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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz High Fidelity new CT- 1 Level 2 jumpers vs Transparent Ref.XL jumpers (mm2)The CT-1 crushed the Transparent jumpers in my simple system. The change was not minor is was huge. I have been a Transparent cable fan for a very long time. I use their sp... | |
| Jumper Cables - use the stock or should they be upgraded ? I just replaced my Transparent Ref, XL (MM2) jumpers With High Fidelity New CT-1 level 2 jumpers. Use them from mid range to tweeter and WOW Very big improvement. B@W 800 Matrixs speakers, They are not coming out. Clarity and Realism Just jumped ... | |
| Power conditioner Plug Amp to wall PSaudio p10 not bad Or High Fidelity Power conditioners if you can afford them are very nice and do not limit current. | |
| Warm-up time for amps and preamps All my SS gear is on 24/7 unless aim way for a couple of days. The amp is in stand by unless i am using it. | |
| To power condition or not to power condition AVR I have used a PSaudio P10 with my AVR and it worked well | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Not every expensive cable i have purchased sounded better than a cheaper one, but some of them crushed all of the others | |
| power conditioner Power conditioners can harm sound and help the sound. Some have spike and surge protection some do not. Some work well with amps some do not. Yes it can depend where you live and what type of power you have coming in to your house. Dedicated lines... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Did Rick improve the original CT-1UR? | |
| What to do with audio Magazines I leave them at the doctor office in the waiting room | |
| Bi-Amp v. Uneven Speaker Cable Runs (Pass Labs B&W 802D) Having your speaker wire coiled up at either ends, is not ideal. Give Transparent cable a call. They have speaker cable from low to high price, and do custom lengths. | |
| Audioquest Niagara vs PS Audio OPI have owned (still own not in use) PSaudio P10, a great unit. I have done a direct comparison to the High Fidelity MC 6 Hemisphere about half the price of the P10. Once broken in (long break in) the Hemisphere beat it across the board The only ... | |
| Jumper Cables - use the stock or should they be upgraded ? I have found that good quality jumpers sound much better than the stock jumper | |
| Reliabilty, Keeping Equipment Powered on or off? All my gear is in stand by or full power 24/7 if it does not have a stand by unless i am away for the night then all gear is powered off. All gear is solid state. I have tried both ways and my sacd/cd player and pre amp all sound better when left ... | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? Maple shades brass footers made a difference for me | |
| Last CD player? My Esoteric gear came with a 3 yr. warranty The Ko3x is a great unit. |