dancarne
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| Audible differences between speaker cables? I've posted this before, so I'll be brief. I replaced my 10 ga. Monster Cable that was oxidized with some inexpensive twisted pair speaker wire, nothing fancy, and it is so much brighter that my wife said "what's wrong with the system". It has mel... | |
| Granite under your amp??? OK, different audiophiles say that a hard surface, like granite under the amp makes it sound better and other audiophiles say that if you isolate it on a air suspension device that it sounds better. So, which is it? And how could both be better wi... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? The cheapest I can think of is to close your eyes. You can focus better on the music. Secondly, people walking around the house degrades the experience. (That breathing, it's so repetitve ... ha, ha, ha!) Many things have aleady been mentioned, so... | |
| What's wrong with tailoring the sound? Great question Say811, and great callsign SwampWalker.Most high-end audio enthusiasts prefer no tone controls, which I buy into up to a point. I think that that argument works exept when you talk about the very deepest bass. From 20Hz-200Hz the ro... | |
| How did U get into this expensive hobby? Great question. I started seriously listening to music in the mid sixties when I was four years old. My dad had a Harmon Kardon Citation V, a Dyna pre-amp, an AR turntable and AR 2AX speakers. Amazingly, he let me use it, even at a young age. The ... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Woe to the married audiophile. It's a constant battle. Great post by the way!First of all, why is this such a male only activity? I don't get it. Is it the fascination with tweeking, with electronics?Well, what works best for me is not to surprise... | |
| SVS or Velodyne Haven't hear SVS, but plan one when I get enough $$$. There are so many Velodyne's and some will sound good/bad depending on the room/setup.Good luck deciding. | |
| Need help diagnosing clicking sound Ah, the clicking sound is coming from the passive subwoofer that is hooked up to the Adcom. If I had to peg the freq of the clicking, I'd say about 3000Hz, but on a rhythm of 40Hz. Hmm, I'm going to check the warble tone generator in the active cr... | |
| They Sing These were homemade cables. 30 guage silver wire -- 99.999% pure. I used a 26ga Teflon sheathing. So far so good. I've been really pleased with the results.I measured both wires the same length and didn't realize that the electrical path is about ... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? This is so interesting? The Dahlquist DQ-10 keeps coming up again and again? Are they really THAT good?So far the best speaker I have listened to is the Magnepan 3.6. I'd like to hear the newer Quad's. | |
| To turn off or not to turn off Thanks for the responses.FYI, my equipment is:B&K 202 plus amp - silky and clear, but runs hotAdcom 535 amp for subwoofer- not bad, until you compare it to better equipment.Adcom GTP-400 preamp - reliable, but would replace it if I could find ... | |
| Better B&K amp? Thanks for your response. Could you be a littel more specific, please? |