geoffkait
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| Listener fatigue: what does it really mean? If one follows some of the principles of Feng Shui, the ancient art of organization and energy control, you know, things like getting rid of old newspapers and old magazines and books, he should notice an audible decrease of distortion, especially... | |
| Why are we going 300 or more directions? Jneutron, oops, did not mean to blow off your question, I have been assembling a new headphone system. For insurance I had the ICs and power cords broken in on the latest AudioDharma Cable Cooker and also sent them off to the cryo lab, figuring be... | |
| Fuses that matter. That's pretty humorous. The symbol on the HIFI Tuning fuse is actually a diode and is used to show the direction of current flow so the fuse can be inserted properly. A diode signifies an asymmetrical transfer characteristic, you know, as opposed ... | |
| Tube dampers/coolers effect on preamp sound? For those who have bottom getters like the RCA smoked glass VT-231 and Sylvania 6SN7GT and are using Herbies tube dampers, you might try moving the damper all the way down the glass to where the damper just touches the base. I recently found that ... | |
| Fuses that matter. Just in case, the WA Chips for capacitors should go on the top of the caps, as opposed to the side. | |
| EVS oppo 105 mods vs the Up Grade Co.mods oppo 105 Good question, but I suspect the real question is has anyone had both companies mod the Oppo 105? You know, incorporate all the various mods each company provides - Bybees, aftermarket fuse, Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX, super clock, painted tray, WA ... | |
| Why are we going 300 or more directions? Rower30 wrote,"This group should use each member’s input to help move the topics forward, not throw arrows or use indefensible arguments that can’t be analyzed when this thread is about just that. Believing is fine, but this is for the other half.... | |
| Mapleshade boards under speakers Actually, I have tried everything under the sun. If you get good results with a maple board under a component you will get even better results by supporting the maple board with hard ceramic, brass or aluminum cones. Furthermore, results can be im... | |
| Review: aucharm audio 99 silver alloy fuse tube Tweak Did you install the fuse in the correct direction? | |
| Why are we going 300 or more directions? Trelja, you should have gotten the Audioquest Truth cables (ICs and digital cable, air dielectric). Absolutely fantastic in every way! Cheers | |
| What's a properly lit 6SN7 tube look like? Make sure the tubes are all seated correctly, you might have to wiggle them a bit in their sockets until you're getting both channels. 6SN7s, I have three of them, may light up very faintly, and in a lighted room you can just barely see they're on. | |
| Why are we going 300 or more directions? Jneutron wrote,"GK, I prefer discussing scientific entities. Your statements are not scientifically supported by any test. If you wish to claim burn in of wires, please provide scientific evidence of such claims."Sorry, this is not some government... | |
| Why are we going 300 or more directions? The debate about R, C, L and even metal purity, conductor diameter, dielectric material, all the usual suspects, gets a little moot when you consider how superior cables are after they have been broken in, especially if they have been broken in on... | |
| Listening fatigue One of the most closely guarded secrets in all of audio is why the distortion rises so much as the volume is turned up. Now, I'm not saying that some of the distortion we hear at higher volumes is produced by distortion in the speakers, distortion... | |
| The Engineer's Shoes.. Csontos wrote,"You've missed the most important ones."Very observant of you. Gee, don't you find the important ones, as you say, sort of trite and meaningless? You know, words like holographic? |