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| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? Have you ever noticed that it's often easier to place instruments by ear at home than it is in a concert hall? There's so much reverberant energy in a "real space" that a two-channel rig in a home environment can't begin to capture. (Neither can a... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? Lmb: By this point in the dialogue one side or the other usually gets snippy, and the other side leaves in disgust. If we keep up with this civility crap, we could bore ourselves to tears.Training is essential in valid audio tests, although the ty... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? Lmb: Here's where we differ: We both agree that there are cables which sound different when compared sighted, but which are indistinguishable in a blind test. You conclude that there must be something wrong with the blind test. I, and the scientif... | |
| please help a rookie First, buy a rug. That hardwood floor will be hell on anything you play. Remember the basic rule that 3 things matter most: speakers, room, and source material--not necessarily in that order. You'd be better off spending a little less on your amp ... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? Technically, it's not. A good multichannel system can provide far more spatial information than any 2-channel rig. The catch is the word, "good." 5.1 is a rather poor compromise essentially imposed by the movie industry. Then there are the cost an... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? Lmb: It seems pretty clear that you know next to nothing about what science has learned about human hearing. We have measurement devices far more sensitive than the human ear, for example. And any difference you can *prove* you can hear (not just ... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? Mark: I'd add Dunlavy to Sean's list. (He even admits his own cables don't sound any better than anybody else's!) But I suspect most component manufacturers would see no value in trying to unconvince audiophiles of something they're convinced of. ... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? Tekunda: Your analogy to digital printing assumes that there is such a thing as a "high-res" cable. But there isn't. Cables can differ in their impact on frequency response, but except at the extremes that impact falls below the known thresholds o... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? Well, Mark, as you can see from the many responses you got, there are a sizeable number of audiophiles who believe in the value of high-end cables. They believe because they have listened to different cables, and those cables have sounded differen... | |
| How does MIT vary the impedance of their cables? Peleon: There may be good reasons why they would pot the circuits, but I do know of one case where someone opened up a network box on a cable and found absolutely nothing but potting compound. The cable just ran right through it. (The box at the o... | |
| How does MIT vary the impedance of their cables? Cornfedboy: Such cynicism about those fine professionals who bring us high-end cables. Can you prove that the epoxy resin they use doesn't improve the sound? | |
| Best 1,000 complete system for girlfriend ideas Remember: You're not buying for an audiophile here! Keep away from separates. The NAD all-in-one is a good choice, even has a tuner, which she might like. If I recall, you can get it with the Alpha Minis, or buy the speakers separately. If you don... | |
| Question for Paradigm Owners, what speaker cable?? I'd do exactly what you're doing, George. I'd run 12-gauge and not worry about it --assuming my speakers didn't present too difficult a load. (I don't know the minimum impedance of your speakers, but someone else may.)Of course, I'm one of those p... | |
| Question for Paradigm Owners, what speaker cable?? George: A good guide to sizing speaker cable is:http://www.pcavtech.com/techtalk/wire_size/index.htmBased on that, I'd say 12 AWG is probably good enough for you, though it wouldn't hurt to go slightly larger if you wanted to play it safe.By the w... | |
| Power cords Pbb: I can sympathize with your desire to stay away from what can seem like pointless arguments over irreconcilable differences. I would just remind you that you are not just writing to those who respond, but also to the (probably far more numerou... |