hdm
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| Telarc recording quality For the most part, I like the Telarcs that I have, but they tend toward the clinical in my opinion and lack the PRAT that, for example, the Audioquests in my collection have in spades. I would tend to agree with Brouser that they can sound a bit u... | |
| Review: Porter Port AC Outlet Customized Hubbell 8300 Tweak Hi Larry: Actually, I got a bit lucky; I ended up phoning a few places locally (London, Ontario) that do metal heat treating, and Bayson Heat Treating had just recently acquired a cryo unit. As I was somewhat familiar with the process, I made sure... | |
| Review: Porter Port AC Outlet Customized Hubbell 8300 Tweak I recently had 3 power cords and some Kimber 8TC cryoed (at a very minimal cost) and the results were truly outstanding and consistent with what is heard with the Porter Ports or a cryoed Hubbell 5262 or 5362. That being said, a properly cryoed no... | |
| Amazing XRCD I just purchased.... I think Jon was referring to the straight K2 reissues, as opposed to the XRCD's, which run about twice as much money. I just ordered 5 of the K2's; unfortunately I don't have have any corresponding XRCD's to compare them to (only have one, Bill Ev... | |
| Review: Chris VenHaus VH Flavor 4 Power Cord Power cord Just FWIW, any of the cords that I have experimented with in terms of floating grounds have sounded noticeably better with the ground disabled. | |
| What's this stuff on the back of a PS Audio Outlet It was Paul McGowan from PS Audio that responded that they were capacitors, but his response was rather brief. You might want to ask him at that forum what purpose they serve. | |
| Power cord for 47 Labs digital front end? I use a DIY cord made with 47 Labs OTA on my DVD player with very good results. This is not for the faint of heart, as the OTA is only 26 guage, but if you have some already, it is very simple to construct. Simply run two lines (one for live, one ... | |
| Swap Outlet in PS Ultimate Outlet The added nickel plating of the PS Audio receptacle is a detriment, not an improvement, and Albert's offer is worth pursuing. The Porter Port, or a cryoed Hubbell 5262 or 5362 should be a major improvement over even the PS Audio Powerport, or any ... | |
| Speaker spikes-worse sound-what gives? As Pmkalby points out, never is there an always. Your experience mirrors mine exactly, and from the reading I've done here and on Audioasylum, a fair number of people with floorstanders on suspended floors. Spiking the speaker to such a floor, as ... | |
| Speaker spikes-worse sound-what gives? I would bet a fair bit of money that your carpet is over a suspended hardwood floor or plywood subfloor. Forget about the spikes, buy two pieces of Laminated or "Security" glass with a slightly larger footprint than your speakers, placing your spe... | |
| Power cord craze What should I get for $100 Make your own using 4-5 feet of the JPS in-wall cable with a Marinco 320 IEC and 8215 Male. Cost should come in around $100-$110 U.S. Performance comparable to the JPS power retailing at $450 U.S. (there have been recent sellers on Audiogon of JPS... | |
| Review: Basic Power Cord 12 ga. Power cord I have no experience with the Basic Power, but will offer this up as the Mred does have positive things to say about the JPS Power above. For around $100, you can build a truly superb power cord using the JPS in-wall cable (list at around $20 U.S.... | |
| Motor noise with Michell Orbe and Benz Ruby? I'm not sure whether this will be of any help to you or whether I'm on the right track at all and am a bit confused by your post, but will just throw it out on the off chance it might help you. I have an older Gyro (mid 80's) and there is a "locki... | |
| Review: Grungebuster CD Mat Herbie's Audio Lab Tweak Zaikesman: You might want to check out the ad for the grungebuster here at Audiogon. There is a model specifically for the stable platter players that costs a bit more ($24.95) that can be applied directly to the "platter" or turntable and simply ... | |
| Review: Grungebuster CD Mat Herbie's Audio Lab Tweak Zaikesman: You might want to check out the ad for the grungebuster here at Audiogon. There is a model specifically for the stable platter players that costs a bit more ($24.95) that can be applied directly to the "platter" or turntable and simply ... |