albertporter
Responses from albertporter
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets I believe the hospital grade Hubbell in the 20 amp. version, all copper, is the heavy duty model number 8300-I. I believe the "I" in the product code refers to "Ivory" color. It is not significant to the performance. | |
| Toslink VS. Coax For Transport to DAC The coax is going to be superior bandwidth, and therefore show more detail. The quality of the coax, the measured impedance, plug construction and assembly quality will all play a role in the sound. There is less difference in the Toslink versions... | |
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets The posting by Sdcampbell and myself must have occurred at almost the same time. I went to the site he suggested and indeed, the Hubbell plugs there are cheaper. The reason is simple, these are the 15 amp version, and are not the 20 amp version I ... | |
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets The plated Leviton hospital grade will probably sound better than common household outlets. As long as you are going to the trouble, why not use the best? As I stated in my earlier posting, the Hubbell is the best construction, and the best soundi... | |
| Wolcott amps The best tube amps? I heard the Wolcott Omnisphere speaker at CES, and did not like it. Understand though, I have never heard any brand of Omni spherical speaker that impressed me. Perhaps it's just my personal way of listening. Although CES is a terrible place for t... | |
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets Both suggestions above are accurate. However, It is usually a violation of local code to run the ground separate from the main panel. I agree with A2z that it sounds better, but it is sometime difficult to find an electrician who will do this for ... | |
| Cardas or Nordost??? I am not an unbiased poster on this subject, I like Cardis and do not like Nordost. I am surprised that your system is not too bright or thin with the components you list and the wire you currently are using. Are you satisfied with your current so... | |
| barometric level change ? I seem to recall something in college that spoke about the human ear being able to "push back" against sound pressure levels that it found uncomfortable. It might be interesting to go a web site about such topics and see if this could be a factor ... | |
| Worst Music of All-Time I guess I agree with you. The truth is, I find MTV so offensive that I have not actually watched it long enough to pass judgement on their program content. Every time I select past it with my DSS remote control, I just keep on going. The same thin... | |
| Mating a Frog with an Oracle... The comment really meant that there are turntables that are a better match for the Graham arm than the Oracle. The Basis Mk 5 is the first to come to mind. Please don't think that I mean that the Oracle is not good, I have owned two of them myself... | |
| How delicate (or strudy) are cartridges? The cantilever on the Transfiguration is likely to sheer off (break) if hit hard enough. Anything less, simply sends it to the limit of the suspension system, most likely doing no real damage. The diamond which is bonded to the cantilever is absol... | |
| Maximum cable length I am currently using a 12 Meter (40 foot) pair of Purist Dominus in single ended configuration. This length has been successfully driven by three different preamps with no apparent loss. The quality of the cable has a lot to do with this. All cabl... | |
| Mating a Frog with an Oracle... Changing to the Graham will be a religious experience for you. I suggest you listen to the Benz line too, and if you can afford it, the Koetsu. The turntable you have is not state of the art, but once you get the arm and cartridge on it, you will ... | |
| Wolcott amps The best tube amps? Hi Snook2, I just responded to your request by e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you! | |
| Bose Bashers Read This ! Yes Harvardian, why does Bose think that sticking the front speaker more than one inch above the finish level of the instrument panel in the new Volvo is attractive? I know it lends identity to those who want to be recognized as purchasing a "prem... |