jwpstayman
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| Shortlist of best cartridges with VPI Cipher- there are a lot of really good cartridges that work well with the VPI/JMW arm. I have the same table as you do and I use a Benz Silerv Reference cart, but I have had good success with Shelter 501 and 90X, Koetsu Urushi, and the Helikon fro... | |
| subwoofer recommendations $1000 I have really enjoyed the Revel B12 sub(s) in my own system. They are priced right at $995.00, look great (even if it IS only vinyl over mdf), and have the flexibilty of the graphic eq onboard. Maybe not the deepest sub, but the bass you get will ... | |
| Cable Comparator Brushro - to answer your question - the Cable Comparitor was made by David Salz at Wireworld cables (www.wireworldcable.com). I doubt that they are still available as it was quite a while ago, but IF one can be gotten, David Salz would know how to... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? Pabelson - just because you can't see gravity does not mean that there IS no gravity. I can say with a degree of certainty that most copper based cables that do not have coatings on the copper to prevent oxidation WILL suffer sonic degradation ove... | |
| Purist Audio, Venustas or Aqueous Ray - I have done the comparison that you asked about (Purist AQ Anniversary vs Venustas)and here are my conclusions:The Venustas gives a more "back of the hall" presentation than the Aq Anniv, which is more like being in the 5th row. The Venustas... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? Pabelson, If someone (in this thread) said 15% over 3 years does that make a meaningful difference in your life? Would that be in a high humidity reqion or a low humidity region? Would that be lengths over 3 meters or shorter than 3 meters? Would ... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? Kenyonbm - thank you for your research and references - I will stand corrected on the silver oxide issue. I apologize to you for any terseness directed at you on my part in this thread as I felt like I was under attack for my input and comments re... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? BobP - I never said that the resistance of copper conductors changed over time - go back and re-read my comments. I said that the surface of the copper conductors OXIDIZED over time and that this created several sonic "losses" in the cable compare... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? I knew that my diatribe would start some controversy. BobP needs to llok at a chart of elements and electrical characteristics thereof - silver oxide is a better conductor than copper. He should also refrain from making comments like "no corrosion... | |
| magnepan 1.6 needs help in the bass Mr Tennis - I have the Maggie 3.6R's and have found ( after much experimentation, I might add) that you want to go with a sealed box sub, otherwise the bass lags behind the planar midrange too much. I use the Revel B12 Concerta with a short all si... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? I realize that this thread has been used to poke fun at several responders, but I think that the real issue is - the guy that started this thread has a legitimate question.The short answer to your question is YES - over time most cables will deter... | |
| What happens when the Wife cleans the audio room Hi Artizen - I'll risk it - have your wife come over and clean MY listening room!!! | |
| Extreme SST, QuickSilver Gold, Furutech NanoLiquid I have been using the Extreme Audio Quiclsilver Gold for about a month now on all connections and on the ends of the HFT fuses with great results. I had previously been using the Walker SST, but I found it to be a bit "sharp" sounding, while the G... | |
| different strengths for different cables? Because we handle Arcam, my customers and I have had some experience with this unit. | |
| Isolation platform for my Esoteric DV-50S I have the perfect solution for you - the Gingko Audio Cloud 10 or Cloud 11 make the Esoteric phenominal sounding. We discovered this quite by accident - one of the top shelves of the rack we wanted to use for the DV50 was cracked, and we were a b... |