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| Room correction - what device works best? Some clarifications to some of the comments in Gammajo's post just above, for the benefit of others who may read this thread and want to consider DEQX:Seems intimidating to have to take the speakers (mine about 300 lbs each) into the yard....While... | |
| Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire. Geoff, yes, I apparently missed the post you refer to. And your comment that you asked if I follow is subtle enough to go over my head, although my guess would be you are saying that you accidentally stepped on them and they broke.In any event, I'... | |
| Songs that Inspire or Move you Way too many to list, of course, but just to name three that particularly come to mind:"Piano Sonata No. 3" -- Chopin (although it's not a song, of course)"Alto Rhapsody" -- Brahms"I Will Wait for You" -- Theme music from the 1964 French film "The... | |
| Original price of the Conrad Johnson PV-5 According to a 1991 Orion bluebook I have, the PV-5 was manufactured from 1983 to 1988, and listed at $1485 during at least some of those years.The PV-8 is indicated as having been manufactured from 1988 to 1990, and listed at $1685 during at leas... | |
| Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire. 05-09-15: GeoffkaitThe Mapleshade Omega Mikros are 54 ga. That's teeny tiny in technical terms.Geoff, the second sentence of your post is certainly true. However I believe that a solid core (single strand) 54 gauge wire would have a diameter of le... | |
| Room correction - what device works best? 05-08-15: GammajoLooking at room correction and all the threads I found seem old.The "Is DEQX A Game-Changer" thread is essentially current, and is on-going. If you want to consider DEQX, and you haven't already seen that thread, I would consider ... | |
| Why no Spectral phono stage? Thanks very much, Ack, for the nice words both here and at the other forum. And for the invite to join there. I'll have to pass on it for the foreseeable future, though, as I'm probably already devoting more time than I should to my participation ... | |
| Why no Spectral phono stage? Ack, thank you. My knowledge of Spectral's designs is limited to what I've read at their website and in reviews. You may find the comments by me, Atmasphere, and a number of others in this thread to be of interest, if you haven't seen it already.A... | |
| Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire. When the efficacy of expensive cables or tweaks is challenged by someone who might be considered to be a skeptic about such things, especially where the claimed efficacy seems unexplainable or quantitatively counter-intuitive on the basis of gener... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? Jim, you've received lots of good comments, but one thing that hasn't been addressed which should be considered before embarking on one of these paths is amplification.Maggies present fairly benign impedance characteristics to the amplifier, even ... | |
| Worth upgrading from Morrow MA4's? 05-04-15: Springbok10So even more evidence that this is all a crap shoot in most instances, supporting my thesis of trying cheaper first, which was all I was trying to say! One more reason that would make sense, IMO, is the short lengths of the ca... | |
| Worth upgrading from Morrow MA4's? Actually, the Mogami Neglex cables are much less expensive than $200, as can be seen here, unless unusually long lengths are required. (Note, though, that the indicated prices should be doubled for a stereo pair).Those cables seem to be the de fac... | |
| Worth upgrading from Morrow MA4's? Thanks for your comments, Denis (Springbok10), and for sharing your experience. As a point of information for everyone, Ralph's (Atmasphere's) designs, in contrast to many and probably most others, meet the criteria he stated here for providing co... | |
| Worth upgrading from Morrow MA4's? A point to keep in mind regarding analog interconnections (I presume you are not using an MA4 for the digital interconnection), is that the longer the length of the cable the greater the difference the cable is likely to make. Also, higher output ... | |
| Forgiving digital coax ? I agree with ZD. I would add that the sonic effects of a digital cable will depend on a complex and pretty much unpredictable set of relationships between its technical characteristics, including even its length, and those of both of the component... |