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| Can I convert my 4ohm speaker to 8ohms? Gerzhan - Regrettably, it isn't as simple as rewiring your woofers. The crossover/speaker relationship would now be altered. Also, since the tweet/mid driver and crossover figure into the overall impedance, the rewiring of the woofers would have o... | |
| Anyone else tried the FIM Gold series? Highly recommended! The Gold series may be the "best" cable for most applications. I use and love the Shunyata King Cobra (v1) power cord on my pre-amp, but I'm going to FIM for all of my other components. There are always system dependences, but ... | |
| Burmester 948 / isolation platforms Ikarus- For the best isolation platform I've experienced, give Precision A/V in Moorpark CA a call. They make a fantastic isolation plate that is absolutely beautiful, but they are expensive. (By the way, I have no financial connection with them o... | |
| Please help with balanced interconnects! Deshapiro - If the only problem were the + and - reversal, then the system would produce sound though phase inverted. I would reexamine to determine if there is a Balanced/Single-ended switch on the components that need to be toggled into the appr... | |
| Help!! Low level hum from FM cable sgnl J_k is right. Try an in-line "cable ground breaker", but not from your hi-end A/V store if they charge $50. It will only cost you $15 from a mid-fi store that deals with A/V installations. | |
| CD Cleaners/Enhancers Try "Discsolution". It's quite inexpensive and works. It will tend to enhance detail in the lower treble, but without any grain or glare. For about $30, it will treat a hundred+ discs. You won't know if you like it till you try it. I think you can... | |
| Fair comparison? DA Conver vs HighEndCD If you're after the best sound, then the Electro EMC-1 would be the way to go. No, it's not the least expensive solution. However, I have little doubt that it is the best of the units/combos that you listed. A used unit would probably go for aroun... | |
| Cary 303 CD - Very Detailed - Fixes? Hey Cornfed - You helping or gloating? It's hardly a "mistake" to improve one part or component of one's system, even if you then discover an undesireable characteristic needs further correction. This is bound to occur if an individual is serious ... | |
| What AC Power Cord sounds best? Hi Carl- Honest, no bashing. Given any particular system, a change may not render an improvement, only a difference. As you stated, if the PS300 produced such a huge improvement, I'd agree that you probably do have significant A/C power quality pr... | |
| Best CD Player, new or used between $1-2K Be sure to check out the new Cary 303 CD player on the used market. I've seen them on the used market for about 1600 to 1800. It is an extremely good player in this price range! Goodluck. | |
| Guidance needed Hi Svensk- Have you also considered a progressive output DVD unit? The DV-09 is outstanding, but progressive output DVD is the way to go. As for cables, it isn't so much that Audioquest is "undesireable" or "inferior", it's more that the Coinciden... | |
| Coincident IC and Speaker Cable Tm12 - I believe Brulee was referring to King Cobra and FIM power cords. The Coincident is an outstanding cable - PC, interconnect, and speaker cable. Only the absolute best (and regrettably the most expensive) can offer anything better (or should... | |
| Power Snake Mamba vs. Synergistic Master Though I've only recently been delving into the "super" PC cords, I would suggest one other candidate. The Coincident PC only retails for about 275, but is certainly in the league of those that you've mentioned. It isn't embarrassed going up again... | |
| Powercord for THETA CASANOVA I have to second Brulee's suggestion. For the money, the Coincident is difficult to fault. However, Brulee didn't inform you that the Coincident PC takes a long time to "burn-in", three to four weeks. It isn't a "weighty or warm" sounding cable, b... | |
| Best Electrostatic loudspeaker? The BEST is difficult to qualify. All of those mentioned are noteworthy, but don't forget the Audiostatics. Their only real competition is from Soundlab. Too bad they're not more readily available here in the US. |