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How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
I feel like I’ve stumbled on a piece of hidden information. I’ve been playing with stereo gear since I was a child and always thought of the + & - terminals as absolute concepts that needed to be followed strictly for proper use. You can imagi... 
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@steakster How does my comment “say it all”? How would you define “peace” and “control” in Audio terms. In a best case scenario, some reviewer may have previously described what these terms mean to them acoustically. In reality, nobody has any ide... 
my $686 stereo system, laugh if you want...
+1 to Brightman’s rendition of Scarborough Fair being excellent. I like it better than the original tbh.   
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“Peace & Control”. Please, Rix, if any of us were to actually listen and confirm these findings, WTF would we be listening for? Don’t you see the problem with the use of these nebulous superlatives?  
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Robert, no, I’m not an electrical engineer. I asked the question because I’m trying to separate peoples responses into a couple of buckets. One being “opinions and experiences worth taking seriously” and the other “crap I read in the comments sect... 
How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
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How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
Hey Robert, I’m able to push my ATH-AD700’s together like that, but the HD6XX headband isn’t being very cooperative.  
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Testing methodology? Pics? Were the PCs in question all properly configured and being fed power that had been through the line conditioning car wash?  
How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
I really wasn’t expecting this kind of answer from you Chuck.Surely there’s a definitive way of testing this? 
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Robert, do you have any analytical comparisons you’d like to share of USB vs Ethernet vs WiFi, or are we just assuming USB is noisy because OMG PC’s are noisy? 
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In the 21st century audio engineers build equipment while actively avoiding two of the most powerful tools available to the whole of science and engineering: measurement and error control. The damage to the audio industry and its reputation in the... 
JBL Synthesis “Bookshelves”
Do you have L100’s? If so, how do you like them?  
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In a double-blind test, it would be much more difficult to determine any improvement with an upgraded network switch with a system that was not optimized. Comparing a network switch is considerably different than comparing another component - such... 
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I’ve heard a lot about the Kenjit way, please, tell me more 😑 
JBL Synthesis “Bookshelves”
I’ll keep that in mind, bespoke metal working is a vanishing trade.