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| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? I really wish all of us would try before you buy. I understand that there is not always a brick and mortar audio store near you but there are several places like The Cable co, Music Direct, and ESP power cords that will let you return the item wit... | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions From what I gather it is now code in some states to have a whole home surge protection on the main breaker box. When you upgrade your box the electrician is required to put it on. A company called Seimens makes a popular model. This is good becau... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice Hello, If you do get one it looks like your choices will be the Ref 5 SE and the LS28SE. These are amazing preamps. The Ref 5SE and the LS28SE are very close in output. Maybe even the same. The LS28 SE runs cooler due to not having the 6550 tube. ... | |
| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. I have studied this big time. First the most important thing is you clean your records. I can hear the difference in Tergiclean, AI, Project, and a few others. With some processes out there they have no options for a rinse. Hopefully without tap w... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? I had purchased an amp on EBAY that said smoke free. As soon as I broke the seal on the box it smelled like a thousand ash trays. It is very important. The pet free can be important. I would appreciate them blowing out the component with a compres... | |
| Townshend Isolation Products. These are great products that really work. I love that the platform is designed to the weight and size of the component. I already had Symposium under the speakers otherwise I would totally look into Townshend. | |
| SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT I think this can be system dependent. Hopefully you can try both out first or return the one that did not perform the best over the other. That being said. Treat your room first. Way more important than those two cables. If you have done that then... | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations 🙄 I might be a bot. No Im human, I made a mistake. KEF Ref 3 Meta. One of my favorite in that price range. If you can find a used pair of Revel M126. I love the glossy walnut. I have the Revel Studio 2. They do good without room treatments but ar... | |
| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? Triplite 8. I want to try this $50 10’ cat 45 cable on Amazon. I just have not felt I needed to even try it. I know these cables and network switches make a huge difference. I would rather spend that money treating the room. Which I am slowly doin... | |
| How does speaker placement affect the width of the soundstage? Also, Stillpoint Aperture panels. Pretty expensive! | |
| How does speaker placement affect the width of the soundstage? Try an ESP Music Cord Pro ES power cable. It is amazing. Bigger better sound stage without being harsh. It is very, very important to setup the speakers. This will be crude: Starr with your speakers flat ( no toe in) keep towing in until you get... | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations I don’t know your budget. $10k is Arrtai bookshelf $16k us Sonner bookshelf with matching stands. if these are in your budget then you are welcome. if you are in the Chicagoland area I believe Holm Audio is a Sonner dealer and can probab... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem CAT JL5. Convergent Audio Technology This is so easy. The CAT JL5 can drive the smallest speakers with all of the detail and sound stage you could ever want. I just saw them at Axpona driving the new baby Clarysis Piccolo speakers. Also, my fri... | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . My second system is my Marantz 7704 going into a NAD M25 7 channel amp into Soliloquy 5.3 speakers. I use HEOS to play tidal. I think it’s amazing. I would say spend the money on a nice used power cord on the preamp. Puritan makes a classic power ... | |
| How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits This reminds me when people used to turn their Pontiac Fiero into a Ferrari with a body kit. I was just talking to my wife about this at breakfast this morning. How the Chinese sell CAT preamps for next to nothing. It makes me kind of mad that ou... |