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Do powercords make a difference in sound?
I see these threads often. Every single time nay-sayers activists jump in to prove that there is no possible difference in sound. The truth is that THEY cannot hear what other people can and instead of admitting it they go into denial. As a result... 
Do powercords make a difference in sound?
Oops - sorry for accidental (wrong forum) irrelevant post. 
Do powercords make a difference in sound?
"Digital recording is definitely superior to any other form of recording we know".Herbert von Karajan 
Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases...
Diane Schuur - one of the best singers ever. 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
"Vincent Van Gogh"Name sounds familiar, did he sing or have good ear for the music? 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
Buddy Holly or Beethoven? It is a tough choice. I would only suggest that Beethoven's hits last perhaps a little bit longer. 
A new take on built in room treatments?
Blindjim - the main frequency "amplified" by your room will be 1125/(23x2)= 25Hz. Unfortunately lack of absorption creates standing waves with peak and valleys at different frequencies at the different location. To tame it you'll need at least 4" ... 
Do powercords make a difference in sound?
Al - I learn from your posts a lot. They bring necessary sanity especially to subjects like power cords. 
Using speaker cable as jumpers
Cordovox - I use Audioquest biwire jumpers gold plated high purity copper. You can buy them in gold or silver plated version. Theoretically silver is much better conductor but we're talking about very thin layer of plating while gold is more pract... 
Mastering
That's a very good question. I've heard that early CDs were pressed from Master Tapes for vinyl resulting in bright sound. Is it true? 
Help with Playing FLAC files
I use MAX to rip CDs into ALAC (using cdparanoia with "never allow skipping" option). It also converts any format to any format.http://sbooth.org/Max/ 
Cable Costs Relative to System
"Such is the crazy world of audio" - yes it is. I'm even afraid to tell my friends how much I paid especially for cables, since they believe that any conductor (including barb wire) will do (they also believe that all amps are the same except for ... 
how can a cheap cd drive equal a fine transport?
Between 2.5mm and 8.5mm (12,000 bits) CDP interpolates and above it just drops (gaps). 
Oh how I wish Class D amps ...
Atmasphere,Carvin makes 2050W class D bass heads. Ampeg makes 2500W one. 
SS amps with little or NO feedback
Atmasphere - that's what I said. I don't care if sweet sounding second harmonic is canceled (by true balanced amp) while it still might produce unpleasant odd harmonics. Main benefit of true balanced design for me is high common mode rejection - p...