albertporter
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| Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay Thank you Stiltskin, wish you could convince my wife of that :^). | |
| Quad Listener Contemplating Horns Whart, Fred is a friend of mine and a very bright guy. He absolutely loved his Crosby Quads but they drove him crazy with repairs.It's difficult to own Quads, Maggies or Sound-Labs and go to cones. Panel speakers definitely have some magic and Qua... | |
| Speaker cable gauge and amplifier power According to Albert Porter and other posters, even relatively thin speaker cable will pass higher amounts of current than most home amplifiers generate. But are there other ways in which using a thicker wire might affect the performance of an amp?... | |
| Clever Lil Clock - What's up with this? Anyone wishing to read the other thread on this clock that Rcprince mentioned, the link is below.Audiogon thread on clock | |
| The best audiophile "gag" gift for X-Mas True Ray, the new product is called: ULTRA Real Pebbles.Here is the web siteUltra Real PebblesIt just does not get any more real than this, you have to buy food for ULTRA Real Pebbles. | |
| Quad Listener Contemplating Horns WhartYou should talk with Fred Crowder, here is a link to his system here at Audiogon. He ran Crosby Quads for many years as his reference system and recently went horns (of a sort) with Acapella Campanile Highs ($78,000). Too rich for my budget b... | |
| Clever Lil Clock - What's up with this? Even an UN clever clock (battery removed) gets the time right, once a day. | |
| The best audiophile "gag" gift for X-Mas Agreed, and please understand my comments were not intended to call anyone down about their posts, I don't have that authority nor would I want that responsibility. | |
| Dedicated Lines and Wall Boxes Thank you for the kind words and sorry for any misunderstanding. Happy New Year to you too, and everyone at Audiogon. | |
| The best audiophile "gag" gift for X-Mas I have an opinion about science versus religion too, but will avoid discussing that at Audiogon. Audiogon is a site for music and making it better. We owe each other the respect and freedom to worship (or not) as each sees fit.Anyway, your more li... | |
| Dedicated Lines and Wall Boxes I am not known for harsh responses and certainly did not think my reply was anything more than factual. Metal boxes conduct and plastic ones do not. Steel is magnetic and plastic is not.More specifically to your reply, what if isolated outlets are... | |
| Dedicated Lines and Wall Boxes Marc, are you asking about room acoustics so you can place the electrical to match or what?I am no expert on acoustics. I had a lot of help with my room. I did get one piece of advice that seemed logical and everyone could try at no charge.While s... | |
| Speaker cable gauge and amplifier power It's more complicated than that. If one only considers wire gauge in relationship to output power, all the larger speaker cables are overkill.Here is a chart:http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htmScroll down and see that 21 gauge will handle 1.2... | |
| Diff in recording/reproduction in Analog/CD/SACD Shandone, That Digital BS was written by Mr. Kite! In case you've forgotten, back in '67 The Beatles warned of an attack by digital believers and here are the words. (No need to play your turntable backwards to get the true meaning of this message... | |
| Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay Tafka_steve, I've had the Walker reference phono in my system two times in the last four years, each time for a week or more. I am well aware of it's performance offering. Pbb, correct that I ordered my Walker without gold and it was hell to get L... |