immatthewj

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I have found out why new cables and tweaks actually work!
forget the haters But hating is what Audiogon is about!  
Dedicated Line - Things to consider
@toddalin  , I take it that you are in the "one circuit camp"?  
patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole
Beauty is in the ear of the beholder.   
I have found out why new cables and tweaks actually work!
My car runs better after an oil change!!! I have never experienced this.   
life span/failure rate of filter capacitors?
In my experience, replacing the parts in the power supply section with better parts quality yields a sonic improvement. @bigkidz  , I can believe that.  You were saying that it is okay to go up in value; the manual says that the power caps in t... 
Dedicated Line - Things to consider
@immatthewj please let us know what you’ve heard as a result of the test when you get around to it @audphile1  , since I can no longer edit my reply, I'll clarify a couple of things with a new reply.  This is not a biggy, but I previously refer... 
patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole
You know there are actual jazz musicians with talent touring, right? You don't feel that those three are talented?   
Help and Advice Needed: Cary Audio SLP-05 Preamp RMA Disaster
I left a voice message on the Cary Direct sales number, but they never called back. @roxito  , maybe it is due to the holidays. But I can tell you that, unless things have recently changed, they no longer offer telephone tech support.  The las... 
Wiring 2 outlets to 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits with a single 10/3 electrical wire.
Two - the layman that wants to understand a particular electrical question really needs some Electricity 101 before getting an in depth technical explanation. The layman has too many misconceptions and misunderstandings about electricity that nee... 
I have found out why new cables and tweaks actually work!
In all seriousness, I kind of remember someone, either here or on AA, saying that spraying cables & interconnects with that antistatic stuff for laundry had a positive sonic effect.  And I am pretty sure I remember he was serious about that.   
Dedicated Line - Things to consider
@immatthewj please let us know what you’ve heard as a result of the test when you get around to it @audphile1 , over the past couple of weeks I put in some sessions on the new dedicated circuits that I replaced the old "dedicated circuits" with... 
Soundstage drastically worsened when I replaced a solid state AV amp with tubes.
You guys think my ideas were too obvious but ... I have gone through exactly these issues at two different dealers. The excessively wide Soundstage was due to a speaker polarity flip. @erik_squires , this got me thinking about an amp I audition... 
Wiring 2 outlets to 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits with a single 10/3 electrical wire.
And now I’ve got a quad panel on my wall and wonder if I can do 2 dedicated circuits to be wired into that one 2 outlet plastic box inserted into my wall. Or do I need to create a new hole in the wall for the new dedicated outlet and convert quad... 
life span/failure rate of filter capacitors?
Thanks, @bigkidz  , I am going to call Monday (after the X-mas holiday, so if there is any holiday madness going on at Partsconnexion that will be done with).  Thanks again.  
Speaker Hum
Our house was built in the '60s also, and some of the wiring was somewhat upgraded and some was the original 2 blade outlets and it had the glass screw-in fuse box.  One of the best (and actually relatively affordable) upgrades I ever did was to b...