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@@rangerrecon Paul McGown of PS Audio agrees w you. Hans Beekhuzen doesn't. Both r engineers.

@@AudioTnT There are engineers on both sides of the issue and both have products to sell (although, in this case Paul isn't selling any ethernet signal correction equipment). But I just look at it from an engineering/common sense perspective. There is no audio in the IP traffic flowing through the ethernet. If there is excessive noise (somehow), data errors, etc. then those would appears as streaming issues in the form of pauses, disconnection, etc. - not sonic issues with the quality of the sound. With that said, if someone wants to buy ethernet isolation gear like this and they feel that there is really a difference, they should do whatever makes them happy. I'd argue it is a placebo effect, but ultimately it's their money and their satisfaction. At least this is < $100, whereas the Networks Accoustic stuff is a fortune.

@bsnf-5 external USB cd/dvd readers are $25 at Best Buy. However only certain readers will work w the A6 Eversolo. They don't tell u that little detail. Don't know if problem carries over to their A8 or A10 models.

@AudioTnT True that. Thank you

@bsnf-5 if u meant buying it to use as a CD player it would be a waste of $ but if u already own one, it's an option. I think makers of new $$ CD players r chasing a revival that won't take place.

@@AudioTnT True. Actually CDs are doing great and revival is entirely possible. I love CDs, anyway. To each his own. But still playing CD can be done in so many ways, that this alone is fascinating. It's a pretty alive music format. I don't like vinyl, by the way, I consider it overrated.

@@MitchHowes I'm sure that would be fine electrically. If I resell my sub the next owner might like an unmodified cable.

@regisvoiclair Sound Meter by Smart Tools. Provides Min, Max & real time readings.

@ptg01 it's Album and Track directories auto-populate. It can do many different playlists. By manually adding artist name it can search all albums by an artist. Seems to work well w ripped CDs in local SSD.

@carlthomas4949 it crossed my mind. I did cut the power wires to the cct board. Surprisingly good for an inexpensive tt & cart.

@HelbethMlelwa are u referring to crossover frequency of the loudspeakers? If so, changing capacitors, resistors, etc. on the crossover board would be required. The smartphone app just measures sound level at each frequency.

@@AudioTnT Ok sir, I am from Tanzania, East Afrika and I want to be making my own loud speakers. But it seems using crossover circuits bought from china and making speaker carbinets my self, will make me end up with a speaker that doesn't sound good, now how can I achieve a speaker that sound good in such enviroment. If you have any video please dorect me to that video sir.

@HelbethMlelwa my friends & I have made LS3/5A spkrs using genuine Falcon Acoustic crossovers ($$$) and drivers as well as cheaper Chinese parts. Both can sound good. BBC website has detailed instructions on how to build and them meet specifications.

@@rodrigolopez9710 I use Microphone or Default on smartphone. I don't know what Unprocessed setting is for. Ask the App creator.

Usted puso la función sin procesar. Porque no entiendo debería de haber escogido micrófono

@@bryanjones9952 Manual sweep but App displays results on an exponential scale. I've been using this app to tune subwoofer response too. Useful tool.

Indeed the only improvement is on the profit column of ifi 😂😂😂😂

it won't make any diffirence, you need to get shielded wires to your audio room too. and also put an RF proof power strip, and if the power cables to your house aren't shielded... well... most power supply's (good ones) filter RF noise just be sure you use shielded RCA cables. cheap to make with high grade cables. 20 bucks and your have a RCA cable that audiophiles sell for 400 bucks. because of their so called magic. only claim i agree with is get oxygen free pure copper cables. I cut many expensive RCA cables and most of them are shielded, not all but most of them. and if you got a shielded one, combine the shielding wire with the white plug.

@@sonomedarenome Audioquest once told me they didn't get UL certification for their power cords. A local AQ dealer said that was not possible. I know Shunyata pwr cords are UL certified (for hospital use).

@@sonomedarenome another advantage w brand name cables is resale value on used market. No one wants an expensive DIY job. Cable termination using cold welding is also beyond a DIYer.

@mikeeygauthier2959 good question, dont know. I only tinned the tips to keep the strands together.

@@AudioTnT if you used a silver solder, that would definitely have an impact on the sound. Also, this would be like putting solder on the blades of the plug!

tinning main power line cables is just a no go... dont do that!

@@АлександрЛущик-ц8т i found it sounded best after 1 hr when it was new.

​@@AudioTnTAfter turning it on, the sound got worse. I'm waiting for it to warm up...

0 seconds as this device doesn't handle any analog audio signal. It simply provides galvanic isolation (a transformer) for the ethernet IP connection, which is comprised solely of IP packets carrying TCP or UDP encoded information.

@@rangerrecon The sound is protected, but not immediately. I am pleased with the result.

@@АлександрЛущик-ц8т It doesn't prtext sound - it is just a $7 ethernet transmformer chip taht handles IP data - no audio. Here is a link to the exact part used in it: productfinder.pulseeng.com/product/HX5084NL

@striperseeker sorry for delay. Didn't see your question. Its a Shure Audio Obstacle Course LP circa late 1980s.

@@striperseeker Shure Audio Obstacle Course LP circa 1980s when Shure had the v15 and trackability was touted.

@@striperseeker that's a great question! I don't recall whether the antiskate counterweight was attached at the time. Especially important w unipivot tonearms. I'm not a big fan of antiskate and neither was VPI so my guess is "no".

@@AudioTnT Thanks. Is it possible to not have to use an anti-skate weight? I took great care in adjusting balance, downforce tracking, VTA and azimuth and my Pro-Ject Xpression II seems to not have an outward force on the tonearm that needs an anti-skate weight. In fact, the stylus sits so much better without it installed.

@striperseeker absolutely. Some systems overcompensate, pushing the tonearm outwards. Plus it seems to me the amount of force should be less as the tonearm travels closer to the center. Not sure these systems do that.

@raymiehershey1430 my VPI TT weighs over 70 lb. You may be correct that light TT like Rega won't benefit from isolation devices. That said lightweight TT can sound very good.

@memberslist thanks for your interest in DarkSkies of the upper Bruce Peninsula. Rod is away but as soon as he answers I'll let you know. My guess is it's a simple photography light meter. Cheers.

@mikeeygauthier2959 thanks for tip. I'll check it out.

I have a big problem of sound in my car, i have ground loops and Bad currents, RF, EMI interfences, causing distortions, weak sound, rca voltage loos, cleaning rca connectors can help me much?

@@basserex4991 non-mendaciously speaking ……may God have mercy on your car stereo system!!!

@basserex4991 probably not. Could try shielded cables between amp n spkrs. Maybe grounding isolator if that exists for vehicles. Could be pwr supply issue. Good luck.

Test system with Blue Jeans Ethernet cables. Real difference and improved unlike most.

@christopherward5065 it's very much art rather than science. The tool depends on vertical & horizontal alignment of cartridge body and assumes stylus angles are set correctly. The human ear probably can't discern a few degrees of vta or azimuth error.

@@AudioTnT the variables are many and for all the precision of the tools people apply we find that two identical arms, cartridges and turntables set up according to those precise measurements will sound different and probably, because of the myriad variables that introduce error both are likely to be inaccurate. Because the variations in the positioning of the stylus in the groove and the power of our brains to correct the errors and distortions as the record is transcribed we can tolerate errors. To make the two identically set up record player sound more similar we would have to adjust them away from what the precise tools suggest as perfect settings. I wonder if the psycho acoustics of the constantly shifting errors are what make playing and listening to records more engaging than listening to digital files.

@@christopherward5065 Kevin Grey, the vinyl mastering guru attributes the desirable sound of analog vinyl to "artifacts", aka distortion...whether in the record groove or playback equipment. Measurement parameters haven't evolved in 50 years.

@@thehandseesall just to see if it works. I have a vintage Dual that lifts tonearm at the end of record and shuts off. Not many good modern TTs can do that. Lots of lifters on Amazon now but not when I made this.

@@AudioTnT Ah, I see...

I don't use mine. Can't make the hinge frictionless. Lots of Chinese knock offs these days.

@@AudioTnT Didn't mean to be rude, I just am OCD on stuff like that and want everything to be neat and matching etc.

Good idea. Do they exist?

@@AudioTnT I mean lower than the standard 2 Volts. Mine outputs about 0,8 Volts, exactly due to the absence of an opamp and a usual i/v stage at the output. It's an I output dac directly from the dac chip, as direct it can be. Old, NOS design, based on the Phillips 1545A chip. Its name is Monica2, by DIYParadise. Excellent sounding after some mods, low output is a problem sometimes (rather few). I think its Vref might be a problem in using an output trafo, as stated in an old diy forum. Another option might be a passive, autoformer based volume control after its own output, with some extra stepup windings. What I meant was the possibility of replacing its output cap with an output transformer. A 600ohm 1:1 may be used in V output dacs or CD players of normal output, but I'd prefer 1:2 or 1:4, if it can be done for i output too.

@fullranger3435 Very interesting. Would output impedance of Dac chip be similar to a phono cart? I'm using dual balanced DACs of Eversolo DmpA6 via XLR to a Topping Pre90 for lower THD and higher SINAD. A passive approach might be even better...

@@AudioTnT I don't know that but I don't think so. I don't know what its output impedance is. I only know that, since I use it with a ladder stepped attenuator before the amp, this is preferred to be of around 20Kohm input impedance rather, than the usual 50 or 100Kohm pots. Mine is around 25. Seems that this direct configuration prefers lower input impedances in the next stage. So I guess a usual 600 ohm output trafo in the place of its output cap would be OK, if no other problem to be solved. There is a special tube output stage built, designed and highly recommended by its creator and others but I don't want to go active, although "lampization" has its strong points. I don't miss anything in my present "ultra pure" configuration, except perhaps some extra drive in the lows, sometimes.