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| Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again... Addendum: the point about UL is actually moot. If someone is dead set on getting an aftermarket fuse but demands UL fuses, look no further than ISOCLEAN fuses, which have been around like forever and are UL listed. And they sound good. Problem sol... | |
| Speaker distance The BIG advantage to the XLO Test CD OUT OF PHASE TRACK is that it’s specifically for locating the speaker positions and is explained as you go along by the guy on the track as well in the booklet. It’s not obvious how to use the OUT OF PHASE TRAC... | |
| Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again... It coulda been anything. The whole amp catching fire thing is strictly anecdotal. You are correct, it might have been anything. If aftermarket fuses or ANY fuses caused fires they would have been litigated out of business a long time ago. | |
| Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again... Whoa! Let’s not get crazy. 😜 Nobody has even lost equipment or had their house burn to the ground. The fuse failures for whatever reason prevent that. Even aftermarket fuses. | |
| Are my " diamond " tweeters really diamond Do the tweeters have sparkling highs? | |
| Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again... Uh, the clock starts ticking from the time you get the fuses, not when they’re shipped. Hel-loo! | |
| Speaker distance That’s a tough one. One reason why it might appear that speaker distance varies according to the recording is because the venues of the various recordings are all different. You are supposed to hear those differences, no? In terms of space, sounds... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile The absolute worst system I ever heard belonged to a musician who played in the National Symphony Orchestra. Ironically perhaps, he was also a dealer for Cello and owned those really gorgeous piano black finish 8 foot tall Cello speakers driven by... | |
| Equalization I was in the Mapleshade exhibit with Pierre and Ron Bowman with Ron’s novel amp that had no tone controls OR volume control. The volume was preset electrically and less obtrusively. The resulting sound through the Nakamichi Dragon CD System and Ga... | |
| Filling speaker stands: sand, lead, steel, rice. Full, half, etc? There is no doubt that most box type speakers need a little damping as the cabinet resonance is not really good for the sound. So, in addition to a good sounding stand I some effective method of damping cabinet resonance should be explored. Too ba... | |
| Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again... Most aftermarket fuses come with 30 day money back guarantee. Only one of the 15 aftermarket fuses comes with 60 day money back guarantee. You exceeded both the 30 and 60 day periods. So, you’re actually lucky Audio Horizon will replace or repair ... | |
| Speaker distance Maybe so. Maybe not. I didn’t say all speakers should be close together. What I said was one needs to start off with speakers closer together and work outwards. Otherwise, you’ll miss the sweet spot. My point was people tend to assume farther apar... | |
| Equalization Snake oil is good for the hobby. 🐍 It greases the wheels of progress and makes everything run smoother. Obviously not everyone is on board the progress train and that’s OK. 🚂 | |
| Mapleshade Isolation: Does Nothing? Anybody know whether the maple or bamboo boards sound better with the grain vertical or horizontal? Also, anyone ever cryo his maple or bamboo board? Just curious. | |
| Equalization Most balance and frequency problems are actually produced by room anomalies. Comb filter effects, echos, first and second reflections, too much absorption, etc. A balanced program of tube traps, diffusers, resonators, Mpingo discs and other room t... |