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Something For The Fuse Guys ...
rodman99999... Hours spent in a car familiarize it’s owner with the overall sound of it’s operation. Slight perturbations/changes in those sounds, will usually go unnoticed by an infrequent passenger, but will(generally) be obvious to the owne... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
geoffkait It was only a matter of time before controlled double-blind testing reared it’s ugly head. By now you would have thought everybody and his brother knows the results of a double blind test don’t mean anything, anymore than any other kind ... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
roberttcanI have it in writing folks, you DO need to do quick switching in order for a listening test to have any validity. This is completely mistaken and not at all what I wrote: ... you need quick switching for 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 of test to have any v... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
roberttcanGiven how drastic the sound improvement claims are, how come this is never reproduced in controlled listening tests.Again, please feel free to conduct your own tests, and then share the results with us. Conducting a proper, scientifical... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
roberttcan...YOU will not be able to show even one documented, controlled listening test that indicates any positive benefit of a high priced fuse in an AC line. Why? ... If they are so dramatic, it should be easy peasy. So why don't they exis... 
Dedicated Power Line Project
mkgus ... I was looking at a 10 gauge or 12 gauge line with a 20 amp breaker. After running the numbers, even a 10 gauge run could see some significant voltage sag at 75 feet during transients. At that point I considered 8 gauge, but the problem w... 
Bit Disappointed in NAD
213runninBottom line is that Nad isn’t going to refund anything on a long out of production unit(about 3 years or so). Almost no companies wouldNAD and the dealer have obligations under the warranty and if between them the obligation cannot be... 
Bit Disappointed in NAD
nobbyv NAD is now saying that the repair shop should refund me the $65, as they've determined it was not user error ... by the time I got a minute to call Crutchfield, I was outside of their 60-day return window, and they were not inclined to... 
Bit Disappointed in NAD
If it's under warranty, why would they charge you a bench fee? 
Amps with meters ...
mijostyn... amps with meters sound worse. Any visual distraction disrupts your ability to listen.Opinion stated as fact. Some listeners may find that the amplifier sounds better with meters. Regardless, the amplifier should sound the same. It's ... 
sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price
It’s not unusual to see people here complaining about price, and I’ve never understood it.If you don’t like the price of something, don’t buy it. Problem solved! 
the ultimate solution for vinylphiles????
For what problem would this device be a solution? 
Audioquest Firebird Zero
 
Question on my DAC
The "lock" indicator on the Bryston DACs is to show the DAC is synched with a digital input. It's unrelated to the specific sampling rate. 
Atma-sphere Updates
jtgofishI will not give examples.That will only give oxygen to those comments and it is not in the best interest of anybody here to do that.The overwhelming view of those here - myself included - is that Ralph is one of our most consistently r...