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| Which Power Cords: I Need Some Informed Guidance Nasaman,Did not directly compare because DIY cord is hard-wired to amp, i.e no IEC connector to swap. BUT in general, I would say that the DIY cord has a less sophisticated but very relaxed sound compared with any of the Shunyata cables. The music... | |
| Which Power Cords: I Need Some Informed Guidance Nasaman,I compared several Shunyata cables pretty carefully and the Diamondback and Taipan Helix VX are both very nice. The Taipan is incrementally better, and the better your gear, the greater the difference you will hear. At the prices you can p... | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers Taters, I was sounding off before carefully reading your post.I guess this dealer is so busy tallying their sales slips in these robust economic times that they don't have time for mere "shoppers". If they were working at the shoe counter at Nords... | |
| Which Power Cords: I Need Some Informed Guidance That is great! Once I got the all the cords right, I kind of fell off the merry-go-round for a while and am just enjoying listening to music instead of the gear. Enjoy!! | |
| HUGE Spacious Surrounds - The When voicing my custom built speakers with a test disk, I notice that my hearing runs out of steam at about 15000Hz, while my speakers and sound pressure meter keep going up to at least 21500Hz.What I can hear sounds pretty good though. :o) | |
| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? Stevenball,Your example of the vibrational consequences of a poorly hit ball is quite graphic, but if efficient transfer of vibration is the only story wrt audio platforms, then I think wood would not be the material of choice. There are much stif... | |
| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? My guess is that the wood "absorbs" the vibration, just as your house absorbs and dampens noise (to a greater or lesser degree). The thicker and heavier the wood, there greater its ability to absorb and dissipate vibration from either direction. I... | |
| HUGE Spacious Surrounds - The Yes, but 20kHz has a wavelength of only 0.0565 ft., and most people have a very difficult time "hearing" this frequency. But most people who can hear at all, can "hear" 20Hz sound waves. Although they can probably "feel" sound at this low frequenc... | |
| HUGE Spacious Surrounds - The If your ears make it close to 20 kHz, you are doing better than most! | |
| A MONSTEROUS DIY SPEAKER CABLE Question: 76doublebass used 16 gauge wire in a run of five wires (x3 leads) per speaker. That is a lot of dialectric material. Is there an advantage to having more separate runs with more insulation, or would it be better to have three runs of 14 ... | |
| Which Power Cords: I Need Some Informed Guidance Let us know what works best! | |
| Rotel RMB-985 or new Amp? I have heard the digital Rotels and liked them. i have not heard either the Outlaw or emotva products in question, but cannot help but be impressed by the specification to cost ratio. Early reviews on both products are strong. How can you go wrong... | |
| Which Power Cords: I Need Some Informed Guidance "just try each point in the line". My guess is that it will work best between the amp and the Conditioner - but it is difficult to tell in advance. | |
| Modest/Simple System Building Help Wanted... I second the Naim/Denon suggestion. For Speakers check out the Epos M16i, Quad 21L2 or 22L2. | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers I could see charging your credit card as a damage deposit, and refunding the money if the speakers are returned "on time" and undamaged. There is some risk for the proprietor in releasing his inventory - especially heavy, highly finished pieces of... |