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| What is the best USB cable under $500 for a natural presentation and good detail ? I make cables mostly for my own pleasure and for money. I have been working with digital on a professional basis since 1981. Most cables are tested in a lab and work perfectly, but when you put them in a real situation and start measuring they do ... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? I think if you ask a question like this one about your hobby you should find a new hobby that you do enjoy and don't need any approvals. It's like "badge we don't need no stinking badge". I could be wrong, I was wrong once before. | |
| Star Grounding and the Home local codes need to be checked, see what the tlelecoms are doing. Then there are some books on the subject and a few military studies. I like a star on both ends. Watch out for grounds on water pipes. They can be a serious problem if you make a m... | |
| Cat 5 - 6 -7 or 8 I like cat 6e or better with outdoor shielding. | |
| Questions about Ethernet Cabling Upgrade the last mile, use plenum rated and outdoor rated cat 7e or better. run through ductwork. done this in houses, office buildings and factories. | |
| What is that weird noise in the mix of Sympathy For the Devil? I know who has the original master and I have heard it. The sound is called print through. It happens when the tape is to thin. A common problem with thin tape. 3M made the tape for that master. | |
| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? Professional speaker management systems at the top of the scale in performance all have adjustments for time alignment. When you start talking about several stacks of drivers it starts getting a bit more complicated. There is a masters level cours... | |
| If a " system " cannot do this, I move on........ I am not going to sugar coat this. I have spent time on the recording side, the live performance side, and home system side of music. I was asked by my brother to apply my skills and knowledge as an ex aerospace/defense engineer to the recording/... | |
| Capital Audiofest, save thyself! As a vendor at the show I was wondering what people thought of the show.I don't remember turning down any customer who brought their own music. In some cases we did clean customer's media first. | |
| How to listen /audition at audio shows? To the best of my knowledge Dr. Vinyl will have 2 rooms at the show. I will have cables in both. I expect good sound, but it won't sound like my home system. You "will" be able to judge equipment as to whether you think it has potential in your sy... | |
| What song have you played the most? Pink Floyd's "Time" from Dark Side of the MoonI find it a good why to test a system, components, and cables. Let's me know in seconds whether everything is as it should be, If I am lucky I enjoy the music, otherwise I fix it. | |
| Science that explains why we hear differences in cables? I know Jeff and we have had several conversations regarding cable design. He does have unusual ideas about cable design. I have heard cable shootouts pitting his cables against other top performing cables. There is always some in the room who like... | |
| Whether to do anything about the limitations of our ears The question you ask can be viewed from many levels. I would suggest the recording engineering level is where you should start your study to learn the answer to your question.I have a couple of book shelves full of books on the subject of Psychoa... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search "Word" clocks. Time defines everything and the better the clock the better the sound from a given system. With out "clocks" there is no digital anywhere. | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? My personal experience says yes, but than I think any music benefits from a good system. |