jl35

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Speaker jumpers
If only science could explain everything... 
METHOD TO HOOK UP PHONE'S AMAZON MUSIC, PANDORA, ETC. TO CIRCA 1978 RECEIVER
plug phone into aux or tape, cheap headphone to RCA cable all you need 
Upgrade advice needed
your amp will sound great with them, but of course you will want a better amp... 
Speaker jumpers
It's not simply cost containment, but that depending on speaker cables used the choice of preferred jumpers can be quite variable  
Speaker jumpers
Not speculation  
Any interest in Nesterovic speakers
they come up from time to time.  I believe there are a few here who would want them, they have a cult following of sorts, as do his amps... 
watchout for another Dali MS5 scam
I've bought lots of great stuff there.  these same scams run on Audiogon too. Anytime you see a $16,000 speaker for $1000 !!! 
Speaker jumpers
My guess is the engineers weren't the ones who selected or designed that internal wire... 
Speaker jumpers
often the same for power cords too, they figure you will use a different one anyway, so why pay to include a real good one... 
Speaker jumpers
the engineers certainly know how to build great jumpers, but the manufacturer often doesn't want to add the cost, and figures you might change them anyway, so some are junk, some are decent...I prefer jumpers identical to my speaker cables... 
Parasound Halo Integrated vs Yamaha AS2100
The 2100 sounds way better than previous Yamaha's...few of the responders have actually listened to it...now if Parasound had used the actual parts John Curl designed for it... 
watchout for another Dali MS5 scam
the price should make the scam obvious 
Isolation footers for amps
Mapleshade brass cones between amp and maple board, Mapleshade isoblocks under board 
Audioquest
it's a noticeable upgrade from Type 4 to CV-4, the old style without the batteries... 
Power Cord Recommendation
The lower cost Transparents are also quite good