jameswei
Responses from jameswei
| Black Bars. What's the deal? Not that it really matters, but I thought it is the illuminated center part of the screen that wears with use. The black bars are not used and thus stay essentially as new. | |
| Speaker Cable Too Short What to do? I would avoid using jumpers or having connections of different lengths if possible. If I were in this situation, I would find ways to locate the amp one foot closer -- proper location of speakers is usually much more critical than amp location. Of... | |
| rooftop antennae for tuner and TV Generally, an antenna designed for FM only will offer limited usefulness for TV, especially UHF. The FM band exists within the TV bands (I think FM frequencies are between channels 6 and 7 -- or is it 7 and 8? -- of the TV frequencies). So, while ... | |
| Fedex, didn't it used to mean Federal Express? Fedex doesn't sort at every location. Even Fedex Overnight. It used to be (and may still be so) that if you wanted to send a letter across town in Manhattan, it would be picked up, flown to Memphis, sorted, then sent back to the Manhattan destinat... | |
| Good upgrade amp for my Thiel 3.6s You're right about risking damage at 500 watts. Damage can occur at lower wattage, too. For example, the tweeter will fry if you put 400 watts into it. Also, if your amp power is relatively low and you turn up the volume until it clips, the clippe... | |
| Do "Cardas Caps" make a difference? I have 51 scattered throughout my main system. I also have some Cardas XLR caps. (The female XLR caps don't fit; I'm waiting for an upgrade.) I haven't heard any difference. I think its a good idea to keep dust and mosquitos out of the electronics... | |
| Good upgrade amp for my Thiel 3.6s I had good success driving my 3.6s with Bryston 7B st monoblocks switched to "high current" mode. These are rated at 500 wpc into 8 ohms and 800 wpc into 4 ohms in normal "series mode," and 500 wpc into 2 ohms in high current "parallel mode." The ... | |
| Comparing AQ Diamonds to the new AQ interconnects Dear Maxgain,Hang in there with the Diamonds! Were your Diamonds inactive or disconnected for a while before you put them in your system? Cables often do not retain their burn in. If they are unused for some period of time (days?) or if their phys... | |
| Comparing AQ Diamonds to the new AQ interconnects I just upgraded my interconnects from Diamond x3 to Amazon. The Amazons sound slightly clearer and somewhat more dynamic. The Diamond x3s are no slouches; they're quite fast, delicate, and brought a sense of immediacy to the sound. I like the Amaz... | |
| What would you do about a sleazy buyer?? What a horrible story! It is not credible to me that he couldn't come up with the money; it's not that much. I think he wasn't sure he liked your amps. He may have been accustomed to the Boulders' sound in his system, and your Brystons sounded so ... | |
| Wall Outlets? Whats the difference? A good quality wall outlet should provide (1) greater surface contact area, like Creeper said, (2) better grip, like Beowulf said, and (3) be physically stronger to resist cracking from strains from heavy cable and from impacts. If the surface are... | |
| Line Conditioners I have a Tice Signature PB 3C HP. My system sounds just fine. I like the 3C HP's build quality; it's very solidly constructed. I also like its two separate power feeds, so I can plug it into two different wall sockets. It has all the output socket... | |
| rca splitters? I bought a pair of special-order splitters last year through my local Cardas dealer. They were Cardas Golden Cross one male to two female splitters and cost $150 each. Good luck! | |
| Carver Silver 7t's Some of us still remember the old "Carver Challenge," from the 1970s. Bob was a precocious, brilliant young designer of amplifiers, a magician with circuits. (By the way, he still is.) He challenged Stereophile to nominate any really great soundin... | |
| Audioquest or Transparent? I'm happy with AQ Amazon interconnects and Dragon speaker wire. The sound is clear, fast, and detailed. I haven't spent any real time with the Transparent cables, although I am told they are also quite good. These are all sufficiently pricey that ... |