cleeds

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Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
I think one major reason that audio forums seem slow is Facebook - where people at least ostensibly have to post using their real names. That tends to make for a better signal to noise ratio. Contributors are a lot less likely to be snarky or pomp... 
need balanced tube preamp used
The ARC preamplifiers are really terrific. 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
chrshanl3703-21-2016 1:45pm " ... I was only pointing out that the comparison cannot be made as the differences between the cars can easily be measured from a performance standpoint and therefore a logical conclusion can be drawn as to which one i... 
Similar sound characteractics to MIT cables?
bo1972  " The problem in audio is that at shows, shops, distributers and at clients sets are incomplete all the time ... What is missing is not there."Profound. 
Patents Filed for ‘High Definition Vinyl’ Technology
jb2455  "I would think new geometry would be in order if this is to come to be."Why would the geometry change? Do you think records should be square??? 
Conrad Johnson Et3se vs ARC LS 17se. Need Comaprisons please!
Comparing CJ to ARC is as comparing apples to oranges. 
Jazz for aficionados
rok2id " ... Could you list in order of difficulty to play, the brass instruments in an Orchestra.   And speak a little about what makes them more or less difficult."I think the French horn is, hands down, the most difficult to play of all of th... 
TRANSFORMER FOR JAPANESE DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
lucidear " ... here is what I know ...  if your home has 120v lines and your equipment are 230v the trans then needs to juice up the currents to feed your equipment, so if there are any issues with degradation of sound quality  it would be in th... 
15A vs. 20A power cord questions
asp307 OP " ... Regarding a twisted pair or standard cable to link the breaker to the outlet, any advantages or is it all about the grounding?"I do not think that twisted pair is code, at least not in the US. 
15A vs. 20A power cord questions
gs5556 " ... If your equipment -- like most equipment -- has a 15-amp connector (C-14 receptacle) then you cannot use a listed 20-amp cord because it will not fit."Not necessarily - see the post from jea48. Some manufacturers use 20A cords on 15... 
Tonearm recommendation
analogluvr" ... And with regards to rauls comments about the ET's bass, if it is set up properly there is no lack of low frequency information. In fact there is hardly any added extra resonances which I know raul is a huge fan of. Sometimes that... 
15A vs. 20A power cord questions
jea48 "As for the current handling ability of a NEMA 5-15P 15 amp plug vs. a NEMA 5-20P 20 amp plug there isn’t any. If you look at the size of the hot and neutral blades they look exactly the same ..."Quite so. But the issue is not the safety o... 
15A vs. 20A power cord questions
zephyr24069 " ... If you wind up in a situation where you have either a 15 amp or 20 amp cord you need to use and the component takes the opposite, check out Shunyata's high-end C20C15 or C15C20 converter plugs ... definitely can belong to any m... 
Basic Interconnect Question
"Is it possible to buy an interconnect that would be unbalanced on one end and balanced on the other end so that I could connect to the balanced inputs on my Coda CS amp? "In a word, no. What Al wrote is correct.A signal is either balanced, or not... 
Headphone question
mapman "Why not just record with no EQ and have a recording that is same as original? If source is Ortofon cart recording should be no brighter or different than otherwise, right?Or if the cart is too bright to start, maybe something can be done...