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Ethernet Cable or Not?
sleepwalker65Geoffy, how would you advise a cable manufacturer to determine the directionality of a piece of cable?>>>>Well, Sleepy, there are two ways to do it. The easiest way is to cut a section of WIRE off the spool - mark the sect... 
Ceramic insulator cone under phono stage shocker!
I have used and some customers currently use granite or Bluestone, which I’m pretty sure are similar physically to slate, slabs with my springs. Cones under the component and under the lower slab. I am quite fond of very hard materials and very st... 
Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
jaferd OPIs this laser-reading problem something that has been studied and corroborated? Is this a problem if the data is read from a hard drive or flash drive? im no electronic engineer but can’t they make the laser processor more specific and le... 
Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
I am not trying to rain on anybody’s parade but the problem with the “DAC makes everything better” theory is that, as I recently opined, the problems are primarily in the laser-read process and caused by not only seismic vibration but mechanical a... 
Ric Ocasek found dead.
Happy thoughts 🤗 Keep em coming! 
Ceramic insulator cone under phono stage shocker!
Is wood directional? If so, which direction is best? Which way should the grain go? 😳 Has anyone tried stacking two different woods? 😩 
Sonus Faber peeling leather
Too many brownies. 🤪 
Is soundstaging emblematic of reality?
Reality exists in the imagination. One’s reality is limited by a limited imagination. A soundstage quality is a product of sensory perception, imagination, quality of the system and recording as well as memory and the mind’s ability and skill of i... 
Ceramic insulator cone under phono stage shocker!
toetapaudioJust to clarify please, Geoff, are you saying that you prefer GS cones to MD springs in some areas or you have moved on from the cones?What I’ve been advising is a comprehensive program of vibration isolation and resonance control. What... 
Ethernet Cable or Not?
Are you sure advize is not correct? I really think advize is correct.  
List your state of art headphones for smart phone use!
Stax SR-009 used 
Speaker Imaging - Do you hear a line, or do you hear an arc??
Dodecahedron. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Led Zeppelin Crop Circles Box 1990. CDs from Original Master Tapes. Produced by Jimmy Page. Mastered by George Marino. Un-believable!  
Ceramic insulator cone under phono stage shocker!
I see a vacation in your future. 😛 
Is soundstaging emblematic of reality?
I heard the best soundstage ever yesterday. Nothing comes close. Customer No. 1 in Arlington. Whoa, Daddy! It’s a freak out! Get the soundstage right and the rest will follow. And guess what? It’s digital. 😬