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To Couple or Decouple?
Is there an echo in here? 
Directional speaker cables - switching direction
Omsed wrote,"I suppose shining lights on the cables makes you hear different resutls, and I suppose after moving them they have to "break in" again."Actually, those are two things I think are true. Thanks for reminding me. 
The most holographic Power Cord
Erikminer wrote,"Why bother?"Exactly! 
Directional speaker cables - switching direction
Is it really true that wives hear better than their better halves? Or is that an old wives tale?;-) 
The most holographic Power Cord
The most holographic power cord is NO power cord. I switched to all battery power (portable cassette and portable CD player) last month and never looked back. I'm out there and loving it. 
Directional speaker cables - switching direction
Timrhu wrote,"I truly envy those who have enough time in their lives to sit and critically listen to their cables and then swap the direction and do it again. And to ensure they heard what they think they heard, do it all again over and over."What... 
Fuse damping materials or coatings.
There are a couple issues with fuses, well three counting directionality. The other two are vibration and RFI. You can use a 2mm Marigo VTS Dot or a small wedge of cork to damp vibration and 3M AB5100S to protect the fuse from RFI. 
Best of 2014 so far with bitchin soundstage?
Bitchin'? What is it 1980 all of a sudden? 
Anyone try Synergistic Research PHT...
If it's mu metal which is slightly magnetic it could be reducing the deleterious effects of "fringing" around the actual magnet, along the same lines mu metal used around speaker magnets. 
The first watts
The unofficial dynamic range data base (Google search will pull it up) illustrates very convincingly (just Enter name of artist or group) how the dynamic range has suffered over the past twenty or so years as subsequent reissues of once dynamic po... 
Six Moons charges for reviews?
It's not as if they are the only ones that are asking for such a tit for tat. There have often, maybe more often than not, been certain, ahem, arrangements made with manufacturers like forever when a magazine decides to do a review. You know, such... 
Most achingly-beautiful music
I have just one word. Ein Heldenleben. And preferrably by either Fritz Reiner and Chicago or Von Karajan and Berliner. 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
Steve, different strokes for different folks. If you could hear what I've heard with my ears...Cheers 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
The texture and sweetness is all wrong or completely MIA on digital, some are a little better but by and large tape, even the humble cassette, gets this critical part right. Digital is just SO bland. There, now I feel better. 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
The texture and sweetness is all wrong or completely MIA on digital, some are a little better but by and large tape, even the humble cassette, gets this critical part right. Digital is just SO bland. There, now I feel better.