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| Old CDs and records OP, I think your newfound pleasure in vinyl will quickly disappear and you’ll be contemplating getting rid of your physical media again, along with the newly purchased table. Streaming is just so darn convenient! | |
| Vandersteen Forum My first Vandys were the 2CE Sigs. I don’t know how old they were but I found the sound absolutely gorgeous. They were the “comfort food” of the speaker world to me. I totally get when the manufacture’s sound isn’t to one’s liking, but the way ... | |
| How important is spending time with your gear? I'd love it if I could rid the room of everything except the speakers (and room treatment, of course). | |
| Monstrous power cables Thanks for all your suggestions. I do appreciate them all. Normally (like 95% of the time), when I compare a new component I’ll put it into my system for an extended period of time. The only times it’ll come out quickly is if it bothers me and ... | |
| Monstrous power cables Question: How many of you have done a blind test to remove confirmation bias in reference to power cables? The reason I ask is I was comparing DAC/streamers the other day. In the past, I’d listen to one then swap out to listen to the other. Do... | |
| Speaker/equipment placement I’ve seen many photos of reviewers’ rooms over the years that make me question how accurate their reviews are. | |
| Thiel 2.3 Thanks. I’ll check out the thread. | |
| Monstrous power cables Thanks for the info, alexatpos. The cables that came with my Maxim is just slightly larger in diameter than the Crown Jewel. I think I’ll remove the tape at some point to see what the connectors look like and to see in the manufacturer’s name is... | |
| Monstrous power cables I didn’t buy from a dealer, but from another music lover either here, on the ‘gon, or US Audio Mart. From what he told me, the dealer had three different cables available for audition and the previous owner went with what sounded best to him. | |
| Monstrous power cables Thanks for all your thoughts and external reading links. I do appreciate all of you. I’ve not read them all but the idea that our components aren’t at the end of the electrical chain was interesting. I’ve never looked at it in that way. I’ve a... | |
| Can moving wire location at circuit breaker reduce hum? The current culprit is a Marsh amp. Lights but no dimmer switch. The house was build in 2001 but I upgraded the receptacle with one of the audiophile-approved Randy’s about a year back. I’ve always had a problem with this room and initially th... | |
| Can moving wire location at circuit breaker reduce hum? Thank you so every much, everyone! Is a DC blocker like the Hum X device? If so I've got two of those and they really don't do much at all. I'll trying tightening the screws and maybe moving the line that goes into my music room but beyond that... | |
| How best to eliminate LP warps Can’t you just replace the records that are warped? | |
| Di I really need to clean my LP's? I’ve got many records I bought new in the early 80s and used nothing other than a Discwasher with their fluid and the records sound fine to this day. The only time I use a RCM (VPI 16.5) is when I buy a used record and it’s really grimy or if I l... | |
| Can moving wire location at circuit breaker reduce hum? Shut everything else off at the circuit breaker and still hum. I guess I’ll keep on living with it until I get an electrician to install a dedicated line. Hope that will do the trick. |