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"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees." Abraham Lincoln  
Why Are We Breaking Our Brains?
Everything is vibration. Get over it or get into it. Most fascinating journey I have ever been on.  
How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is?
Holo May - The King Is Crowned Re: Holo May DAC reviews. All of the Youtube reviews are uniformly enthusiastic. .Whether this is a question of contagion, or a genuine indication of quality may be debatable; but these are all reviewers I have fou... 
How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is?
In searching for a new DAC recently I was impressed with GoldenSound's review especially on his "under the hood" analysis of the electronics. He also reviews the Denafrips Terminator Plus. Holo Audio May Review - Part 1 Holo Audio May Review - P... 
Just wow…
Both can sell it. Thanks for these links  
Proof of improvements in audio system sound quality....
My wife's hearing is fading. She wears hearing aids now. So I am good to go. Can even play music loud at midnight in a living room adjoining the master bedroom, and she doesn't bat an eye. Lucky Man  
Tune of the Day
Leonard Cohen Dance Me To The End Of Love    
Where do you stop?
Pure silver takes a heck of a long time to break in. Even using a cable cooker it can take 3 times a long as copper, and even then it needs more break in time on the actual components of your audio system. The gold/silver alloy wires have just the... 
Where do you stop?
I have grown fond of the gold-silver alloy that Anticables uses.  
Proof of improvements in audio system sound quality....
The easiest way to "learn to listen" is to listen to only music you love, but you may have to search high and low for it.  
New Synergistic Master Fuse
The Purples need break in - maybe 50 hours on mine before they really kicked in though upon first installing they make an audible difference immediately.  
"Tuning" CD's
I am running a Jay's Audio CDT2 mk3 - not exactly a slouch. Would love to have an upper end Esoteric one day, but $15,000 and up is beyond me for the time being. Not using "mats" - just abrading the edges to stop IR reflections. Finding it "worth... 
It was 61 years ago today...
I think it was Charles Mingus who said the Beatles must have listened to everything.  
"Tuning" CD's
The plot thickens. Lesson Explainer - Infrared Radiation "In the other direction, rough surfaces such as fabric or cloth will not reflect IR well, instead absorbing it nicely." "An object with strong reflectivity will reflect more IR, meaning i... 
"Tuning" CD's
It occurred to me last night that simply sanding (i.e. frosting) the CD edge should be plenty sufficient to stop reflections. No paint or marker necessary. Since I am a furniture maker and have the requisite tools in my shop it shouldn't be diffic...