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| Interconnects and non-believers ganainm Cleeds: "That doesn't mean that everything we've heard is illusion."Couldn't pass this up! Maybe it is!You're certainly free to believe that unless you are blindfolded everything you hear, see and feel is an illusion. I think that's a ... | |
| Interconnects and non-believers jssmith I always ignore subjective views and my viewpoint is "if you didn't hear it blind, you didn't hear it." That's absurd. Most of us hear things all of time, yet we're not living our lives blinded. That doesn't mean that everything we've ... | |
| Talk but not walk? glupsonWithout knowing what is what, it is all just an empty talk. In this thread, we have not even agreed what constitutes "walk" or "talk", yet it gets fiercely argued.That is exactly correct, and it is what I observed in the second post in thi... | |
| Klipsch vs Infinity mg16I owned Klipsch Lascala horns and Infinity Rennasaince 90's which are ribbon/cone hybrids.Those Infinitys are great speakers. But although they are planars, they aren't ribbons. | |
| Recent retip(canti also) Dude where did my soundstage width go invictus005Retip is a waste of money as I said from the beginning ...That's a pretty broad statement. I've had excellence experience with a retip by Soundsmith. I'd recommend them to anyone. | |
| Talk but not walk? kosst_amojanWhy's there this sideways expectation that folks aren't legit audiophiles unless they indulge in all the snake oil? There is no such expectation. | |
| Talk but not walk? jf47tI have my own audio forum where we report on audio issues as we empirically test them.Perhaps you mentioned it earlier and I missed it. Would you please tell us what forum that is? | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES jhills In fact lower amp equipment should not be used in high amp circuits. If something fails, something might burn before the breaker trips.That's silly - properly installed 15A and 20A lines are equally safe. In each case, the breaker's fun... | |
| Klipsch vs Infinity elizabethInfinity just killed the entire EMIM making. True. they haven't made any in years.Even when great replacement diaphragms were being made in Australia, The folks who bought out Infinity stopped them with patent infringement.Absolutely... | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES handymannmAccording to UL and NEMA, the only difference between a 125 vac 15 amp receptacle and a 20 amp receptacle, is the plastic cover governing the type of plug it will accept.This is mistaken. A 20A receptacle is designed to safely conduc... | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES dynaquest4Elizabeth...why should we try? I’ve done that with speaker wire and interconnects and found no difference over appropriate and inexpensive cables.There’s no reason for you to experiment with power cables - your mind is already made up. I... | |
| Phono cable recommendations - high performance good value cable bpolettiIt’s all about cable resonances. The very small signal from the cart and from the transformer will and does generate resonances in all the components. A cable must either reduce the resonances or let them pass.How do you know there is res... | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES tomfooleryAnd yes, you can replace a 15 amp outlet with 20 amp one. It makes thing safer!You can replace a 15A outlet with a 20A outlet provided the wire connecting the outlet to the panel is of the gauge specified under the NEC and your local ... | |
| Solid core power cords under 300$ - List of manufacturers ? auxinput... low grade copper will not be able to charge/discharge the higher frequencies and you’ll have high frequency roll off.Could you please explain these "high frequencies?" Isn’t a power cord set at 60 hZ in the US, by definition? In addit... | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES laserjock1963If you have 12ga wire and a 20A breaker, just change the receptacleCheck NEC and local codes. How long is the branch circuit? Is the wire in conduit or confined space? 12ga might not be sufficient and even when it is, it's a minimum... |