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| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. Maybe take a look at the leader of solar and see what they're doing. Doesn't look so foolish. It actually works! China is adding the equivelaint of 5 large nuclear power plants every week in solar and wind. 24 hour supply. Batteries for night use... | |
| Jay's Audio Lab Visits GR Research's Listening Room It seemed to me that Jay was polite but not blown away. The expectation of such a large, grand system could be a tall order (no pun intended). The music selection on the video didn't seem to match the dynamic capability. Not exciting music. If th... | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. @nonoise I'm aware of the low price of BYD's EVs.They're built cheaply No they are not. Our labs have torn down every nut and bolt and found them to be amazingly well built.Very high ratings. At this price point the testers were shocked at h... | |
| Using non-terminated speaker wire? Bare wire, Straight strand not twisted in a good tight compressed lug. | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. @nonoise Rump simply banned Chinese EVs once he came into office. Not true. Again it was Biden. "In the final days of his presidency, Joe Biden has announced a rule to prohibit the sale and import of connected vehicle hardware and software sy... | |
| Did I Expect too much? Companies like PS Audio can give better value for the money spent by selling direct to the customer. They benifit by getting a higher price but the customer also benefits by not paying for the middleman/distributor mark ups. A win/win | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. @nonoise Here are the real facts so now you know. All commodities importing into china, need pay the 3 types tariffs: I. Customs Duty II. Value-added tax III. Consumption tax This just for value added Tax... (There are plenty more.) All goods ... | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. There's two sides to this story... I always hated Tariffs. It was not an equal playing field. I was charged tariffs to send my products to other countries but my overseas competitors could bring in their products here with no fees. It gave them a... | |
| Cheap crimp connection vs. Solder Crimps are excellent in the right application. In areas of high vibration or items that need frequent replacement. Auto, aircraft even NASA uses crimps. AC panel also has temperature change and frequent replacement installation. Perfect for press... | |
| A Simple Pleasure: Sharing the joy @mapman Be aware that you must go into 'settings' in the Qobuz app and manually change the setting in order to recieve the higher resolution. Otherwise it will remain at lower MP3 setting. | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. Ah, the ’ellusive contentment zone’. That may work for a short time. The tariff effect will probably be less than expected and the need to purchase more stuff will continue. Just a short pause in consumption. It’s a sickness, much like alcoholism... | |
| A Simple Pleasure: Sharing the joy I do a similar thing. I use the Qobuz app available on Samsung smart TV. (plays at 16/44 resolution) Quite good enough. Shows the list of what's playing. Seeing the album on the screen is a bit more involving especially at dinner parties. People ... | |
| How to find local audiophiles I once connected with an audiophile and was kindly invited to his home to hear his system. All very expensive gear but he was playing at such a low level there were no dynamics or bass. Just old vinyl records. Made no sense and it wasn't good list... | |
| Cheap crimp connection vs. Solder Strength isn't required in a home audio speaker. (car audio needs crimps for strength) Straightest, non-restrictive path of least resistance is the goal. In a proper soldered direct connection it does replace/remove the crimp. That's the point ... | |
| Cheap crimp connection vs. Solder Crimp should be a pressure fit copper with straight strands of wire pressed against the metal crimp. No twisting of wire and no solder added. By adding solder it worsened the connection by adding yet another layer. Electric goes from wire, through... |