buconero117
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| Anyone went back to using bare wires on speakers? Tin the ends and that will avoid most of the oxidation, otherwise it is the way to go. | |
| iPad-Greatest tool for manuals at your fingertips Hoepfully your memory in the 2iPad is expandable to 128G, otherwise you will in memory hell. | |
| Best TT for the buck? Two musts, first buy used, second only buy something that can be picked up and listened to. Shipping vintage TT is always a loser for the buyer, for all the reasons other state. Finally, a suggest TT would be the Denon 47F, with the 160 cartridge.... | |
| The Cultural Side of Audio Design Years ago an interesting write up of how British vs. Americans differences occur in their hearing, it appeared in FI Magazine, long gone. So, their is a scientific basis for cultural differences in audio design, especially speakers. We all know ab... | |
| A New Believer To be a believer you must have 'faith', to which proof is not available. To those who believe, no explanation is possible, or necessary. | |
| Are you too old to be an audiophile? Yes, until all listeners, age five to ninety, provide a certified hearing test done by an audiologist that their hearing is functioning at 20hz to 20khz. Until that is in place, all will be labeled 'wanabe's, and not taken seriously, but they will... | |
| 7.1 system suggestions for a two channel guy The speakers should not be chosen until a room analysis is done with consideration of what the seating and treatments will be. Time to read Floyd Toole's 'Sound Reproduction' book, before you spend a dime. | |
| Music on DVD vs CD or SACD - any difference? Always go with the Blu Ray, which is not the same as DVD. DVD in itself is generally inferior sound due to all the mixes. | |
| Whom to invite to a Powercord shootout party Only a serious person would but quickly get to the Home Depot and purchase the lowest price powercord for use as a reference point. My guess is, base on prior such tests, that few will be able find any measurable sound improvement by using the hig... | |
| Anyone read TAS's Ten Most Significant Amps? Really, what does 'significant' stand for? Best sounding would be a better approach. | |
| Stylus replacement for Shure V-15 v MR I second the Jico, which I installed on the RatShack version of the V15. Also, it is rumored that a Chinese knockoff of the V-15 is coming. | |
| Cayin 265ai or Bada 3.3se cayin has stunning rock solid build quality, and performance to match, could not agree more. Also add a great value and USA service, when necessary. | |
| What is your source for discovering new music? WBGO in New Jersey is a great source of new music. | |
| Does High End In Wall Speaker Wire Exist? No, any in the wall speaker cannot provide high quality sound. | |
| ARC tube amp recommendation for ProAc 1sc I drive my 1SC's and 140's with the Cayin 100. I did listen to the 140's with the ARC CA-50 a while back but did not feel it had the warmth of the Cayin 100. Note also that I se a VAS Cititation 1 as a pre amp fed directly to the 100 by passing th... |