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Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper
Certain patented cable designs favour stranded cables ( eg CARDAS) Both the Clear and Cross lines feature Golden Ratio scaled, ultra-pure copper multi-stranded Litz conductors, carefully chosen dielectric materials, and innovative manufacturing t... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
About Studio Monitors these are not your home Audio Units. Ever since Altec Lansing introduced the Duplex 604 in 1944, mix engineers have relied on studio monitors to provide them with the accurate details needed to make critical mixing de... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
@kenjit  ”…. kenjit 1,619 posts 12-23-2022 at 12:28pm  There is no such thing as a studio monitor. All speakers are just wooden boxes. The question is how the damn thing has been tuned. Studio monitors are tuned FLAT. Audiophile speakers ha... 
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
   
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
   
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
At your implied budget point : REGA APOLLO / APOLLO-R       https://www.stereophile.com/content/rega-research-apollo-cd-player          
Another cable question
Intuitively, everybody’s experiences are going to be entirely bespoke, ergo, one-size does NOT fit all. Influencing factors listed from the CARDAS website:         It is said, wire is just wire. In reality, a high-end audio cable must bala... 
To all forum friends ,,,, Happy New Year as we usher out 2022 & welcome in a brighter 2023
   
Favourite Guitarists
For Glen Campbell Rockin’ on …. It’s approx at 16:00 minutes …  
Favourite Guitarists
Randy Bachman   Glen Campbell      
Favourite Guitarists
Les Paul and Chet Atkins       
What are your top 3 favorite female singers?
Barbra Streisand Celtic Woman ( ok ,,, it’s a group but with rotating individual lead performances) Karen Carpenter   Worthy mention as contenders  Diana Krall Holly Cole K D Lang  
When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 .......
The Jurassic era introduction of music presented on silver spinner discs had its appeal in ease of use and portability that was a welcome step-up to cassette tapes. Six disc CD changers flooded the markets and car audio. Vinyl strengths and warts ... 
Are cables additive or subtractive?
@hilroy48 +1 ..,. Nailed it! NOTE: cables are not tone controls.But as with other components in your system, their synergy / or lack of it with the rest of the cradle-to-grave systems will influence your tastes vis-à-vis Yay or Nay. KEY POINT ... 
Power cable dilemma