jameswei
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| What can you do about a nonselling seller? I agree with Herman: forget about it; life's too short.For the sake of analysis, my guess is that this seller received an offer before yours. He agreed to sell it, and the buyer paid via paypal, overnight delivery of cashiers check or money order,... | |
| AC Conditioners: Must Have Tweak or More Voodo Sounds like your wiring could be dangerously out of code. I'd get it fixed before even thinking about a power conditioner. After that, I suggest getting a power conditioner that offers spike protection, component isolation (from each other), and p... | |
| Power Strips You might like using a "power conditioner." A good one should (1) protect your equipment from power spikes (e.g., when a falling tree branch severs the line to your house, a power spike can occur and damage your equipment), (2) isolate your compon... | |
| Speaker cutting out at Med/High levels help Are there any fuses on your speaker lines (in the amp, in the speaker)? If so, it wouldn't hurt to replace them. An iffy fuse could do this. | |
| Who does make excellent EQUALIZERS??? I'm using a Rane ME60 in one of my systems, and I'm happy with it. It has 30 sliders per channel for 1/3-octave control. I hear no sound quality degradation, although I know all equalizers will theoretically have adverse effects. It has better bui... | |
| sssibilancccce... Your system is good enough to hear bad engineering. On some older recordings, the engineers turned up the treble to offset treble-deficient speakers of most of their customers. Do you notice anything about the bass? | |
| What was it about Fi. Magazine? Fi had musicians on its covers. It was a magazine about music and its reproduction. It seemed fresher, more innovative, and didn't drag a long tail of tradition behind it like Stereophile and TAS. I liked 'em all. I really miss Audio where the rea... | |
| Monitors vs Full Range In addition to better soundstaging, a monitor pair with subwoofer(s) offers the opportunity to locate the subwoofer optimally in the room. The best location for the monitor is usually not the best for the subwoofer. A full range floor standing sys... | |
| Does anyone answer e-mail? Hello? This is a tough time of year to do a deal in the audio biz. Some sellers are industry participants that could be working for manufacturers, distributors, or dealers. They could've be out on vacation around Christmas and New Years and out to Vegas ... | |
| Bookshelf/Monitor suggestions. Proac 1SCs are good sounding and well regarded. It has a smooth midrange and, as with most small monitors, it images well but lacks deep bass.I also have a pair of Red Rose Music R3s. The highs are quite delicate and the lows go surprisingly deep ... | |
| I've become a Steely Dan junky . . . . . Here's some more: Hall & Oates, Loggins & Messina, Seals & Crofts. | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Historically significant albums to contrast classical (bebop) jazz with contemporary (smooth) jazz. Bebop: Time Out by Dave Brubeck, Blue Trane by John Coltrane, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Sunday at the Vanguard by Bill Evans, and Straight, No C... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? I like Kenny G. | |
| Anyone gone from a single REL sub to stereo subs? Phasing is more critical with subs. Both channels will tend to have similar bass information, because the original music will have been largely non-directional, i.e., present in both channels (reflected sound in the venue/studio). If your subs are... | |
| How many power conditioners do you own and use? I use a Tice Signature Power Block IIIC HP with my main system source components and amps. It's built like a tank, and I like the fact that it has two plugs so I can source from two different wall sockets if need be. It can support the draw of my ... |