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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz ACman, thanks for providing the additional data point. 3.8 ohms for 2 feet; wow! What kind of speakers are you using? The volume loss resulting from a given cable resistance will, as you probably realize, be inversely proportional to the impedance... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Rlawry, I could be wrong but I interpreted John's indication that "my other speaker cables measured ~ 0 ohms" to refer to a completely different set of non-HFC cables. I'm sure he'll clarify, but I suspect he was saying that he only measured the H... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Wow, John!! No wonder these things sound different, and no wonder they lower the gain of the system.I would suggest asking HFC if those numbers seem right, or if they are indicative of a defect. If they are correct, and if the 5 ohm impedance spec... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz 02-20-15: Jmcgrogan2After positive experiences with the HFC interconnects, I finally received a pair of CT-1E speaker cables today. I noticed a dramatic drop in output levels. As Siddh points out, they are quite exceptional, aside from the large d... | |
| Do USB cables matter ? Does the program in the link you provided check as your copying data or after to validate the data ?The program would be used after copying, not on the fly during copying. You would select a file on one drive and have it calculate the correspondin... | |
| Do USB cables matter ? I agree with Mapman 100%. All you are doing is copying data files from one drive to another. The fact that the bits in those data files represent music is irrelevant.Although it would undoubtedly be a complete waste of time, if you want to satisfy... | |
| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? 02-19-15: CsontosIf the relationship between technical parameters and subjective perception is indirect or vague, then how does someone set out to design a 'subjectively fast' amp? Is it just a crap shoot? Technically, what descriptors must an amp... | |
| Agree or disagree with the following statement. Thanks for the clarification, ZD. I know that in most situations I for one would not be able to predict with any kind of precision or certainty how a component will sound, based on specs and measurements. And I would feel highly confident that the... | |
| Agree or disagree with the following statement. 02-19-15: EffischerBeing rather partial to my money and not enamored of do-overs, I insist on an audition before buying. That said, much can be inferred from specifications, and they are the tools I use to determine what to audition. +1. As I've s... | |
| Impedance mis-match? Hi Steve,Preferably neither. Frankly, I wouldn't use those two components together. And as far as I am aware, a 50 ohm output impedance is non-compliant with the S/PDIF standards.I see that the manual for the V-link model you are probably referrin... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 02-19-15: Rhanson739One drawback to the RAID plan is that while it is redundant unto itself, it doesn't protect you from complete data loss in the event of a house catastrophe. The better solution there is an off-site backup, or a fire safe. I don... | |
| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? 02-18-15: CsontosAl, as you and Ralph are obviously the two most technically knowledgeable, I think it most appropriate for the two of you to also define/describe amplifier 'speed' from a subjective/sonic perspective. From a subjective perspective... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Thanks very much, Jeff, Rob, & Rebbi.I should add to my previous post that one thing that couldn't be verified from the photos, in many cases, is that polarized electrolytic capacitors were installed with the proper polarity. But given the acc... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Following up on my previous posts about the resistor value non-issue, I've found myself sufficiently captivated by all of this unfolding drama to complete a careful look at all of the photos at Rebbi's blog, looking for anything that might account... | |
| Marantz Mono Block Hookup with Rel Subs With most amps having balanced or bridged outputs connecting the black wire to a chassis screw will work well, although conceivably there may be a few cases where a loud hum would result. What will certainly work well is to obtain an RCA plug, sol... |