cleeds
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| Are audiophile outlets overated or offer much if anything? john1 I recently had many of my wall outlets replaced ... Clarity & bass (that had much more impact) were immediately evident ... Even TV sound has huge gains ...How much more do the fancy audiophile outlets (Cardas/PS Audio & com... | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns oldears ... these adjustments are only as accurate as the alignment of the stylus to the cartridge body.This is mistaken, and is an advantage of the Mint protractor. Like some others - such as the WallyTractor, the Mint aligns the cantilever itse... | |
| Smartstylus accessory to SmarTractor-cantilever angle? fsonicsmith Can someone please explain the concept of a gauge for cantilever angle? http://www.arche-headshell.de/alignment-tools/smartstylus/It seems obvious that cantilever angle and the relative angle of the stylus on the cantilever are fixed.T... | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification bo1972Audio is all about shootout and comparing ...Some dealers want you to believe this, but I couldn't disagree more. A "shootout" is the worst way to evaluate an audio component, because what may appear at first to be impressive or revealing ... | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? sleepwalker65 I’ve been a subscriber since the beginning of XM. You are mistaken. If you did listen to SiriusXM, you’d know what I’m telling you is there truthYou are completely mistaken to state: ... each channel plays the same 50-ish songs in ro... | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? sleepwalker65... each channel plays the same 50-ish songs in rotation for very long periods ...That's incorrect, and you're not even close. There's lots of discussion on this over on xmfan.com by people who actually listen to Sirius/XM. Even th... | |
| Dealing with a power amp that need 20A connection elizabethNo one 'needs' as "required" a separate 20 amp for the amplifier ...The OP didn't mention what ARC amplifier he owns. Some amps do require a 20A line. | |
| linn sondek tt cd318 ... it's easily been the most hyped product in the entire history of domestic audio since it's rather dubious origins.That's just silly. If you're talking about over-hyped audio products, it's tough to top the Bose 901s. On the other hand,... | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound djones51So Audio Research promotes using high quality cable yet provides cables that are not sufficient for the needs of their equipment?No. Power cables supplied with ARC gear are perfectly competent. | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound The OP mkgus wrote: If you don’t think power cables matter at all, please refrain from derailing the conversation with antagonismSome in this group can't abide by that simple request. A pity. | |
| Help with direction vagrouser I’d love some advice on what to do next ... I haven’t hooked any of this up yet and ... Would really appreciate “solutions “ that make use of what I have. 1. Connect together the equipment that you have and power up.2. Listen to some mus... | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound ▲▲▲▲ It's unfortunate that even after a warning here from the moderator, users like me can't report a preference and positive experience with premium power cords without being subject to such a juvenile, profane, ignorant and antagonistic response... | |
| Isolated Ground causes ground hum. dangcaonguyen Do I have to remove all the ground rods I already planted is in the ground?No, you could bond them together with your other existing ground rods. | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound I got into upgraded power cables mostly for aesthetics. It didn’t make sense to me to have a rack-full of equipment using stock 6- to 8-foot power cords, when the dedicated lines that serve the system are located directly behind the rack. So I bou... | |
| Schiit Bifrost vs. the original Peachtree Dac-it kahlenz ... There is no such thing as accurate. At best, playback systems should be designed for the pleasure of the listener. That's a fine preference, but of course it has nothing to do with high fidelity. |