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| what happened to the post on the sat tonearm? Insults; veiled insults; accusations of delusion, snake-oil and voodoo; all proselytized and prosecuted with the zeal of a fundamentalist savior. Such posts derail threads and discourage conversation. I applaud moderators for exercising good judgm... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? While I agree that some of these specs seem odd, I learned long ago not to judge a component based solely on specifications. | |
| Romex and breaker switches audioslain02"There can be advantages to using 10 gauge wire on a 20A circuit, including reducing voltage drop. It is difficult to work with, and using a pigtail into the outlet does make it easier to terminate."Not only is this a Code Violation, ... | |
| Romex and breaker switches yogiboy0You don’t want to put a 30A breaker on a 20A circuit. Agreed! If you are using a 20A receptacle, you want a 20A breaker.For a 20 amp circuit 12-2 romex would be the correct gauge to use. If you use 10 gauge it will be difficult to ter... | |
| New or used cartridge ebmGood luck with a used cartridge i only get a new one as i trust nobody to be honest with the hours on a used one.I couldn't agree more. A phono cartridge is the very last audio component I would ever consider buying used. | |
| What Do You Think Of This? tomryanI'm not being sarcastic, I swear. But why would someone want a tuner these days?To listen to FM. The audio quality of a really good FM signal is better than that of most radio station streams. Of course, the sq of most FM stations today i... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses kosst_amojan"Fusers" strike me as the audio equivalent to those religious fundamentalists who insist you must pronounce God’s name in some strange way or else he won’t hear your prayers ... We need a snake oil forum ...The greatest fundamentalist... | |
| Connection Options for ARC LS-7 to D240 Mk.II unsound... On the other hand you’ll get the benefits of balanced along the cable. His preamp has only a single-ended output so no, he won't get the benefit of a balanced connection no matter what type of connector or cable he uses. | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses geoffkait... I thought we already agreed a blind tests proves nothing. I'm not a big advocate of audiophiles conducting double-blind tests, which I think have greater value to designers and manufacturers. I wouldn't say they prove nothing but - f... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses gdhalTry hearing a sonic benefit in a blind test. That'll end the debate.Have you ever conducted such a test? If so, please share the details of the test. If not, how do you know it will "end the debate?" | |
| FM Antennas For Old School Tuner? lak2,925 posts03-15-2018 7:49pmThat rod is one type of antenna, give it a try ...The rod is for AM, not FM. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable twoleftears... I don't understand why people get so worked up about pricing of components (cables) and--other thread--double-blind testing ...I don't think the people raising those issues are sincere. If they were, they'd do something about it... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable willemjI think I let them continue to rip off people like you. I have better things to do, and unlike in the US, there are no damages to be had. So sue them in the US! If your case is so sound - based on the legal precedent you cite - it should... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable dynaquest4cleeds says: "There is actually a whole industry base on high-end cables - pick up any audio magazine and you’ll see the expensive ads. "Yep....and now you know why they cost so much. And you still buy them!Actually, I don’t think you kn... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable willemj Not court cases, but effectively with the power of a court ... So, aside from the technicalities that I had not remembered quite correctly, society has acted against these crooks.Given that you cite this action as having "the power of ... |