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| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @jea48 "What was wrong with the OEM power cord that came with the equipment you installed the audiophile power cord on?" Way too long and cumbersome. I could purchase the VooDoo in the exact length I needed to reach from the power conditioner to... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? @magon "I’m wondering if the McIntosh signature sound is known for good dynamics and microdynamics." Absolutely, McIntosh typically specs any of their amplifiers as having at least 1.8 dB of dynamic headroom and independent tests reveal they easi... | |
| Back in the vinyl saddle again. @tony1954 "The Hana SL MkII was on my short list." | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @sdl4 "Ah, the joys of negative expectation bias. That's when you have a belief that cables (or other audio gear) do not have an effect on sound, which leads to not hearing a difference even when other skilled listeners can hear a difference. It's... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Julien Adderley - Something Else; Blue Note Classics Joe Henderson - State of the Tenor Part 1; Blue Note Tone Poet | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report @mksun Vinyl. Til Tuesday - Welcome Home/Everything's Different Now | |
| Chevy Silverado Truck Spanish Ads on Audiogon Do you have a problem with the advertisers thinking that Hispanic people might have an interest in music and hi fi? I'm sure you have more important thing to worry about! Linda Ronstadt displayed the absolute peak of human artistic expression wit... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @phusis "And just to be clear: to be "well aware of the multitude of approaches to sound reproduction" one has to have actual experience with their entire range to be able to fairly assess them and deem their revelatory or rejectional status, as y... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @jea48 "Years ago I used to post a photo of a power cord sold by an audiophile internet company showing 3 single insulated conductors twisted together with only a loosely protective covering of a cellophane plastic. WOW. Going from memory the wire... | |
| Long Run to Wall Plug vs Short Run to Conditioner? One purpose of the power conditioner is to have all of your AC receptacles terminated in the same place to avoid ground loops. The high current ones designated for power amps primarily, dispense with filtering other than surge protection to keep t... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @phusis "Really it's outboard active configuration that's the optional approach here, as passive configuration and typically only using a single amp has been the only route so far, and thus by all accounts will be the default and most common way... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? John Scofield - Hand Jive; Blue Note 80, 2LP. | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @aberyclark "I cannot see a High-quality audiophile component maker (especially some that sell volume) pass on a few dollars for a better sounding power cable if indeed the cable improved their product. I cannot see a person buying that $7000 amp ... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover Love the new design approach and it’s wonderful you have the option to use the speakers without all the additional signal processing which is something I abhor! I have lusted for the La Scala AL5 in American walnut though for years (even the II) a... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? devinplombier 432 posts 03-25-2025 at 11:56pm Cable warning: In recent years a number of cables have emerged on the marked that are manufactures with no or little consideration to the electronics that they are connecting, unfortunately there ... |