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| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? heaudio123,"Unfortunately cd318, someone felt the need to prove that some will never reach that conclusion or even consider that they are wrong."[No matter which way you wish to go, no matter how little you may yet know of audio playback, or of hu... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? heaudio123,"Even the most basic single blind test is far more rigourous than any sited test all other variables the same.Anyone who advocates for sited tests, or advocates against blind tests, can be simply ignored.Their ignorance w.r.t. testing o... | |
| Beware of Wayne's audio - Poor product quality & worst business ethics audiofool1982,"I don’t know what else to say. I am sure he is refusing to do this because it will prove that he is a fraud. For what its worth, if he feels all this negative publicity is worth the 350 dollars he cheated off of me, so be it.The pur... | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? Let's face no one knows why bi-wiring improves sound quality. Not one single credible explanation offered so far. Some consumers (and importantly also reviewers) seem to believe that it does, and prefer to buy loudspeakers which provide this optio... | |
| IM Distortion, Speakers and the Death of Science millercarbon, AI, quantum computing etc are knocking on our door and will shortly change every facet of life as we know it.Which shows just how far they have to go. Stupid robot can't even see we have a doorbell.I have the same problem with certai... | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? whipsaw,Excellent post.Yes, you'd like to think those unambiguously clear words of such a highly respected designer such as Alan would carry some weight with audiophiles. Alas, not all of us can be so readily persuaded - amazingly enough not even ... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? danvignau,"The tweaky magic stuff allows you to share the experience of visiting your dealer to talk about your hobby. It makes you happier, so you believe it works. This is a great marketing plan, because every time you visit the store, is a sell... | |
| IM Distortion, Speakers and the Death of Science mahgister,Technology and audio have gone hand in hand ever since reproduction of sound became possible. In fact mankind had to wait eons until technology had advanced sufficiently for the recording and reproduction of sound to become possible.AI, ... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? Of course aftermarket power cords matter.They matter to those who sell them and those, like myself, who have spent good money on them.Yes, they also make a significant difference to the sound. Or at least I thought they did after initially pluggin... | |
| Beware of Wayne's audio - Poor product quality & worst business ethics audiofool1982"I was misled by those videos and ended up buying one. In my humble opinion, you are better off with no ring, than a ring that’s not the same size as your platter."So easily done. I’m sorry for your troubles but yeah, it’s all too eas... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared A Tannoy 15’’ Enclosure for the Enthusiast – by Volker HeinzVolker is a real enthusiast of vintage Tannoys. His adventures and findings are well documented on his wonderfully candid blog. In particular you will find the details of the various chal... | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? I kind of foolishly fancied that Abbey Road would have used something like a top quality Studer (certainly in the back half of the 60s) but no. Apparently they used a British design instead - the BTR3 (British Tape Recorder 3) to record most of th... | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? I used to wish that tape would become mainstream but it hasn't happened - yet.Every account I read or heard about stated the vast gulf between the original tape and the end consumer playback medium eg CD, vinyl, cassette etc.Even artists such as B... | |
| Vibrating speakers tatyana69Good questions. I’ll try and answer as good as I am able - others may do better.Q1 Why have a cabinet ?Well without a cabinet it is difficult to get good bass. If you take a driver out of its box and play music you will notice the sound b... | |
| Vibrating speakers All box speakers vibrate. No way around it. ’Ye cannae change the laws of physics Jim.’So what to do?Well, with existing speakers, if you really feel there’s an audible problem - there might not be if the designer has factored in cabinet vibration... |