gthirteen
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| Results of granite platforms for Silverl I havent tried sandstone, and have been using marble lately, first, on a nice hardwood floor with small felt pads and some large floorstanding speakers spiked to them. THis was pretty good. Now I use the same slabs of marble on carpet with Tiptoes... | |
| Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak? I may be a wierdo, but I use clear plastic 4oz. "coctail" cups (think airplane beverage cart issue) with good results as cable suspenders. turn each cup upside-down, and cut a trough into the bottom of the cup. Make 8 to 10, and use it to keep the... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Yes!!! IT LIVES!!! Thanks to Kitch29 for resurrecting one of the best!! | |
| Is Hales finished for Good? I for one am really sad. I owned rev 3 speakers, and I sold them to a friend about 7 months ago. I really liked them, and, while I still consider it a rumor, I am saddened by what I have heard, re: Hales' disappearance from the scene. I have a hig... | |
| Percentage to spend on Amp and Speakers Miked, you didnt say anything about stuff you already own. Do you have ANY equipment now? The way I did it was totally backwards of how most people do it, but UNLIKE most of the suggestions in this thread, I imagine you're like most people, in tha... | |
| Single bi-wire or double bi-wire ? I disagree with Leafs. I tried it both ways, and I prefer 2 separate runs of cable. I Compared a non-biwire setup, using Audioquest SA-40 full range, but connected to the high freq posts, and CV4 for the jumpers going to the bass posts, and a full... | |
| Add an IEC socket..any negative effects? I am having mine done by an expert. However, If I were to do th ecutting, I think a Dremel, or some similar hand held cutting tool that is really easy to handle, would be good. As in most of my do it yourself projects, it sounds cheap and easy in ... | |
| Add an IEC socket..any negative effects? IF the component has a 2 prong plug now, why would I want to connect a ground wire if I decide to add an IEC INPUT to the chassis? I'm no electician, but what I suspect would be ok is to connect the positive and negative to the IEC INPUT, dont con... | |
| Your Listening chair I, too have the ekornes stressless, and I've found that it is a better computer chair than listening chair. I have the Kensington model, and I paid around 11 hundred as well. I'm fairly tall, but my ears are still below the top of the chair, and I... | |
| Add an IEC socket..any negative effects? John, in your first post, did you mean the green wire that comes with the IEC socket? I could understand not "grounding" a component that wasn't previously grounded. However, if you meant the green wire in the power cord itself, I'm a little confu... | |
| Your Listening chair Whatjd, Have you tried the Van Der Rohe Barcelona chair? I've never seen one in person, but it looks like a good chair for the hifi. Can I trade you for a Herman Miller? I've got some cables... | |
| Audio refinement complete amp. I own gear that is more expensive, but I cant say enough good things about this amp. It sounds like a million bucks. I really, really would like to see it's big brother (YBA Integre) with the 2 transformers. For 1G I have not found anything that c... | |
| "The Audio Critic" B.S. or what? Dude, if you need someone to tell you it's ok to spend lots of your money on wires, I am not that guy. I, however, can hear a difference, and do spend quite alot on wires, etc. If you hear a difference, really hear a difference, it shouldnt matter... | |
| Your Listening chair Here Here on the Eames lounger. It's a nice, low, beautiful chair, with support that cradles the back. The Rosewood veneer and down stuffing on a vintage specimen sounds much better than the foam/walnut of the recent models. The down really "gets ... | |
| Bel Canto DAC 1 Upgrade Hey man, What is the upgrade? I'm still on the fence re: what to do. Wait? Buy the MSB? Buy a BC? |