delkal
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| Dedicated audio circuit question about the breaker Like others have mentioned leave the breakers alone. You can only go so far upstream in the quest for perfect power. With all of the audio tweaks (good or snake oil) out there I have not heard of anyone marketing "audiophile" breakers (yet). | |
| DIY Power cables..Are metal end plugs better than plastic? I made a few power cords with SonarQuest plugs and they were easy to wire and have been holding up with no problems. I assume your cable is held tight so having the strain relief off centered is just cosmetic. If it bothers you just put a lay... | |
| If Audiophiles care about sound, then why so few threads on acoustics Its an instant gratification thing........All you have to do is spend as much money as you can afford on some snake oil item, it gets delivered to your door in a box, you plug it in, and your done (it has to sound better). You need a lot of pat... | |
| Is there such a thing as too much power? The Watt wars has been going on since the intro of solid state and went off the charts with the Japanese solid state invasion in the 80’s. Manufacturers have convinced just about everyone that if you have an 80 watt amp and a 100 watt amp the 100 ... | |
| CD Treatment You color the edges with a sharpie. Green I think. Total internet legend and snake oil..........but why do I have the feeling someone will tell me I'm wrong? | |
| Anyone still using this player? Sony DVP-S9000ES I have one and it is still used in my main system. I think it has a natural sound and is an excellent player. This was Sony’s high end player at one time and while it is a little dated I still don’t think it is the weak link in my system. In full ... | |
| Accounting for slight hearing loss I would experiment with just turning the balance a little to the left. Or maybe sit in the center, close your eyes and have someone else turn the balance till it sounds right? You get imaging information from the mids/highs. The lower the frequenc... | |
| Cable burn-in questions. If you have a multimeter check the resistance of the preamp input. On and off. If it is around 10K ohms you are good to go.Again, it depends on how the pre is wired. Some can complete the circuit with the power off. You probably will hav... | |
| Cable burn-in questions. For interconnects you can make a simple DIY cable cooker. Make an adapter so you can hook up your interconnects from the amp to the speakers. Then play it at low volume ~40-50 dB’s overnight to a couple days. You will put more energy thru them in ... | |
| Cable burn-in questions. Volume from the pre does not matter but I don’t think the circuit is completed if the preamp/ amp is turned off (depends on how it is wired). If you are handy it is easy to make a dummy load with a spare RCA plug from your junk bin and a couple re... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget AudioQuest Type-4 - No Frills Build Speaker Cables, with BFA style banana plugs on both ends, from Audio Advisor. Relatively inexpensive, well built cables, with good, solid connectors. This........Solid core speaker cables really tightened up... | |
| Buddy can you spare a dime for a $12,000 Ethernet cable? Speaker and RCA cables are analog. Its the same audio signal that is sent to your speakers. I can see where differences between their construction can effect the sound coming from the speakers.But Ethernet cables send high frequency 0’s ans 1’s so... | |
| Audiophile Bass? Geoffkait.Is the lack of bass just a CD problem or is it a digital music in general problem? I don’t notice better bass when streaming vs listening to a CD. | |
| Audiophile Bass? IMO "Audiophile Bass" should mean a flat response as low as you can get. Not a big subwoofer going thump thump thump with a 10-20+ dB bass boost. That is for kids and home theater.There is a place for subwoofers in some systems. But they sho... | |
| What is this speaker cable connection? Yes but the most badly designed worst engineered spades I have ever seen. I mean that picture, its like a car wreck. You don't want to look, but you do, and then you just can't stop. What a mess. We should have a contest, who can spot the most... |