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| Which cables go with what????? Have been following this thread for quite some time and I absolutley did not see the justification in attcking Steve for trying to get some feedback over synergy which is a paramount importance I see in mixing and matching Wires or synergy for use... | |
| Silver interconnects & copper speaker cable O.K. ? WHy would you question that when you are probably using Copper wire inside your speakers and the Contacts are Copper.Mixing the 2 in a Cable design I have read introduces grain,but everything in the chain matters. It is finding that magical combo ... | |
| Comments-Pure Silver Sound Cables / Interconnects? "Pure silver is a bit pricy"Do not know where you are looking ,but there are a few places it is really inexpensive and you can save $$ rather than buy from Bogdan and the like. 100' 26AWG for around $25 and get yourself some Eichmanns and your all... | |
| B&W CDM 1NT alternatives I found an older set of NEAR M15's and asked the designer for updated drivers. Even the older drivers were more to my taste than the B&W's.JMO | |
| Most affordable silver spk cable.... Phase Correct why not build your own silver cables like myself. Saves a bundle!I will have Pure Silver Cables that would have cost alot more than say DH Labs for less than $30. | |
| Which cables go with what????? Has getting as close to what you would think is the real thing fit into the equation or is that being neutral?Some cables just do not work with systems or speakers I would think. Atleast that is what I have founnd in my system. I also do not weigh... | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit Yes,I noticed that! Something like $800 for a 8ft. pair for their speaker cables if I remember correctly.I did see that Yoshi was using OTA in the Konus speakers from 6moons photo's which are selling for $3300 and Carolina has a similar set of wir... | |
| Most affordable silver spk cable.... Forgot about DH Labs for an inexpensive Silver Speaker cable,but the feedback I have had it can sound bright in certain systems so careful matching is a must!I would like to try some for my NEARs ,as I have heard others have success with it. | |
| Most affordable silver spk cable.... I would try to build my own.Just tonight I had some Verk-Tec cable I tried on the Mi\high drivers to see what effect it would have.There are several SIlver wire suppliers like A-M Systems http://www.a-msystems.com/http://www.percyaudio.com/Catalog... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? A system using NEAR speakers in 1990 and before that Maggies!Speakers are the things that knock me out! I do not get to rattles by components until they are inserted into my system and I hear the difference. | |
| Component Upgrade/Mods to share? I am waiting for my speaker designer to get back to me with new values for Caps and Inductors. I asked those designers with experience with the particular drivers I am using to give me their opinions to which Caps,Inductors and resistors would wor... | |
| Cable Costs Relative to System Home Design I have owned Magnepan and auditioned quite a few Planar and Electrostatic designs before buying them. After that I heard NEARs which to this day are reference speakers and also for alot of other folks. I now own a few sets and I really... | |
| Top Ten Turntables of All Time?? I remember Empire,AR and DUAL as being the most acclaimed in their time. They were made by the bigger mass market makers. Then the personal pursuits of smaller Cos. came around. There is a big list. | |
| Difference between active and passive preamps If you have a high input impedence amp say above 10-20Kohms(not considerd high) try the FT Audio LW-1 for $500. some say it's not till you get into $3500 Active Pre-Amp's that you will get enoungh quality to be adequate. Get a Low Capacitance Cabl... | |
| Best Preamp under $1000-need 2 sets of RCA outs The designer of the FT Audio LW-1 Passive Pre-Amp owns a Krell Amp.I believe it's the KSA-100 ,but I am not certain on that.Some say that you will not do better till you get to the $2000-$4000 range.Try to get a used unit. I bought mine for approx... |