holmz
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| Power Cables and Wall Sockets There are actually very many systems and listeners that can identify the difference power cords make. … … The case of the dimming lights that prompted this particular thread exemplifies this perfectly. The later is provable with a light meter... | |
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| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! Perhaps there is no current viable device that will measure our sonic preference? I mean all we have is Ohms law. If you're hearing and your system is transparent enough, most people will be able to detect the differences. Why such a denier? Try ... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets If you amp is causing lights to dim you have an extreme power problem. If the lights are dimming significantly, the circuit is overloaded, the breaker should be tripping. The circuit is overloaded. There is an increased fire risk. Jerry We do n... | |
| Vandersteen 7 and room treatment Thank you holmz. Albuquerque. Just visited my ex FiL about 6 week ago, north of I40 and West of Coor’s road. Got a load of chile and pasole from “The Fruit Basket”. So that “80% of the 500 miles”, is north through Taos or Tierra Amaria? (... | |
| Cartridge Loading for a phono pre amp Thanks Ralph. In this context, is there any relationship between cartridge bandwidth and cantilever stiffness? It seems that as the load-induced stiffening increases, the more reduced the bandwidth becomes. It seems that way slightly, but t... | |
| Tone arm plug in RCA cable? I understand that English is not your first language, but I’ve told you before: the word "stupid" is English is an insult. There is no debate. So please stop calling users here stupid. I’m really trying to be nice about this but you’re derailing ... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets One thing that I am curious about is if upgraded power cables will eliminate the issue of my lights dimming when listening at reasonable high volume. If the lights are on the same circuit as the amp, then probably yes. If not, then you likely h... | |
| Vandersteen 7 and room treatment Nioce! That is good find. 400 miles from where? If it were a hundred miles more, it could possibly made a good song lyric? There is a vandersteen forum. Many would say just get their vandertunes and adjust the sub settings, using the manual. A ... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets There are manny posts, with some advocating circuit breakers, runs to outlets, new outlets, and power cords and power conditioners. And also many that discount it totally as works of fiction, or imagination. which are you? | |
| Warm but holographic & forward vocals. @blkwrxwgn did you… Take early morning get on Highway let air flow to wind maybe bring lady make interest drive ? | |
| Neutral, transparent, warm If you like to hear crisp highs like cymbals then choose tweeters that can produce this sound. Or if the speakers do piano and the human voice, then is also a good sign that they will do everything else well. | |
| Cartridge Loading for a phono pre amp @holmz : " He never posted that loading to hard a cartridge will cause stiffness to the cartridge cantilever enough to mistracking. " It was I that wondered whether the loading affects the compliance in theory I was who posted that only to ... | |
| Tone arm plug in RCA cable? This is the link: decibelhifi.com.au They should be able to answer your questions Yeah I did see that right before this: SAEC are unique in using the same wire type in a commercial product, and it can be found used in their $13000 Tonea... | |
| Tone arm plug in RCA cable? Well SME have a history of producing Knife Edge Bearing Designs, they probably sold in 10’s of 1000’s and guess what, all were most likely really ’ENJOYED’ by their owners, and I will even go out on a limb and suggest a large selection of individ... |