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| Spike upgrade for Thiel 3.5's I use stale dumplings(at least 2 weeks old). Really tightens the bass and increases mid range clarity.N | |
| ultra low capacitance cables Your preamp is suggesting things to you??? You need some R&R or good physical checkup.Nick | |
| Platform for amp Or you could just cut yourself an appropriate sized piece of 3/4 inch MDF which you can get down at home depot. Cover that with the sound damping vinyl sheets you can order from Parts Express and for a whopping investment of about $40 you can achi... | |
| Mistake to My suggestion - sit back, close your eyes, take a deep breath, calm your hyperactive, hypercritical audiophile mind and just enjoy listening to the music, OK?The change you're comtemplating makes no sense whatsoever.Remember - it's the music, list... | |
| Shortlist of Speaker Cables/ICs: advice/opinions Goertz Alpha Core products - sound craftsmenship, common sense electrical design and you'll have $left over.Nick | |
| Introducing Tubes? My question is, "do you like your system or do YOU feel there is something missing or otherwise not right with the way it reproduces music?? If the answer is yes, can you isolate the component responsible? Rather than just add stuff willy-nilly(I ... | |
| Best subwoofer for Quad 988? You want killer bass with the speed to match the Quads? Here's my suggestion, another diy project. Order a pair of Walsh 200 MK-2 speaker drivers from the folks at OHM Walsh. This will run you about $1100.00. Next, build a cabinet of 2.5 - 3 cu.ft... | |
| Best copper interconnect cables The true story of copper is that it is universally utilized as an electrical conductor. Why? Because it's readily available, inexpensive, easy to manufacture and it conducts electricity very readily. The electricity coming out of you wall plug was... | |
| My Journey to Digital Nirvana Part 1 You need help my friend. You need to "get a life" as the saying goes. Your preoccupation with audio equipment borders on the pathological. Isn't there an "Electronics Anonymous" somewhere? Perhaps Dr. Phil could help. What you are looking for you ... | |
| Why so much???? Why such a painfully obvious question for all of us to opine upon?A certain level of obsession drives every true audiophile. It's the reason why we restlessly search, research and search again for that magic combination of electronics and accessor... | |
| Best speakers in 2k-3k price point Check out the line of hybrid ribbon speakers by Newform Research. Not necessarily pretty but in reality better looking than the website photos indicate. I bought the R645's for $2250 delivered to my door. It's one of those companies where you can ... | |
| How do Newforms sound? I bought a pair of the r645's about 8 months ago. Personally, I love them. I've had no problem placing them. They present great clarity and detail, a wide soundstage if not the deepest and good top to bottom tonal balance. I've recently heard othe... | |
| Pros and Cons of Ribbons I bought a pair of newform research r645's. They're a hybrid 2-way ribbon/cone design. I bought them factory direct over the net. I've had them about 9 months and I love them. My listening room is small, about 11 x 13. Placing the speakers was no ... |