eldartford
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| how can a line cord affect frequency response ? Albertporter...I don't wish to argue the merits of exotic power cords, isolation devices, and similar audiophile paraphinalia, but some manufacturers doing demos at shows will admit that they have to incorporate these things in their setup or else... | |
| Twin Lead Shielded Shielded 300 ohm twinlead used to be sold by radio shack. I used it for many years and it did a super job of eliminating noise from ignition of nearby vehicles. This was in a fringe reception area, and I wanted to avoid any loss of signal due to a... | |
| how can a line cord affect frequency response ? For decades I have experimented and listened for changes in my system. Sometimes I hear something, sometimes I don't. When I hear something I am open minded. When I don't I am a naysayer. C'est la vie. | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Tbg...If you want to measure resonant frequency (and I presume Q) there is a straightforward way to do this. You apply vibration to the item you are testing, with frequency swept over the range of interest, and record vibration amplitude of the it... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Specs...It is obvious that the sonic character of a loudspeaker cannot be defined by specs, although some things like frequency response can be usefully measured. However performance requirements of a TT (not the arm/cartridge) are so simple that ... | |
| Interconnect with RCA and XLR connectors feasible? I think you need more info about the Meridian outputs. I doubt that a manufacturer would use XLR a connector for a single-ended signal, although this can be done. If that is true you need an appropriately wired RCA on the other end of the intercon... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Of all types of TT faults, speed error and wow and flutter are the easiest to evaluate. A strobe disc and a neon bulb will verify that average speed is at least as good as the power line frequency (which is very good). Actually, quartz controlled ... | |
| Which Vivaldi Four Seasons CD to buy??? For this sort of music you really can't go wrong with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. OK, it's a DVDA (not a CD) but Naxos 5.110001, London Mozart Players is a fine performance with excellent recording. And it cost me... | |
| what is the difference between good and bad music Rap may be good, but is it music? | |
| how can a line cord affect frequency response ? Some time when I have a few grand to get rid of I will try out some different power cords. Til then I will stick to my belief that a properly designed power supply will produce DC without artifacts of the input AC power. There are many instances w... | |
| do copper, silver & gold cables sound different ? Has anyone tried Iron wire? If they did I bet it would sound "Cold" and "Hard". | |
| Military Spec Nuclear Shielded Speaker Cable? Porziob...You need to bring your understanding of MIL SPEC up to date! Even quite unique military equipment, like the latest model of Fire Control System for testing, preparation and launch of submarine launched ballistic missiles (Trident 2) is a... | |
| Military Spec Nuclear Shielded Speaker Cable? Real EMF-proof and Rad-hard cables, such as those in the ballistic missiles I worked on, are as flexible as a baseball bat, and just as thick. | |
| High pass quality to mains uisng Velodyne DD subs Vladimir...The capacitor idea is attractive, but...1. The capacitor will give you only a 6 dB filter. It will significantly impact frequencies well above where you want to make the crossover. 2. The capacitors used in a line level filter will be ... | |
| High pass quality to mains uisng Velodyne DD subs Rwwear...Any degradation due to "extra" circuitry is theoretical, and could be expected to occur only for inferior electronics. LF cone motion is actual physical reality...not theoretical. It causes Dopler modulation of higher frequencies, and req... |