jasonbourne71
Responses from jasonbourne71
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords The companies producing these expensive power cords have no engineering data to corroborate their claims. Therefore Hitchins' Rule applies: That which is asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords @lordrootman +1! The OP was brave to post his results here because they are upsetting to those so invested emotionally and monetarily in their gear! | |
| Quad 303 I have an original nicely restored 303, along with a pair of the Quad 50's (the mono versions). | |
| Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer! The 1859 Carrington Event knocked out the world-wide telegraph system. The cause was a particularly intense solar storm. Pray that such an intense storm doesn't happen as today's electrical grid remains vulnerable! | |
| A.I. Rock & Roll travesty Commerce has no shame! I have no desire to hear a doppelganger Steve Marriott! | |
| must you play music to break in tubes Send them back for a refund! | |
| Accuphase A-80 Go to Amazon and buy a 120 to 100 volt stepdown transformer. | |
| Should I upgrade my preamp? Wrong! The biggest upgrade would be to get better speakers/phono cartridges. These are transducers. They convert one form of energy to another form. Audio electronics have been a solved problem for decades. | |
| Power cords: does length matter? In the dark all power cords sound alike! | |
| Power cords: does length matter? By that reasoning the best sound would be having the amp power supply right at the breaker box. Then two long pieces of wire to carry the + and - DC of the rectified AC to the rest of the amp circuit. Absurd! | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords Whether it cost $10 or $1000 "No diffawrance" as the French Chef said about margarine! | |
| 4ohms or 8ohms for refurbished WATT/Puppy 5.1's? The 4 ohm tap has half the copper windings of the 8 ohm tap. Use whatever sounds better. | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. 801 Live Cream Disraeli Gears Captain Beefheart Doc at the Radar Station John Coltrane A Love Supreme | |
| Streamers under $1500 Just get a $200 Wiiim Pro and stop worrying neurotically about sound quality. If your ears are so golden that you can tell the difference between a $200 and a $1500 streamer go ahead and buy the costlier one. It's your money! | |
| Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar? @noromance : My mistake! Yes, acoustic guitars all sound different. Just like violins, violas, cellos ... Since sound quality is so subjective one may prefer the cheap guitar over the expensive one! |