devinplombier
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| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. Calling John Curl a "seasoned audio engineer" is like calling Robert de Niro a longtime member of the Actors Guild. Neither is objectively false but both miss reality by a mile and a half, which is in keeping with a lot in this thread. @kennyc ... | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. @calvinandhobbes Do you have at least one run of Ethernet fiber leading into your system? | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? pindac Still Life with System 😃 | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? Audiogon needs more actual builders and less arm-chair builders. The more people we have with hands on practical experience the better overall our hobby will be. Word. | |
| What A Drag It Is Getting Old When in doubt, visit your local Walmart. Upon exit you’ll feel much better about yourself. @celtic66 soundest advice so far!! 😂😂🤣 Watch out tho, they'll beat you up in the parking lot for tweek money | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? There's always satisfaction to be had doing something with our hands. We don't have to design crossovers or fine-craft enclosures out of raw materials; just assembling a kit is satisfying, As some folks remarked, you feel closer to your gear when ... | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? Consider Linkwitz | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? @ervikingo Very nice system! Betas are definitely on my bucket list, I keep an eye out for them. | |
| Cable Quandary @couger4u are you saying that the issue is present with Valhalla 2, but NOT with Valhalla? Have you swapped Valhalla 2s from L to R...? | |
| What A Drag It Is Getting Old As a preventive measure, I recommend buying a Tesla with Full Self Driving capability. That will spare your kids the dilemma of whether to take your keys away and report you to the DMV. You can also threaten to disinherit them. Or, preferably, do... | |
| Cable Quandary Before anything else, have your ears cleaned by a qualified medical professional. I’m not even kidding. I’m totally 100% serious. Do it | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. @steakster thank you for posting this link, it illustrates my point. Didn't know you were allowed to straight up hawk your stuff on What's Best Forum. Maybe you have to be a VIP donor? | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. @sns Tedious as these threads are (here we agree), they exist because some folks keep spouting nonsense, rooted in ignorance and false superstition, as fact. Come to think of it... Oh, never mind. Until these folks either start educating thems... | |
| Leave it on? To @daveteauk ’s point, electrolytic capacitors are negatively impacted by inrush current that occurs every time power is turned on. Since audiophiles are inexplicably obsessed with electrolytic capacitors and the urgent need to replace them all ... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? @sns - I’m afraid it’s YOU who are incorrect. @lanx0003 is correct. I owned an A8, and it DOES have a ’proper’ analogue volume control circuit, and it’s VERY good. @daveteauk Well... Actually, the a8 has a digitally-controlled, relay-switche... |