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| How often do you upgrade your other passions? If only my girlfriend could get..... Well that would be a great upgrade. | |
| Does your system sound better in the winter? Phild you might consider a Tripp-Lite LS 604 line conditioner ($138.65 with $10,000 insurance). This device will bring voltage as low as 87 volts up to a minimum of 107 volts. A maximum of 140 volts down to a maximum of 126 volts.Don't risk ruinin... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight Any thoughts on silver or square magnet wire?Naim uses square wire for some reason.http://www.audiotweaks.com had people using 18 ga silver wire for $1.50/ft from http://www.tobackgold.com and putting 100% cotton shoe lace over it. Less resistance... | |
| Love for music shatter by highend equipment I want to know about Mahandave's $500 world beater. My $500 is a Yamaha piano craft for $350 plus Aegis 1 speakers $179. | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight If you want heat shrink teflon tubing:http://www.mcmaster.com has teflon moisture proof tubing for $10.00 for 4 foot length. .015" wall thickness. P/N 7960K31."The PTFE outer layer shrinks for a tight fit and the FEP inner layer melts to provide a... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight This has been a very helpful thread.Audioquest says "Simple evaluation of multiple sizes reveals that audible skin-effect induced anomalies begin with a strand (or conductor) larger than .8mm. A much smaller strand yields no benefits but encourage... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight Dekay, the magnet wire I found has a clear enamel coating. So you're saying I don't need ANY tubing to protection it?* Would this wire configuration have any funky inductance or capacitance like the Goertz stuff? Probably not, but I want to make s... | |
| Adcom GFP-750 pre with Bryston 4BST amp works? Ivanj, what mods to the GFP-750 do you suggest? ThanksThe Adcom sounds better in active to me but my Marantz CDB is said to lack dynamic drive and the active pre may compensate for that. | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight Thanks for the help and link. I can get 600 ft) 18 gauge magnet wire for $15.45 from www.mcmaster.com. The 26 gauge is $15.52 for 3,000 ft.Teflon tubing is .14/ft for .034 I.D. (AWG 22 is .028") and .09/ft for .022" I.D. (AWG 26 is .018"). So it w... | |
| Best value speakers available Here are someto consider:http://www.gr-research.com paradox 1 ($500) or B&W DM602s3 ($500 with 10-15% dealer discount)Monitor Audio Bronze 1 - $300 or Sound Dynamics RTS-3 $149 ($300 originally) or Acoustic Energy EVO 1 ($300)VMPS 626 ribbon m... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? ATC active 100's. Can any passive speaker equal active speaker technology? ATC supposedly hads the most accurate mid driver made as well. I haven't heard nautilus 800's but I think ATC beats Thiel 6's. | |
| MSB Platinum Link Dac? Use the search function at the main thread heading, for "MSB" and "Platinum" here's one thread (of many)http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&988250989&read&keyw&zzmsb%20platinum | |
| Smallest Bookshelf Speaker Worth Listening To Acoustic Energy Aegis 3 speaker active speaker system are 4-6" high. Don't know if these were mentioned above. | |
| Has anyone seen the new Meadowlark Swift? Cellorover, I second that - "I think we will see a resurgance of American made speakers that out perform the European products, are highyl affordable and, more important, very desireable." American speaker mfg'r are really starting to get their st... | |
| Mods for bright speaker? Ncarv, and all thanks for the advice. I will try the Monitor Audio Bronze and if it's too bright then probably just pass on it.How about Walker Audio High Definition Links for Thiel speakers? But I've always wanted to like Thiel but except for the... |