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| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance I have no doubt you can hear differences from the extreme low end cables or thin zip cord vs. one costing $50+. I did my own blinded test with my friends hitting the A/B button with a DIY interconnect and the throw away Chinese interconnect. I cou... | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance You often hear people claim that as soon as a new cable was swapped the difference was "Immediately recognized", "Not at all subtle", "Could hear things never heard before" and "Transformed their system". So obviously they would have absolutely no... | |
| Could this be one reason tubes (and perhaps records) sound better? So what would happen if you buy a stand alone white noise generator and have it playing at low levels in the background while you listen to your system? Seems like most of them are under $50. Maybe $200 for a deluxe version. By audiophile standard... | |
| $27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? This is just to make their customers feel extra special and the commoners feel humble. I couldn’t even paint a stamp on my speakers. | |
| Diagonal bi-wiew Nordost also says to try using the jumpers diagonally; it would look like criss-crossed cables. This also worked well for me. Wouldn't that put the tweeter and woofers out of phase? | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? Ordinary people should be so blown away by your system I doubt they would say it sounded any different because you took off a cable elevator. Have them close their eyes next time instead of you talking it up first. Casual listeners used to i... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? Agree on the Polk Monitor 10's for rock. Still have a pair in rotation today. The OP should budget $2750 for a high end speaker that will have excellent sound stage an imaging. Then find a pair of Monitor 10s for $150 on Craigslist and upgrade t... | |
| Class A 30 Watt Amps: Are they enough to drive my book shelfs? In real life a 3 dB gain is not much (and you need to double the power to get it). 3 dBs is generally regarded as the minimum change most people need to hear a difference when playing music. Play around with an AVR with the volume calibrated in dB... | |
| What is a Passive Radiator in a Speaker Most of the early Polk speakers used a passive woofer. This design extends the bass response and you don't have to worry about port chuffing.The only negative I can think of is that the speaker needs to be airtight. If someone messed with the ga... | |
| 15 amps vs 20 amps A properly functioning electrical component will only draw what it needs. That is why you can plug in a 7 watt nightlight (that only draws about 65 milliamps) into a 15-20-or even higher amp plug.You only get in trouble when you start to plug in ... | |
| Help me build a $2,500 system For $2500 I would go used everything. Keep your CD and DAC for now and spend $1500-2000 on a good amp with a separate preamp. You will have a lot to choose from. My preference would be for a tubed preamp and a SS amp. Don’t skimp here.Then spend a... | |
| Trying to find someone with a cable cooker in Metro NY Just reality. Paying a token sum to someone who just wants to help a fellow audiophile is one thing....................But people were saying $200 to burn a cable! Thats when the scammers come out. | |
| Trying to find someone with a cable cooker in Metro NY I would prefer to find someone local, go over and chat some, see his cooker and maybe even have him hook it up while chatting. Or maybe send them to a well respected company that offers the service. Third would be someone well respected here......... | |
| Trying to find someone with a cable cooker in Metro NY geoffkait....... " That’s a good point, but only in the sense that cable burn-in is fairly well agreed, you know, scientifically, that’s it’s actually the dielectric that’s changed by burn-in, not the wire. For fuses, who knows what burn in accomp... | |
| Trying to find someone with a cable cooker in Metro NY Whether or not cable cookers and burning in cables actually do anything is irrelevant. What it does do is remove any doubt you have about your system and make it so you are confident you are doing anything you can to have the best sound. For th... |