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| Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene @ geoffkaitThat was an interesting and impressive video. Samsung is developing the use of graphene to produce a rapid charge battery. Utilizing graphene as a micro coating on a chip or in a battery is expensive, extensive, processes but is showin... | |
| Recommend Affordable Integrated Amps (Solid State or Tube) +1 for Rogue. I have a Rogue, Cronus Magnum II and am most happy with it’s sound and performance. It also has a very decent phono section and is made in USA. /https://headphone.guru/rogue-cronus-magnum-11-the-integrated-sensation/Jim | |
| Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene China can’t seem to get dog food right, I don’t think I’d put much trust in their Graphene......Jim | |
| Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene Actually geoff, twas not guidocorona refering to Total Contact's claim of their product being a superconductor:@fleschler Total Contact uses graphene; however, it has a proprietary other product in it that allows it to be a super conductor per t... | |
| Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene @geofkait....You’re welcome!........ :-) | |
| Beware of new material claims - the case of graphene I think I'll save my $$$ and stick with copper or silver and a good tight connection and pass on all the Graphene hype. As far as Graphene infused speaker diaphrams, well, I won't go there...Jim | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Going back to the late 70s, early 80s, I took every opportunity to audition as many audio components and speakers as possible. What struck me about the big horns like the Klipsch K Horns and the big Altec Lansing horns, was heir large full sound. ... | |
| No one actually knows how to lculate what speaker cable they need Can't believe that anyone could really buy into this preposterous notion. Thanks morg111! Back to reality, once more:http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htmOn the other hand, I'm sure glad to be using one of those low DF tube amps and can forg... | |
| If cost was no factor, what system would you build as your main audio system? @1extreme I don’t know if my head and ears could handle the shear volume of a live rock band anymore, but wouldn’t mind trying for a while. light Pop, Classic Chamber and Jazz, I think I could handle.@schubert Live String Quartets, I could handle ... | |
| This is juvenile... WOW! ebm - still biting our nails for your answer. | |
| This is juvenile... Kathrine Jenkins!Allison Krause, Sade | |
| For those of us over 60.. So many other great bands and artists, that you all mentioned and in such a diversity of genres. Our generation truly did produce some great stuff, that, in a way, describes us as a generation...Jim | |
| For those of us over 60.. Now, in my mid to late 60s, the one band (artist) that best describes my life, at least at this point, is John Lennon - "Imagine". I'm pretty much tired of religion and politics.For musical enjoyment, I find myself falling back on my old 60s - 80s... | |
| Pieces of music that digital can't get right Even though I enjoy the convenience of digital, I most love my analogue.Analog, wither tape or LP, for better or worse, is the product of - Tit for Tat (for every action an equal and opposite reaction - from the performance to the master recording... | |
| What improvements did you hear in going from entry level to high end Audio? My first venture into home audio was back in the mid 70s. Quite a basic Lo-Fi system consisting of a Fisher receiver with a pr. of BIC Venturi speakers and a Pioneer TT. A few years later, while on a road trip, I happened by a Stereo shop and deci... |