denverfred
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| Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking... Magister: I always speak ironically about placebos. Making fun of the concept is my most effective tactic.When I was about 20+ yrs old, I was talking with my father while standing by our dining table—which was all decked out for the holidays with ... | |
| Cana anyone recommend a plastic wrench that doesn'e scratch the metal? GOT IT!Check out Knipex, German manufacturer of (?) toolifile tools for freak tool users. I got a beautifully German pair of channel-locks that came with a pair of synthetic “dentures” that snap onto the jaws. I use it to hold gold-plated connec... | |
| To warm up or not to warm up, and...? 1) Leave your equipment ON 24/7. At least try it! Cost me <$1/mo.Do you really think that amp is going to “burn out” before you do?!!2) Use fans or coolers ONLY if the piece is very hot to touch. (solid state NOT tubes.)3) Aim any cooling airst... | |
| Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking... You CAN crack a nut with another nut. Place two walnuts in one hand and squeeze. You will be amazed!Excellent discussion.Magister: I have installed my first two golden pyramids directly on my very flat Nordost speaker cables. They fit almost exact... | |
| Offer / counter-offer? Audiogon rules Here’s a quick lesson in hi-pressure sales technique that occasionally needs to be employed:NEVER TALK PAST THE CLOSE!! Accept the offer and say thanks.If you didn’t want to sell it, you wouldn’t advertise it. Think of how much better the cash wil... | |
| 700.00 speakers new or used Little Maggies!$650If you don’t like them, send them back, or one of us will buy them from you for $500. What’s to lose except the chance to hear what a bipolar can do for your music? | |
| Cable comparison charts? I would really like to know when the chart shows that there is NO difference between ANY cables!Or how about any info showing induced noise performance.Maybe we should start a GoFundMe site establishing a grant program to provide a $100 AC cable t... | |
| Game Changing Tweak I put a cat turd on each speaker wire and it improved the imaging. I'll be doggone if I'll take them off until I come up with a better idea!Maybe I'll wrap them in copper tape!Who are these people who think this means THEY have to do that? Don't!I... | |
| Hearing loss and HiFi Pipebro:I'm 76 and have loss in my right (rifle) ear from the Army. Also tinnitus that rides at what sounds like about 50db to me. I know that's a meaningless spec, but it'll drive you nuts if you let it.I have 2 thoughts: 1) Yes, pay a lot of att... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? phd:Right you are. In 2001, I really liked the sound of the B&K electronics. It took less than 10 sec. to pick it originally vs. more mass market brands. Hot sucker! I almost bought one of the 2ch amps when I kicked HT out of bed, but why temp... | |
| Non-Oversampling (NOS) vs, I can't believe there are even DAC deniers! Are phono cartridges next? | |
| Is it true that a digital cable has to acclimate to your system? Analog only from DAC to AMP! Only if you have vol control on the DAC.Piano lover:What's the big hurry? All new cables need break-in. Every day your system will improve a bit and you don't have to do a thing but enjoy your own music.Buy used cable ... | |
| Poor value vs snake oil... Well put, Mr. Mahgister. Heading out to look for copper tape. | |
| Poor value vs snake oil... I really like Mahgister’s analogy to the athlete working out. Exactly!In our instant-gratification society, we want to hear our money NOW! "I’m not waiting for this $600 cable to break in, it sounds like a can o’nails! Must be some kind of SO!"Giv... | |
| Poor value vs snake oil... Some very good points here so far. rols contribution on snake oil (SO) is thought provoking. Magister calls SO accusations "red herrings." Here high in the Rocky Mountains I’m starting to see red snakes in herring oil!What’s the relationship betwe... |