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| Vinyl VS Digital ap_wannabe OPHas anyone else heard a sound stage difference between the same recordings at the same volume vinyl versus CD. It is so pronounced in my system. On digital recordings its as if I had a center speaker playing. On albums there is... | |
| THE WALL---Why? cousinbillylHere in Ontario, Hydro plays games with our electricity. We are often at 125V or higher ...Actually, 125VAC is a very good voltage, just slightly over the nominal 123VAC that's the common standard in North America. | |
| What do audiophiles want from a cable? mitch2Audiophiles want cables to solve all their perceived system shortcomings and transport them to the perfect anechoic listening room where everything sounds exactly as a live performance.Fortunately, for cable manufacturers, audiophiles ... | |
| TurnTable Quest innaAnything without VPI logo.. My statement is just as valid as the previous poster's.You're just being silly. For example, even the simplest VPI trounces a Crosley turntable. So while it's fine to be contrarian, it isn't of any help if the onl... | |
| VPI Avenger astro58go273 postsI am miffed by others postingDid you think this was your own private forum? | |
| Bill Chinook / Bruce Springsteen bdp24The E Street Band doesn’t swing! Look at the drummer; he sits straight up, like the stick up his ...The E Street Band isn't supposed to swing. It's rock, not swing. | |
| Bill Chinook / Bruce Springsteen hifiman5"Born in the USA" invalidates any discussion of Springsteen.If you run every artist through a judgmental political filter, you're going to miss out on a lot of great art, including music. I've never understood those who will only associat... | |
| Anyone else having trouble getting cartridges back they sent for repair? mapmanIt used to be pretty much all cartridges of all types had replaceable styli years ago during the "golden age".Sorry, but you're mistaken. MC cartridges have never had user replaceable styli. | |
| New Transformer on the Pole @gdhal, my reference to a voltage change wasn't to the nominal voltage of your service, but to a possible change to the primary (distribution) voltage before it gets to your transformer. I speculate that because changing transformers is a pricey p... | |
| New Transformer on the Pole It's very likely that the change in transformer was part of other changes in the utility's distribution circuit, including a possible change in the voltage of the distribution circuit itself, improvements made at the electric substation and even p... | |
| High end UPS for Expensive audio eequipments westom09-14-2016 1:40pm You have confused resistance with impedance. No, I'm not confused at all. But like @Eric_Squires, I'm done arguing with you and your notions of a "single ground point" through a grounding rod and other misinformed - and ... | |
| High end UPS for Expensive audio eequipments westom Power supplies already contain robust protection that makes most surges (including mythical ones from household appliances) irrelevant. That's absurd. Few devices contain serious protection against power surges. And I'm not sure why yo... | |
| Power conditioner help emailistsIf you want to contact me I can tell you more about why I chose that power conditioner over others after extensively reviewing the options.Why not please share that info with the entire forum? Isn't that what these forums are for? | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma erik_squires" ... Listen to your speakers from around 2' away. Then listen to them in their proper location. The difference in clarity, detail, air, etc. you hear is all due to room acoustics"Not exactly. That's because most speakers are designe... | |
| What's the benefit of balanced tonearm cables? john_tracy"He may have meant a balanced line with RCA termination. That is how I run my set-up. This presupposes that the RCA input of your phono pre is balanced ..."Yes, this can certainly be done, and it's worth repeating because many audio... |