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| Power Cord Wall to Conditioner A quality PC usually comes already equipped with its own good quality power cord Otherwise get something decent - even DIY with quality cable and connectors - at the sub $150 price range.The PC is another intervening filter in substance so no need... | |
| My audio rack is bright, will sand fill help? +1 for air dried maple shade rackHowever.....Instead of a whole new rack, go to the website and buy their super thick maple block beveled platform along with their heavy brass footers to synthesize the full rack effect.I had the "full Monty" Samso... | |
| Great, Physically Unobtrusive High-end Speakers? Raidho Acoustics D-1s... If your budget permits them.Google the reviews and check out the pics.... Stunning Standmounts both sonically and visuallySaw and heard them at an audio event - one of the very very top performers ..... bar none.Well worth... | |
| sub hookup question From the Preamp outs on the integrated amp plugged to the subwoofer L-R inputs via quality RCA interconnects.I had a long custom pair made up for me by buying the quality low impedance cable with Neutrik Profi RCA connectors.In my case these were ... | |
| subwoofer question In a small room , I would be cautious about introducing any subwoofer into the equation. First and foremost, first try out any quality sub on a dealer or buddy loaner ... You may be surprised that it is a step back overall with a boominess or a wo... | |
| Is a high priced Line Conditioner needed AGON prior discussion thread1400555964 | |
| Is a high priced Line Conditioner needed HARBETH.Co.UK/user group forum thread ..... FWIW.....Re: The power conditioner myth bustedhttp://www.harbeth.co.uk/usergroup/showthread.php?912-Power-Conditioner-Myth-busted | |
| Arcam Receiver adequate for Totem Hawks? Search the threads and use you will see a plethora of posts emphasizing the need for high current \ high watts ("grunt") amps for Totems.I had both the Forests and Arros simultaneously in a prior system.In brief: both needed the grunt, and the For... | |
| Is a high priced Line Conditioner needed A PC is a filtering appliance to be inserted only if you need it .Many high -end electronics mfgs (and their dealers) discourage their use if they can be avoided ... and use them only as an item of last resort. With proper dedicated power lines, u... | |
| Totem Arro or Sttaf or Hawk?? I've had the Arros and Forests simultaneously in a prior system.First and foremost both needed a significant amp grunt (high current and watts) to perform at their max.However I strongly disagree with the comment that the Forests are easier to dri... | |
| Apollo-r or Saturn-r http://canadahifi.com/rega-research-saturn-r-cddac-player-review/Very recent 2014 Canada HiFi review of the Saturn R cdp....As good as the Apollo R is at it's price point, the Saturn R is the big next step up.Highly recommended to audition. | |
| How important for surrounds to match fronts? It's a "nice to have" .... Not a "need to have".Visually: matching is highly sought after for sure.Sonically: .... Preferred / Nice to have, but not a critical "gotta have it" moment.The rears and rear surrounds are a purely "manufactured" "fill-i... | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? Just navel gazed the posts and one major point still sticks out that has already been highlighted in this blog: " overrated how and/or compared to ?...... " And ..." Thus overrated ..... because why?"Intuitively any such posts are going to be abse... | |
| I would love some suggestions on great acoustic... Slack Key Guitar Volume 2 Www.palmrecords.com10 different guitar soloists .... very highly recommended .... one of all-time fave of all of these.A Unique Classical Guitar Collection. CD 22062Opus 3 stereo/ hybrid SACD cd made in GermanyStockholm g... | |
| help with my sub and settings Sound and Vision reviewed it as primarily a HT movie kick-ass super chest shaking deep bass unit, but non- optimal for primarily music fans for precisely the same reason.Sounds like the system synergy is absent. If so, a different sub is your path... |