one dealer per region...
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    Raidho speakers SPL Limited; Company admits; Egg on face of many…

    caesar - I think you were right to bring up this subject (I wasn't aware of it but thankfully it doesn't affect my speakers), but to compare a problem with some Raidho speakers having an issue playing music over 90dB and Raidho's subsequent reaction to it (which most owners affected appear to be...
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    Raidho speakers SPL Limited; Company admits; Egg on face of many…

    Err, where is this post? Do you have a link?
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    I *think* the Reference is the current version. It's a browny-brick red in colour. I'm told it's had enough running but I'm pretty sure it's the version that was released in January (?) or so. Oh - would love to hear if anyone else is using the Lessloss AES cable as I want to know if it...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    I'm testing 3 AES/EBU cables at the moment with a Moon MiND 180D into a Devialet 170 with Raidho C-1.1 speakers. Theser are my impressions: Transparent Reference 1m: Wonderful depth (as well as soundstage - it's a true 3D cable) and conveys acoustic instruments such as piano, acoustic guitar...

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