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Can anyone identify the little black speakers ...
Quick follow up .. the CD just came in and I tossed it in the computer to compare it to the Youtube video from the net .. wasn’t even close .. the CD sounded dull and lifeless compared to the Youtube video Hard to make sense of .. the Youtube vide... 
Can anyone identify the little black speakers ...
Thanks to all for your thoughts ... funny thing is I’m not in the market for speakers I’m very happy with mine from the Jurassic period ... a pair of NHT 3.3s for 2 channel and 5 Von Schweirkert VR4.5’s for the home theater At 64 years I’ve learn ... 
How to get balanced inputs working
Al .. Reverse polarity makes perfect sense and what I first thought of if you flipped Hot and Cold PIN .. but not being very well versed in Balance Technology I knew you would know and respond .. I seem to remember some Agon members having a probl... 
How to get balanced inputs working
Long Shot here ... don’t certain/some European and Japanese Mfgers use a different PIN OUT assignment/configuration than the Standard XLR PIN OUT configuration that is used in the majority of the XLR configuration connections In a standard pin ass... 
Listening fatigue
Defeating first reflections usually improves sound stage and imaging by reduce the amplitude of the reflected wave that arrives at your ear shortly after the primary wave Fatigue is usually caused by long decay or extended RT60 times causing the n... 
Equivalent Tech to Exact Power Power Regulation?
Take a moment and read Stevehogan's reply in this thread READ ... Stevehogan. 
Nordost Frey interconnect hum
Frey's come with WBT Nex Gen RCAs .. the Nex Gen has a fragile ground lug that can easily be bent back and broken off if care isn't taken when installing the cables Once the lug bends back or breaks off the connection is lost and you get the hummi... 
how to further quiet power supply of cd players
Your RT20 appears to have a large ferrite core placed right after the power inlet ...I am not a fan of ferrite cores and removed the two that were in my Exact Power EP15 from the factory .. immediately the treble opened up and sounded more relaxed... 
Bent Audio Autoformer vs Tube Pre
Shakeydeal ...slooooowwwwllllyyyy.....A Conn Yankee long haul truck driver gets lost down south and shouts out on his CB .. can anybody tell me if I'm in LOUIS-VIL A local shouts him back .. yes you are but it's pronounced LOU-E VILThe Yankee says... 
Sandy's Impact on your Listening
We lost power here in Shelton CT from Monday until late Friday afternoon ... I was lucky enough to get a room at the Hampton Inn for 3 days and four nights so I could take hot showers and watch some TV in the interimWhen the power came back on Fri... 
Super Lube PTFE in NYC
Synth PTFE on Ebay HERENot sure if this is what you are looking for 
Sonic Diff between a 6' 1.8M & 4' 1.25M PC
I believe your due diligences has led you to two different concepts ..."Is there a difference in sound moving from a 6' power cable to a 4' power cable"Here I believe you are referring to the SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) concept .. where the length o... 
King of the one liners
My mother taught me about Osmosis ... “Keep your mouth shut and eat your supper" 
Arcam CD23 FMJ skipping
I don’t think your skipping problem is being caused by a faulty laser assembly or a bad spindle motor not ramping up to the proper speed If either of these components were bad, you would get a “DISC ERROR” or “NO DISC” message in the display windo... 
Digital Coax to XLR adapters?
The input on your DAC is AES/EBU which is a balanced XLR connection, but intended for a digital signal at 110 ohms. Your coax input on your DAC and output on your CD player is a coax S/PDIF input, which is a 75 ohm digital signal. So no, you can't...