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| The Best DeKay - Copper or Silver Wire? I wonder if Kublakhan was using copper or silver when he blew his girlfriend across the room. Perhaps he will enlighten us. Doug | |
| The Best DeKay - Copper or Silver Wire? Doesn't much matter. 18 gauge copper dekay sounds the same as 18 gauge silver dekay. Doug | |
| SACD dealers in Chicago I suppose I would recommend in Audio Consultants first, followed by ProMusica and Holm. Those are probably the three top. There are several others, unfortunatley, I will have to look them up. If you are interested in specifics, such as address, ph... | |
| High ceilings and hardwood floors Alexanderj is right about the frequency doubling. As it turns out that frequency is about 70 Hz. In addition, the length of the long wall is going to cause an interaction with the ceiling and short wall at additional frequencies that are multiples... | |
| Buy a CD now or wait new technology In addition to the thread that Metaphysics identifies there are many others that discuss this topic as well. Some may not be titled as such, but at some point the thread goes into a discussion on this very concern. You will find additional comment... | |
| SACD dealers in Chicago I was at the Sony store on Michigan Ave. about a month and a half ago. They had what at that time were all three of the current Sony models hooked up for your listening pleasure. Otherwise, you may want to try Audio Consultants. They carry both So... | |
| Tax time Actually though, I haven't gotten a refund in years. I don't want one. I refuse to give the House of Representatives more of my money than they already waste. I suppose if they paid me a competetive rate of interest on the excess I might be willin... | |
| Tax time Taxes??? I did those last year. Thanks, Doug | |
| How much does your system retail for? My two channel hi-fi in it's current state is at about $42,200. This does not include records and CD's. I typically do one major upgrade each year. Thanks, Doug | |
| Blu-Tack where to Buy? Dekay and Sdcampbell, What are the sonic qualities of the substitute versus the original "BluTack"? Dekay, do you think the lighter color of blue affects the sonic signature? Cheers, Doug | |
| CD players, one box or seperates? Tough question. Four and a half years ago I bought a new DAC and transport. I made the decision to buy seperates thinking that with the high rez formats coming I would have the flexibility to swap out and/or upgrade the units to take advantge of t... | |
| Tube amps for Maggie 3.5 or 3.6 A friend that bought my 3.5R's is using a CJ tube amp and pre. They sound very nice with the CJ gear. In my opinion though the sound was a little better with my Levinson amp and pre. I would not attempt to steer anyone away from using one or the o... | |
| What length digital cable? I read some manfacturer propaganda not too far back that stated that the minimum length of a digital cable is 1.0 m. Unfortunately, I don't recall the reasoning they used and I have since thrown the lit. away. If anyone is interested I could come ... | |
| Installing a new arm I read through the mounting instruction for the PT-6 that I have and the following is from that. "Pivot-to-stylus distance is 229 mm. The arm should be mounted with the center of the arm base (the pivot) measuring 211 mm from the middle of the cen... | |
| Buying a used Pre-amp...Advice needed Consider looking for and Adcom. They are solid, good sounding units and there should be several for you to consider in the used listings. Good Luck, Doug |