folkfreak
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| Magico A3 Absolutely @tubegroover there is no such thing as an "absolute" in any aspect of audio reproduction. Furthermore I hold ardently to a belief that it's almost impossible to say ever that component A is "better" than B or vice versa. Why? Because it... | |
| Magico A3 @audiolabyrinth Magico do not publish a maximum power for the Q3 -- the "recommended power" is 30W but the one time I heard them (my set) driven by 50W EAR amps (my then dealers preferred choice) they sounded twee and polite but gutless. I run 450... | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers @prof the Townshend podiums don’t actually materially raise your speakers as they are designed to be used without the existing spikes you have on your speakers already. The net difference is therefore very small. Accepted the individual pods are l... | |
| Magico A3 @audiolabyrinth -- by the same logic you could also ask "how do the A3 compare to the M3" 😏My experience in moving in the Magico lines is that there are two strands of DNA if you will -- one (the number) pertains more to room size and frequency ex... | |
| High End is Dead? Most of ads on Audiogon is for old and/or off-brand gear for less than $1000. Wilsons and Magicos are a tiny minority of listings and they're all from dealersPerhaps because a) the top end stuff is only a tiny minorityof the volume, especially whe... | |
| Electrical - Romex Wiring and Other Recommended Enhancements @thankful Can you use 15amp rated power cords with 20 amp plugs?If I interpret your question strictly as written the answer is no. You cannot put a NEMA 5-20P (plug) on a 15A cable as it's a hazard -- even if you only use it on a device that draws... | |
| High End is Dead? ... 70 buyers snap up a $30k tonearm... Technics immediately sell out an $18k turntable... Two new manufacturers bring back brand new reel to reel decks... Magico wows the public with a bargain $9k speakerseems to me the real issue might be too mu... | |
| Let's talk cartrige loading. MC loading is a very subjective topic -- for everyone who insists that there’s a black/white difference between one load and another there are just as many who say it makes little if any difference. In large part this is because what loading does ... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. If you think about it the real reason for using a 20A plug is to prevent someone plugging something that draws 20A into a 15A standard receptacle and overloading the circuit. There's nothing in the design of a 15A plug that makes it unsafe carryin... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. @d2girls most people wire their listening rooms with 20A receptacles but use 15A plugs in them 😉. The Furman was the first time I’d ever seen an audio component with a 20A plug | |
| Getting the cartridge weight setting right... Rega RP10 @liamowen now you are a convert to the need to set VTF very accurately you should invest in the Rega scale. It’s quite the best one currently available https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Electronic-Tracking-Force-Gauge/dp/B0759YNBTG | |
| THE GRYPHON HAS LANDED at THE SHOW NEWPORT | THE SHOW JUNE 1-3 2018 Metaxas, Audionote UK are two much more creative full line manufacturers that spring immediately to mind as wellFrankly I’m not sure why we are being subjected to this stupid advertisement anyway. Clearly the claims they are making are bunk | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. To expand on @cleeds response the key thing is what is the maximum current draw the cable will need to handle. If it’s >15A then you should really use both a 20A IEC and a 20A plug NEMA 5-20P (the sort in which the two flat prongs are at 90 deg... | |
| Looking to Upgrade Outlet @ronrags your post had me digging through my store room and I have a pair of SR Teslaplex SE "Red" duplex outlets that I replaced with Blacks in my system. They are about 4 years old and have less than one years use on each one and look in nigh pe... | |
| Looking to Upgrade Outlet Well I can also observe that applying small strips of fOQ material to the oyaide face plates on my outlets also markedly improved the sound. At a certain level of system just about everything makes a difference ... |