buconero117
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| Are there any constants in speaker wire designs? Yes, in the hi-end they are all overpriced and yield no significant difference in what you hear. This has been proven time and time again in the gold standard, which is double blind tests. Stick with home depot stuff and buy more media. | |
| Best Line Conditioner Furman, no contest. These people have been at it longer then the rest. Its used in Library of Congress where they do all types of media transfers. I also was told that most of AFRTS stations use Furman. | |
| Speaker Wire Recommendations? Start at Home Depot. Best sounding and best value. I've compared their 12 gauge against stuff that cost $5K per meter and my ears and those of friends could not tell which was which. | |
| $500-$1000 to spend on a used CD player Why not spend $60 on a Sony 595? Think of all the software you can buy with the savings. | |
| Interesting priorities I advise all goners who may find themselves in a similar situation to leave it all behind. Insurance will give you a new start, or call it a forced upgrade. The fun starts all over again. Of course we all have video inventories stored in off premi... | |
| Musicmaster SD-12 Transcription Tonearm Info? I had the Gray version and it played on the 'heavy' side. Be careful of the wear it may do to your records. | |
| Summertime ss amp Question Don't get a ss amp, it will spoil your ears. Other then a new wife, try the laptop cooling approach. Laptop coolers are very inexpensive, some less then $5. All will run on a wall wart and hub, so you do not need to actually have a laptop. Most la... | |
| Looking for warm sounding speakers Some great suggestions have been made, the vans would also top my list. Try to get a listen to Tannoys. Best you go new and get the ability to demo them in your listening environment using your equipment. Dealer show room demo's will prove nothing... | |
| small room questions near-field listening works best in small rooms, like yours. Play with the treatments till best sound is achieved. To expand the sound stage think about a center speaker, identical to the speakers you already have. | |
| Best Subwoofer you've ever heard??? Bottom unit of the K-Horn. I know two people who use them that way. | |
| Acoustic Damping Behind Speakers? Yes, must be tried. I have the Furutech acoustical free standing panels. They work well. Also, putting round units in the front corners should be tried. The latter can be found in most exercise equipment stores and cost less then $25 for a three f... | |
| Using 2 Subwoofers Buy two, try them out, then try one and if not much difference, return one. I have two and gave the dual set the edge. The only way to nail the issue is to actually have the two initially. But remember, placement is everything. | |
| hearing tests - where and how? In New York, one of the better places is the New York League of Hard of Hearing, now located on lower Broadway. Great for testing as they do little if any selling of aids. Went there for over fifty years. | |
| Turn table set up I understand that Michael Framer is training his children and grand children to enter the field. It is the least he could do since he is responsible for this lack of talent. You know, running from here to there, video and all. I saw him do a set u... | |
| Infinity RS 1b the one with 4 Towers - Recommend? Yes, fine speakers but rot will set in and cones will also go bad. Dump them while you can. Much better stuff out there. |