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| Audioquest cables? Audience makes fantastic cables....I tend to like MIT better as it suits my listening tastes better...I have owned nordost and audioquest, but I feel that MIT are the most natural sounding to my ears.Ben | |
| Which Class D Amp to Buy? I heard a set of Nuforce monos on a wonderful wilson setup. I did not expect them to sound so good, and they were not too expensive.Ben | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? For me it is best deals I happen to find, combined with my preference for sound...I also check each piece of gear to see if it meshes with the idea I have for my system...if it doesn't work, sell it away!Ben | |
| How isolated is your hi-fi? I will have a dedicated room for ME when we purchase a house...hopefully something with 13' ceilings, nice and large, and big enough for me to put a grand piano in for my own practice....mmmmm...sounds good. | |
| Reused Item Photos. Misleading? That was funny Viridian!Ben | |
| Boulder Modified Squeezebox...any experience? Bob, Yes, that is the idea...however the mod I am most interested in is the digital mod...Simply becasue of the fact that I will be using the external DAC...I would want the unit to perform its best under it digital capabilities. For $550...for th... | |
| Boulder Modified Squeezebox...any experience? Thanks for your input! | |
| a Power vs Volume Question Thanks Herman, I knew there was a log function involved somewhere here...It would be interesting to hear something as loud as 180 db...Isn't the atmospheric pressure something like the equivalent of 164 db? I have heard that the human ear can even... | |
| New Audiophile - Upgrade Amp First or CDP First? Is your plan to go to seperates...if so, there is soooo much gear that would fall in your price range. You could get a pretty good pre/amp/player combo from around $1500...In addiiton, I recently heard some of the new CEC stuff...CD player and int... | |
| Can speaker cables be too thick? Unfortunately, no. These were the largest cables I could find at the Home Depot that I thought might work...they are typically used for running 220 for stoves and dryers, but seem to make pretty good speaker cables. I could not imagine really need... | |
| Can speaker cables be too thick? I have made 10 awg cables in a bi-wire setup for my speakers. I did this as an experiment...It turns out that they sounded more detailed and had a much cleaner soundstage than my Nordost Blue Heavens that I was using before. See the cables in my s... | |
| DIY cable cooker for power cables? Male IEC? LM,You are welcome any time to come by and have a beer...There are always frosty mugs in the frezer! I have some great Octoberfest right now...Ben | |
| Longest period of time without a single change Shadorne,They have shown that shoping, especially for men (which sounded funny to me) can really be a compulsive disorder. For some reason mens and womens brains are wired a bit differently when it comes to shopping...why this is, who knows? | |
| Longest period of time without a single change My system was in storage for about nine months...does that count?Ben | |
| Do you "treat" your speakers rubber surrounds? I like the AC/DC response Seasoned! Sounds like the thing to do! I was just wondering becasue I have heard of some people putting things on the surrounds and was wondering if any "actually" did this...so far, doesn't sound like anyone does!Ben |