geoffkait
Responses from geoffkait
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mapman wrote,"GEoff, I was expecting a refute or at least denial of my "charlatan" comment, not insults directed towards a chair."My bad. I thought you called me a harlequin. | |
| Where Coming Back Dayglow, looks good on paper. I suspect the masses just want more and more convenience and not too concerned with the sound quality except in a general kind of way. I am pretty sure there are a lot less audio stores today, not more, since Excalibe... | |
| Power cord connectors Well, one thing's for sure, those big hollow dumaflaches resonate. | |
| Where Coming Back The high end store Excaliber in Alexandria closed it's doors around 1986, signaling the death of high end. | |
| The Irrational But Efficacious CD Tweak Mapman wrote,"Wouldn't surprise me if designed tone bursts change the sound for the better in some cases.I get my Stax headphones to sound their best (loosened up?) by playing at what would be painfully loud volumes for a minute or two before I pu... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mapman, couple questions. Is it a BarcoLounger or a La-Z-Boy? And does it have one of those cool beer holders? | |
| Where Coming Back Bucanero117 wrote,"Article in the New York Times today indicating big buck audio is coming back."Actually, the article indicates no such thing. Quite the opposite. It's talking about getting good sound on a budget. He-looo! | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mapman wrote,""What is it again about the sound that the Furutech fuses improve? WOuld turning up the volume some otherwise achieve similar results?"I thought that was a good question.Geoff mocking it makes me think so even more."Well, of course i... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mapman wrote,"What is it again about the sound that the Furutech fuses improve? WOuld turning up the volume some otherwise achieve similar results?"I'm getting the distinct feeling a laughing goat award might be forthcoming. | |
| Do expensive cables/wires REALLY make a difference Arcticmonkey wrote,"Instead of asking me for proof, ask for proof from the cable companies who use ridiculous claims and flowery language to sell their wares. Where is their proof? Nonexistent, because when the difference between cheap "zipchord" ... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Radio shack bulk tape erasers should be easy and inexpensive to find on eBay for twenty bucks or so, at least the last time I looked. There is a bit of a trick to using bulk tape erasers on CDs and thst is not to hold it too close and only swirl i... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mapman wrote,"I actually rip all my CDs to music server these days. I never play a CD directly, so there is no music making occurring anywhere near the actual CD. Lots of bad things can happen in theory reading an optical disc in real time to make... | |
| How many fuses in a McIntosh MC275? Nothing wrong with blind tests per se but it's certainly a mistake to think that if someone cannot hear a fuse or whatever in a blind test that the fuse or whatever doesn't work in other systems. There are many reasons why audiophiles get null or ... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Jea48, thanks for posting the Bedini patent. Makes a lot of sense. ;-) | |
| Seeking alternatives to Oppo I have an Oppo 103, albeit a modded one with all the bells and whistles such as a bunch if WA Chips, cryo'd power cord, blah blah blah. Trust me, syrupy and rose-colored and Hi Fi it ain't. |