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| Power Cables diminishing returns Zd, I understood your position, and I am in substantial agreement with your post. I think maybe our positions differ a bit in that you are asking for particulars about the test, whereas I am suggesting that such a test is fundamentally flawed. It ... | |
| Power Cables diminishing returns Zd, Remember when the audio rags measured equipment, but provided no narrative on an actual audition? Perhaps I misunderstand, but it seems to me as if that is what is occurring here. I used to be in the camp of the skeptics. I did not see how PCs... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? I'm going to go with Maris Jansonn/Concertgebou for the 5th. Very good performance and very good sonics. I don't have a complete cycle that is uniformly good. I do like the David Zinman on RCA, especially the 3rd and 10th. | |
| Speakers that do pianos really well One might think Bosendorfer might have an edge here. Anyone heard their speakers? | |
| Power Cables diminishing returns Guys (and Elizabeth). The problem is that the double blind testing did not occur in my living room with my power with my equipment and my music. These tests show that in a particular context, PC's are below the threshold where a difference can be ... | |
| Power Cables diminishing returns Schubert---Bravo!! Well said above. The trick is always to discern when to invoke physics, when to recognize that physics is not quite up to the task of explaining, and when to recognize that one has entered the domain of metaphysics. You are not ... | |
| Power Cables diminishing returns The problem with this question is that sometimes a $500 PC is twice as good as a $1000.00 one. I find that VH Audio AirSines are hard to beat in their price range, but they are not the right PC for every component. Buying used or going the Cable C... | |
| salesperson recomends what do you think Agree with Schubert on the SF's and B&W's. The SFs I have heard have all been very musical. Something I could certainly live with. | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX Review Part 1 & 2 Ozzy, the standard PEAs ($600) have a bit of a range (4x the field strength of a Mini Mite Pea) so you could get one of those and move it around to see where it has the maximum effect. Properly placed, they should benefit every component within th... | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX Review Part 1 & 2 Ozzy, I bought a standard PEA to position on top of my AM mini ref and between the Coincident Lines Stage and its power supply. Very nice! I also got a pulse gen to go inside my ModWright Sony. It provided another nice improvement, but the improve... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mitch2, as usual, you post is well reasoned. It is my practice to do nothing to a piece still under warranty. The risk benefit equation just doesn't favor tweaking in that instance. With respect to replacement fuses, it has been my experience that... | |
| Differences between cable sound. There is some very interesting stuff here, not the least of which is the fact that Elizabeth and Schubert appear to be in agreement. After spending considerable time trying to wrap my head around that, I will make this comment. I have had good and... | |
| What about 845 tubes on Wilson Sophia 3...? Hal, first of all congratulations on owning a great pair of speakers. When I was auditioning speakers several years back, I just loved the Sophia 3s. For what its worth, the Sophias I auditioned were driven by a BAT ss amp. I heard Watt Puppy8s th... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Pap, good move. I'm about 6 months in on mine now. There is just nothing not to like with the CSL. | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Geoffkait, your question is an excellent one and I have asked myself this question many times. Apparently, my answer is as follows: When I can close my eyes and believe I'm sitting row 8 center Severance Hall, it will stop. When I run out of money... |