denverfred
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| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS DUH! I’ll give you $100 for your ARC preamp and that’ll give you a start toward something that you should have bought in the first place! Somebody needs to come up with a quick online audiophile competency test. Have you checked the "ohmage" on ... | |
| Power Conditioning / Surge Protection For what it’s worth, I use an RGPC to distribute power to all of my source components including my new LG OLED. The RG plus a Shunyata cable made my old Sony 2K pop with great blacks, etc. Unfortunately, almost unbelievably, this new LG comes with... | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot Way back in the 70's we ran Romex 14/2 for a while out of curiosity. It works better than the 18/2 we gave away with a pair of speakers. You say the Home Depot wire was "quite listenable." Sorry, that doesn't tell me much. It seems to me that you'... | |
| Millercarbon's Mega Vibration Control Journey Just received 2 sets of those SXXH spring-loaded footers from China. Look well made. Will report after a few days of listening. Onward freaks! | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? I broke into the biz in the 70’s with what was, at the time, the biggest Mac dealer in the midwest. It sells for the reasons listed here in many good posts: 1) Quality parts and construction 2) Longevity 3) Reliability 4) Cosmetics 5) ServiceWe ha... | |
| Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store Most of these problems can be solved by putting audio sales staff on salary or salary + commission.Most of the remaining problems can be solved by the customers who fail to realize the importance of "cultivating" a likeable salesman by showing som... | |
| What are your thoughts on the "Edsels" of the audio history? The Carver "Digital Time Lens." Not much more to say is there? | |
| What's your definition of an audiophile? +1 with Alan Parsons and MCEverybody listens to music. Audiophiles have no special credentials there. It’s the gear that makes the difference and all this bs about "I’m not listening to equipment, I’m listening to music!" betrays the hidden truth ... | |
| Negotiate good price I can tell you from experience that the disappearing salesman had bigger fish to fry elsewhere in the store. My guess is that you had been to that store previously and were known as a stroker. You got your demo and were left alone to listen--that'... | |
| Amplifier warm up It's like being at a strip club in an anti-universe: LEAVE IT ON! | |
| Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them? I met John Bowers when B&W hosted me in Worthing for a visit in the 70's. A wonderful man and engineer who really changed the face of hifi--and not just in England. Since his death things have spun wildly. Do a little research and you will fin... | |
| Best room treatment Do all of the above and then add plants, lots of bushy green trees and stuff that will make perfect diffusers and have high WAF. | |
| Simaudio Moon 600i v2 VS Naim Supernait 3 for Dyanudio C20s Did you tip the salespeople who demo'd amps for you so you could buy online or used? | |
| Could Audiogon create some FAQ pages in each Forum Category? hilde makes a good point. How about putting a "word search" feature on the forums? We all know how to do that but it would be nice to have a google just for audio terms and other freakish things. | |
| System Plateau - Ideas? Upgrade all of your AC cables, and don't be a cheapskate about it. |