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Separating BiWire Cables
aw, that is too bad. i know nothing about how well they will or won't work with one end simply insulated and unconnected.i would still see if jena could either reterminate them or give you the name of someone they recommend. depending on how old t... 
Separating BiWire Cables
yeah, i would try what rcrerar said - just try to clamp down two spade connections on each post. some contact cleaner might help, too.i've done that before on martin logans and preferred it (with jumpers connecting the bass) to biwire. and if you ... 
Music and politics
the arrogance of you liberals to have all of the decent musicians is quite shocking. you ought to just shut your quiche-holes, too, every name of a famous lefty artist that you throw out there just makes you sound more and more intolerant of count... 
Music and politics
i wish i had time to comment on this thread, but i volunteered to go paint drapes over some michelangelo nudes before the big beatle record burning. 
Any High-end speakers "kid-friendly" not fragile?
well, i haven't owned them, but i would imagine that the ohm walsh 5 would be pretty sturdy - and sound great in an all-purpose set up where people were listening from all over the room.all that is exposed on an ohm walsh is the wood cabinet and t... 
Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83
interesting post, cytocycle.ironically, i think it's technology that is hurting the quality of music recordings, as most people only listen to music on-the-go in compressed formats these days. unfortunately, even many of my favorite current bands'... 
1 Subwoofer or Are 2 Better??
two subs are better. particularly when you can hook them up with separate left and right audio signals, rather than each one having a combined L+R sub signal.two make the soundstage better in my system. i am particular about the directionality of ... 
upgrading power cable on powered woofer a must?
i would say that everything that i've owned has benefitted from upgraded power cords but i agree that the effect on a powered woofer is not the most dramatic difference in the audio chain, though in my experience there certainly is an improvement.... 
Speaker Ideas upto $2500
ooo, yeah, i agree with dave b, if you could ever audition a pair of magnepan 1.6, that would be great. or if you can find a used pair of martin logan vistas, that would be worth looking into as well. i own the summits, and while there are speaker... 
Speaker Ideas upto $2500
FOR MY MONEY (emphasized so no one yells at me), the best bang for the buck speakers i've heard are paradigms, particularly the studio series. they're not particularly WAF-fy (wife acceptance factor), but they sound awesome in a lot of systems and... 
What's wrong? Nuforce/Capri no better than Sunfire
oh, man, i've never liked the voltage output on my sunfire anywhere near as well as i've liked the current output and i've had quite a few speakers to try them on.they sound good on bass drivers, but not as good on the mids and tweeters, IMHO. the... 
Best Albums Of 2008
great call by azaud - if you count "in rainbows" as 2008, it might be my favorite. strictly for 2008, i'd go with deathcab for cutie's "narrow stairs".radiohead and deathcab are my favorite bands going, but radiohead does have a little of that "pi... 
What's wrong? Nuforce/Capri no better than Sunfire
well, there's nothing wrong with jeffkad's ears, sunfires are very good. in fact, i have had all the components you talk about and have kept the sunfires and no longer have the others. the flexibility of the tgp5 is great.to me, they're all good c... 
Best power cable to component or to power strip?
i've got lots of different "nuancy" power cords and each of them changes the sound of components a wee bit, but i've found that for my conditioners i prefer the most massive cord i can put on it - and to my ears, i still seem to get a lot of the "... 
Why buy cheap speakers??
interesting viewpoints from everyone.to me, the whole speaker vs. gear debate always seems to be the rorschach test for music listeners to see what aspects of music interest them most.for my money, i'm in the adequate-electronics-with-excellent-sp...