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| $10k Speaker Cables?????????????? n80... the glaring absence of anything approaching credible and reproducible evidence creates a certain level of warranted skepticism and dismissal. And I suspect those who moan and groan the most about testing are those who stand to lose the most... | |
| Where are the blind streaming quality tests? n80Double-blinded randomized tests of this sort need not be overly complicated. Yes, they will be tedious. Yes, the design would need to be just right. Yes, the stats can be a little mind numbing. But it would not be expensive or even time consum... | |
| How are you hearing no difference? bigjoe... 1st off Agon isn't going to allow any peer reviewed white papers to be posted that disprove 90% of audiophile snake oil ...I think you are mistaken. I've never seen any indication that Audiogon limits content in the fashion you descri... | |
| Where are the blind streaming quality tests? Conducting a scientifically valid double-blind listening test involves much more than just having a buddy "switch between lossless audio and compressed without your knowledge." And if the test doesn't follow scientific protocols, its results are o... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... daveyf We are ONLY talking about cartridges here...not amps, not digital gear, not speakers etc., All of these items can be easily demo’ed in the consumers system ...Sorry, but many serious speaker systems and amplifiers are bulky, heavy, diffi... | |
| Powercon connectors for AC There are no drawbacks of which I'm aware. I have an old 20A API isolation transformer that uses a Neutrik Powercon connector, and never had an issue. | |
| Looking forward to reviews of this new Yamaha 5000 series stereo amp when it hits the US It looks like the straight pickup arm on the companion GT-5000 turntable is truly straight, with a zero-degree offset angle. Very odd! The are other arms that use zero offset (such as the ViV Labs), but I've never listened to such an arm. Does any... | |
| Power Conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 5000 or Shunyata Denali 6000S skyscraper I am going to use a dedicated Romex line straight to the power conditioner from the service panel, so there will be no power cord to it. It's almost like hard wiring, except I'll put a C19 12AWG 20 amp hospital grade plug on the en... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... daveyf I agree with you, it is a tricky landscape ... But does it also explain the circumstances that I put in my OP?Frankly, I don't think so. Buying a phono cartridge needn't be a multi-year nightmare. It has certainly always been a rather plea... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... roberjerman ... the dealer makes a profit in US dollars of approximately $1500+ on a $5K sale. I worked in a high-end audio store and I saw what the actual costs were for many products. No altruism there!A store is a business, not an altruist... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... roberjerman11-11-2018 9:49amDon't forget that the dealer markup on that $5K cartridge is about 30% (30 points)!You're confusing markup based on percentage with markup based on points. They are two very different things. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... It sounds like you need a better dealer. In any event, I can't imagine why it would take years to decide on a phono cartridge. | |
| Which upgraded fuse is recommended for an Onkyo and Elac setup? imhififan11-07-2018 12:55amYep! A Absolute Dream Power Cord can transform your $1k system to $10K!!! ... Do the math, It should be $11k!!!My bad ;) https://www.thecableco.com/cables/power-cables/crystalpower-absolute-dream-power-cord.htmlThat's... | |
| Which upgraded fuse is recommended for an Onkyo and Elac setup? imhififan A Absolute Dream Power Cord can transform your $1k system to $10K!!!https://www.thecableco.com/cables/power-cables/crystalpower-absolute-dream-power-cord.htmlThat's your claim perhaps, but not the one being made in the link you provided. | |
| Stranded vs Solid Copper tedagFor my dedicated cuircut I used was a 30amp breaker, 10/2 solid copper, and a self grounded heavy duty outlet.Are you using a 30A receptacle? That's unusual for household use and would probably require putting new AC plugs on your amplifiers... |