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Attention Horn Owners
I suspect the main advantage of so called "Western Electric" wire is that is has had a very long and rigorous break-in doing its duty in various industrial or semi-industrial settings for long stretches of time. Ebay 10 gauge Western Electric    
Is AI going to kill Hifi?
Ultimately AI data center energy demand and projected EV charging demand is going to force more nuke plants to be built especially so if our overlords keep closing coal and natural gas plants. Wind and solar will contribute a pittance. There is re... 
Are you hearing  the instruments or the music?
Mutually inclusive.  
Mass loading Tannoy Definition DC10a speaker.
My Cornwall 4's are easy to mass load from the bottom because of the 3 bass ports at the bottom facing forward. I used lead weights and found that at some point weight became counter-productive and actually boosted and distorted treble. The sweet ... 
The cool factor- who has it?
Ben Webster - Soulville  
Is AI going to kill Hifi?
A better question from a morale standpoint: Will HiFi kill AI?  
Attention Horn Owners
@SNS The wire I bought in quantity on Ebay is tinned copper with the oiled cloth cover. My impression of Dueland - at least in previous times - was that they were using the same vintage wire but selling it with connectors attached and in custom ... 
The Audiophile's Wife no longer putting it out?
She got game. Sorry too see her go. I hope the existing posts stay up long enough that I can read them all.  
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
WORD  
Cryogenic Treatment of Tubes, and why you should not.
This thread for some quirky reason reminds me of what I muttered to myself when my system finally broke through to true high fidelity - "I once was blind, but now I see."  
Attention Horn Owners
Makes me wonder if replacing some of the internal driver wire in the Cornwall's with some vintage "Western Electric" wire might be interesting.   
The cool factor- who has it?
"The Coolest Ever"  
I can't believe I found one
Old time love, and an angel gets its wings.  
Is AI going to kill Hifi?
I am beginning to prefer the older expression "synthetic intelligence" over that of "artificial intelligence." "Artificial" has been a trigger word for decades.  
Attention Horn Owners
Easiest tweak for taming the treble in my Cornwall 4’s - applying 3/4 inch diameter punches of black Gorilla Tape to the midrange horns. The black makes them disappear atop the plastic of the horn, and experimentation with quantity and placement i...