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| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system winnardtHey millercarbon, You always seem to be a huge proponent of power cables and speaker wires having a huge impact on the sound quality. I’m not saying you’re wrong, but James Randi has offered a prize of $1 million to anyone who can demonstr... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? roberttdidNow if only someone had some independent double blind tests that compared competent and expensive cables ...hmm... 10’s of manufacturers, not one public test to promote their wares. Weird huh dude?Actually that’s not weird at all. I susp... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? speedbumpcleeds, Robert doesn’t even realize when he’s been out scienced on his blind testing theories, he never will ...@speedbump6, I’m not sure you’re right. I think Robert is a pretty smart guy. He’s a sophist who’s sometimes here to argue for... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? roberttdid You are being needlessly pedantic yet illustrating you have not actually done double blind testing and don’t understand design of experiments ... And again, you are wrong ... Wow, it’s like you really don’t understand design of experim... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? roberttdidYou just raised pedantic to a whole new level.If you think the presentation of facts is pedantry, then you’re confused. Here’s an example of pedantry: roberttdid Let me type this slowly so that it is totally clear. I have run many blin... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? roberttdidLet me type this slowly so that it is totally clear. I have run many blind tests with other people as the listeners. If I have a bias it is meaningless as I was not the test subject.You’ve just invalided every blind test that you have ev... | |
| Harbeth vs Vandersteen vs Sonner clearthinkerDon't even talk about the 'blades' used by amputees ...Yea, who decided to let amputees into the Olympics? Why should they be allowed to compete? They should know their place, right? | |
| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? relaks... if you are going to collect recent shiny issues to play on your new TT, just forget about outperforming a good digital source. Simply because this "analogue" record is a conversion of a digital studio recording ...It isn't that simp... | |
| LP - first needle drop or 2nd or 3rd?? Handled properly, an LP can endure hundreds and hundreds of playings with no noticeable degradation, so I don't think it matters on which playing you decide to record it. I certainly don't think an LP becomes "accustomed" to a stylus and if it doe... | |
| Why do most phono preamps lack XLR input even thought cartridges are naturally balanced? oldears...the specs for my Ayre P-5xe: the gain for the balanced output is 6 dB higher than single ended out for each of the 3 gain selections. However the gain does NOT change with the choice of RCA or XLR inputs ...Thank you! Exactly. That’s be... | |
| Why do most phono preamps lack XLR input even thought cartridges are naturally balanced? roberttdidExcept with a phono input, you don’t gain 6db, as it is an application specific input. It amplifies the difference between the two leads. There is no "differential" output that has 2x the signal level (6 db).I do not know what you mean b... | |
| Why do most phono preamps lack XLR input even thought cartridges are naturally balanced? roberttdid4As a counter to that cleeds, and not taking anything away, it is also true that because an RCA connection is used, does not mean that the input is not true differential ...Quite so, and I made that same point earlier in the thread ... | |
| Why do most phono preamps lack XLR input even thought cartridges are naturally balanced? danvignauThere is little, if any, advantage to XLR on short runs. That’s a pretty broad statement and it isn’t clear exactly what you mean. As I’ve already pointed out, the use of XLR connectors does not necessarily mean that the unit is true diff... | |
| Empire 698 turntable atmasphere'Circlip' is the expression, and yes they are a bit tricky ... you should be able to extract it with a medium to small flat bladed screwdriver and a bit of determination. Be careful- those things can go flying!It's only July but I no... | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience sixfour3 ... the DirectStream is proving to provide a sound that is more ... musical ... relaxed ... less edgy, possessing a better soundstage, and is overall ever-so-slightly more enjoyable. So what am I doing wrong? I don't think you're do... |