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| Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why? mitch2 my friend has less efficient speakers, and that is exactly what he did. | |
| No labile help You thinking of buying them? Just get return option and try them. | |
| PayPal problems Certainly, if no problem, PayPal would release the funds to him. Some people have issues with PayPal that are unrelated to your transaction. PayPal is solid, they know what they are doing, stay out of it as they said. | |
| Buy new or repair? Budget $600 ish, existing Nakamichi RE-1 buy a nearly new ’mint’ one, $380. make offer. keep yours for parts | |
| Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why? cat 8 info I found a version of this with 22 awg, these are 26 awg. .................. In any case, I ordered half black, half red, cut the connectors off, twisted the red/black pairs, added WBT type connectors, done. | |
| Seeking Recommendations For A Record Cleaner I manually scrub the living crap out of my old and/or new LP’s, using a manual system, 10 at a time, soft infant scalp brush, no damage at all. Amazing how a beat up LP can sound. see 11th photo in my virtual system here, I listen whi... | |
| Furman Elite 15 PFi - just purchased 3-2023 I bought a different model Furman. The 3 amp continuous and 45 amp peak reserve is provided by it’sinternal power storage. I have a separate 15 amp circuit, but, like OP, not necessary using a Furman (or other similar unit) Essentially you can fi... | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often I think you should FIRST try very hard to find efficient speakers you really want, without even listening to inefficent speakers. Don’t even look sideways at them. Next: listen to whatever appeals to you, even if low efficiency, KNOWING, power ne... | |
| Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why? I've always made my own: lamp cord; common speaker wire; monster cable; solid strands of thick copper, stiff, hard to bend; cat 5 and now cat 8. It's hard to know what you are convincing yourself about 'better'. So, off to research, something's ... | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? Some put music on while doing other things. Me, only dedicated listening from my spot. | |
| Passion, or ..... Precision? You simply have to develop the ability to drop the habit of listening for the wonder of your system, just go for the content and the related memories. Before CD's, we developed the ability to 'not hear' static, ticks, pops when playing LPs. CD's... | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? AVG.: Music: 10 hrs/week; Video Music: 5 hrs a week. It changes over the years, and Covid has changed things in new ways. Main/Office/Shop systems all re-done during Covid. 100% support from the wife regarding equipment and listening. I’m reti... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? Oh Boy, Nearly Everything I'm 74, Then and Now, spurring some great memories: 1. Inherited a. Fisher President II from Uncle Johnnie (1958 components, free firewood) b. Speaker Drivers currently in new enclosures c. Fisher Mono Amps 80az for ... | |
| Sound meter + equalizer = problem solved? Sound Meter: Yes. Speaker/Signal Level Controls: YES basic, more specific frequencies, a lot of frequencies. Depends on your space, and taste, and need for 'good enough' or perfection EARS: yes, last, find a preferred adjustment to the 'best f... | |
| Sound meter + equalizer = problem solved? 1. Fletcher Munson, infrequent and temporary need. Separate from basic match to your room. (Stupidly named ’Loudness’, it was for ’Lowness’ the opposite of loudness). Fletcher Munson is a separate eq curve needed ONLY for very low listening, bes... |