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| Questions on Dedicated 20 amp home wiring I've been looking into this because we are just about ready to begin construction on a new house. Here is a link and a couple specific suggestions. 1. One of the big factors you are trying to manage is the voltage at your outlet. This is a functi... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Wow. Great advice here. I've been buying and selling gear for 40 years and most of my system I bought used or on closeout. Here's a few points that I didn't see mentioned above. 1. Buying used gear and/or gear that is considerably less than full ... | |
| Magico's M9 I don't begrudge rich people spending their money on luxury goods, particularly items that are made in the USA by companies that hire skilled craftsmen, pay them a living wage, and pay US taxes. I would rather they go that than just leave it in th... | |
| What's the point of reviewing? @skyscraper I completely agree. Even though I take user's comments with a very large grain of salt, they are valuable because they represent a base of actual experience in different systems. I enjoy reading and commenting about this hobby which ... | |
| What's the point of reviewing? Just for the record, I've bought most of my system based on reviews and reputation without hearing it first. I was never interested in restricting my buying decisions only to gear that I could demo at home. In fact, I have never demoed a piece of ... | |
| Monitors I disagree with the basic idea that studio monitors are not appropriate for home use. There are several well known audiophiles who use speakers that are considered "monitors" and there are countless studios that use speakers that are considered ho... | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops @dill I used to live in Vancouver (I'm 67) and I remember Joe Weber very well! I bought several components from him including a pair of Mirage M3si speakers and a Tice power conditioner. He was sort of a curmudgeon but a great guy to deal with. ... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? If you have a CD player or DAC with a volume control you can do a little test to determine the performance of your preamp. listen to the digital component through the preamp and then disconnect it and hook it up directly to your amp, being careful... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport The Shanling transport looks interesting and has a few features that mat be valuable to some users. One of the key things about the Shanling is that they specify the brand and model of drive they are using. I don’t know whether or not this Phillip... | |
| best SACD player I upgraded to a Marantz KI Ruby from a Marantz SA8005 (I had an SA8001 before that). I wanted to buy my "last" SACD player and Music Direct was closing them out for $3k. The sound is very close between the two but I think I can hear a little bette... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? This has actually been a fairly reasonable and mature discussion! Normally I skip this subject but I'll add my $.02. To my knowledge there has never been an ABX blind test that showed that audiophiles can hear the difference between cables if the... | |
| How rare is an audiophile Interesting question from the OP. I've wondered this myself - here are a few thoughts and observations. First, regarding a definition, I would say that someone who has an interest in audio gear beyond the music they play through it could be calle... | |
| All Stocked Up and Nowhere To Play I'm very skeptical of the Luminate study. I have a hard time believing that 50% of record buyers don't have a turntable. With the exception of mahler123's nephew, who thought that he could play the record he bought, has anyone here ever known of ... | |
| Long interconnect or speaker cable I chuckle sometimes that we are so obsessive about cable length. I agree that the longer run should be XLR whenever possible. If it makes you uncomfortable to have a 20 foot run of XLR between your preamp and amp, note that in live venues they run... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much In business there are two philosophies for dealing with customers. I'll call them "transactional" and "relationship." Every positive dealer story or recommendation I've ever heard involves that dealer building a relationship with the customer. The... |