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| TEACH ME ABOUT BI-WIRE Sedond, you've got part of it. But the tweeter's side of the crossover network is a very high impedance--typically several kilohms--to the woofer's back EMF, while the amplifier is a very low impedance, typically several milliohms. That means that... | |
| Granite Audio Power cord 555 I second Stevemj's request. It would be most interesting to learn more about the properties of power cords. | |
| Powersnakes power cords Steve's correct. RFI and EMI won't affect audio gear, at least correctly designed components with proper shielding and RF decoupling and filtering. And a power cord certainly isn't going to do anything to help, except that it provides AC power. | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Jerie: What's your obsession with other people's gear? Is it evaluating performance by nameplate?Jadem6: Please tell me what testing you find superior to DBT. If you can't tell me, perhaps you don't have a point to make?Albertporter: And in what w... | |
| Speaker wire is it science or psychology Garfish: We're in agreement on the need for enjoyment. I like to get as much musical enjoyment from audio equipment as I can, too. Listening to music is almost as much fun as making music. But if I can get the same level of high performance and en... | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Jadem6: Okay, PLEASE tell me what methods for comparison you prefer, and what steps you take for eliminating prejudices and biases and ensuring that evaluations are made solely on what is audible. If you have a better way, please tell us what it i... | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Detlof: Actual, double blind tests are of prime importance in things psychological. In pharmaceutical testing, there are always those who will report feeling better because they were seen by a physician and given a pill or medication; this is call... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Loch Dhu is my favorite. Recently I've been enjoying Dalmore, Glenfiddich, and Pinch, too. | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Then again, it could all be immaterial, akin to debating how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. It seems to me that it would be very easy to see if cables improve with "burn-in." Directly compare "burnt-in" cables with identical "non-burn... | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Bmpnyc: I know a few wine experts, and they've never done that either. But if someone did, their actions in the scenario I described would show them to be a poseur and not an expert.Garfish: Trust your senses, yes, but also keep them in check thro... | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Vantageaudio: The wave properties of electrons do not seem to be the issue here, but instead whether electron flow as "burn-in" will somehow alter the crystal structure of the wire and over time improve its properties of conduction. (Wouldn't simp... | |
| TEACH ME ABOUT BI-WIRE Sedond: The crossover reduces the interaction between the woofer and tweeter. Any back EMF produced by the woofer will be absorbed by the amplifier and rejected by the tweeter side of the crossover network, as it should be. Adding wire will not he... | |
| Vandenhul powercord Krellman: Stevemj is correct: power cords are not in the signal path and therefore will not improve the performance of your equipment.If you want to really evaluate power cords, set up an ABX test between two identical pieces of equipment: one wit... | |
| TEACH ME ABOUT BI-WIRE Sedond, regarding bi-wiring: if your speaker's crossover network isn't enough to isolate the tweeter from the woofer, why would some extra wire be enough? | |
| Cable "burning": Real or VooDoo ??? Vantageaudio: Do you seriously find fault with Steve's assertion that all electrons are alike? Really? No, come on, do you? Are you saying they're different? Do different electrons move at different speeds or something? Or with less grain and impr... |