hickamore
Responses from hickamore
| To extend Ethernet to remote location, are Powerline extenders or Mesh systems better? +1 for TP Link. Get the top end model, not costly and works flawlessly with extender 20' (as the wire runs) from the streamer that it feeds. | |
| Ice Age Audio Cables Q & A At the present rate, by no conscious design, I may soon have an Ice Age loop in the power cord department. Why? Ice Age has multiple designs, multiple lengths, all in stock and ready to go, with free US shipping. You can even customize the cosmeti... | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers @csmgolf, you guessed it. Have used the Signature SEs 3 years, tried various Herbie's and other things, no luck to date. Note the thread size on these is M12. Gaia I come with 12M adapters but they are a bit of overkill for 106lb towers. Just read... | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers Thanks to @csmgolf, @lancelock. One more question: vibration in suspended hardwood floor is considerable. Can be felt through soft slippers with socks, 34' downstream from source. (I play loud & speakers have a peak at 35Hz). Since the Gaias a... | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers @jbevier, my stereo towers weigh "only" 106 lb., but foot threads are M12. I see that Gaia I includes M12, Gaia II does not, yet Gaia II would support my weight. You also say Gaia II can be offered with other thread sizes. What is the best way of... | |
| What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please. Liked the Lumin sound, big improvement over the best of Cambridge, but the app was confounding. Aurender N100H is less analytical but fuller, richer, with a pretty-good app aided by outstanding email tech support. Next step up will be one of the b... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... The PS Audio Sprout 100 is under 1k, includes both a DAC and a phono section. Amazing functionality in a tiny package. Connect a streamer and/or TT/CD/Tuner/Cassette, add bookshelves/monitors and a small sub, and you've got real hi-fi for a smalli... | |
| Where the heck are all these manufacturers coming from! Heavy, listen to thecarpathian the numismatist and take them to a coin dealer. One bag at a time, every two days for however many years. Among those million coins you could probably assemble a valuable collection of rarities on top of face value. ... | |
| Bought the wrong subwoofer! I posed this same question to Legacy before connecting sub. Should I high-pass as described by @elliottbnewcombjr? Not with these speakers, they said. With electrostatics or other bass-shy mains, maybe so, but better results with Legacys, which pl... | |
| Finally Learned: Subs serve much larger role than adding more low bass @xcool Seems to me that, because sub(s) complete the holistic frame of the original recording space, that which is not technically affected by frequency augmentation (say, 300 HZ signals when sub's top end is 120Hz) is instead placed in its prope... | |
| Finally Learned: Subs serve much larger role than adding more low bass The title of this thread encapsulates my own experience. Several years' experience showed that my "subwoofer optional" Legacy Signature SEs simply couldn't play the Octave 0 notes present on some recordings. The gorgeous, enormous, discontinued Ta... | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords Epilogue #1: Thanks to contributions on this forum, I am already auditioning Zavfino 10awg on my power amp and Ice Age 10awg on subwoofer in a temporary placemement. Zavfino was instantly brighter than the 7awg Pangea I had been using, and more o... | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords @ozzy thanks for the warning about plastic parts. Many of the cables recommended here do use plastic at the terminals -- one reason why they fall in the "budget" category, no doubt. I will certainly explore durability record before buying anything... | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords Surprised to learn there is a Shunyata (barely) within my range. If the sound is as impressive as the words I've just read about it, a definite contender. | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? Sadly, the statute of limitations would now bar your claim against ex-friend, while his right of action against you for conversion would only accrue when you sell the records. However, you can argue -- depending on your state's law of abandoned pr... |