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Two questions to make you mad.
tvrgeek I think we need a new terms in our hobby for three different goals.  "Audiophile" is not a good word.  It's a fine word. Audiophiles apparently make you uncomfortable, and so the word makes you uncomfortable, too. The opposite fa... 
Ground Loop?
oldrocker52 When the outlets were installed, I used in wall 20 gage AQ power wires. On a 15A line? Are you in the US? That isn't even close to code where I live. I've lifted the ground on both and individually with adapters. That also... 
USB Cable
tvrgeek I suggest some believers in magic here do a little reading on human objectivity ... Perhaps you should take your own advice, because you seem to be one of the greatest believers in magic on all of A’gon. You find it here and there and ... 
USB Cable
tvrgeek I try to present facts so people can make up their own mind. If you have any actual evidence other than "You believe", please present it. You consistently reject all evidence that does not suit your measurementalist’s notion of how... 
USB Cable
antigrunge2 Have a drink, mate and pls try to relax. The guy has problems, for sure. He sees fairies and magic dust everywhere. Most odd.  
XLR cables for a reasonable price?
atmasphere My only point here is that if they don't support the standard, the cable will be a veil. Yes, we can agree that it seems that's your only point. I'm not sure that I agree with the premise that the cables in my mostly-ARC system ... 
XLR cables for a reasonable price?
atmasphere The puzzling thing is why the balanced standard is so commonly ignored in high end audio. You understand that AES48 is just one "standard," correct? There are other ways to design balanced components and choosing an alternative ... 
XLR cables for a reasonable price?
inna One of the problems, and a big one, as I see it, is Ralph’s endless self-advertising. As if there were no other good amps or engineering approaches. There are, and many. I believe that manufacturers and dealers should be honorably dismi... 
What’s the most underrated used Audio Research gear?
The D200 and D300 SS amplifiers still sound great even today. The SP-11 with its SS power supply was another exceptional unit.  
Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,
I'm still enjoying my Infinity IRS Beta speaker system and have no plans to replace it.  
XLR cables for a reasonable price?
atmasphere Opamps can generate a balanced output easily enough, but not one that is floating. Correct. And I know you are really focused on the AES48 balanced standard, because you keep mentioning it. But you’ll just have to accept that ma... 
Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage
ghdprentice Nice write up. It hurts me to be the one to tell you, @ghdprentice, but user @tokushi is AI. It's pretty obvious.  
XLR cables for a reasonable price?
atmasphere ... there are only three ways to do it and they all cost money. One way is to use an output transformer, another way is the way we do it, which we patented. Most high end companies don’t like paying patent fees solely on ego (’not... 
REF5SE tubes
I've often bought tubes from Music Direct and never had an issue.  
Testing Ethernet switch
tvrgeek Those of us who are engineers have pointed to real experts on how Ethernet works. We are fully open to new information that can be explained in this universe.  So is everyone else here. You hold no exclusivity in that regard. Th...