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| Power Cable DIY - Please advise @knghifi how did you like the Nanotec #308 cables? | |
| Bass distortion-Playing LP's only,,,,please help How compatible is that Ortifon cartridge with the VPI arm? Is it possible that this is just an arm mass - cartridge compliance mismatch that accentuates rumble on certain albums, and that it becomes more evident at higher volumes? Have you tried... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Dynaquest4Thanks for your reply, similarly busy. I first started experimenting with cables in a serious way over 10 years ago in an attempt to improve a crappy system with out changing any of the boxes that I wanted to like. We are not talking h... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Dynaquest4I will not attempt to change your mind about, well, anything. But I will use one of your statements to make a theoretical case for several ways cabling interacts with your whole system, and how that can be more rewarding with more accura... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Hi blindjim, I have recently discovered some boutique IC and power cables with colloidal metal coatings and teflon dialectic from Nanotec that have turned out to be a revelation in my system. Check out Jaguar Audio Design online for source. They a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, thanks so much for your labor of love on this thread (and to others who are regular contributors!). I have been on Agon for a long time and this is the best overall equipment thread I have followed to date. I found it a couple of years ago w... | |
| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? Drawding, you say:"Also keep your PC away from your interconnects or if they must cross have the cables at 90 deg to each other."Here you locked onto one way well designed cables can help your "system" by helping to address the cluttered "cable ec... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Below is link to a previous Agon discussion about how well-designed power cables can change and improve the sound of an audio system. My thoughts are in short that it has less to do with the power supplies and more to do with stewardship of the cu... | |
| Noise from Xfinity cable box Thanks slbenz, I went back to Xfinity, complained and got a different (earlier?) version of the X1 box which is much quieter. Now I can only hear the fan when I am within a few feet of the gear. | |
| To power condition or not to power condition AVR Thanks ptss | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? I have heard very expensive systems (even with tube electronics) that made my ears bleed - plenty of resolution, but also an a-euphonious bite. This is with recorded music that I was familiar with and generally enjoyed listening to on other syste... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? To the original poster’s question, I say "yes". I have never owned speaker cable that costs $5000, but have heard them in demos and they certainly didn’t seem to detract from the overall experience.Over 10 years ago I replaced a very long run of l... | |
| Noise from Xfinity cable box Thanks for both of those ideas. I am just about done with a complete re-cabling of my main system and it is sounding really good, and very quiet. Dropping this noise maker in is a complete drag. | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? @bdp24 I don't know how they do it, but when you hook up certain amps to speakers they just seem to have better timing than others (One brand comes to mind). Good speakers do what they are told. Source material and electronics (and turntables) d... | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? @b, on the emotional connection imparted by a particular component. I wonder if Art Dudley is admitting that even he doesn't have the Audio vocabulary to capture or summarize the full effect of adding or subtracting a particular component from the... |