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| The Snob Appeal Premium The ROOM has so much more influence tham (one poster above indicating '10,000 to build') vs say 1,000 cost to build. Consequently, the 58k speaker will potentially sound WORSE than the 5k speaker in that same room. And A vs B is the ONLY way (as... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers Sitting On Dual Subs? When I think of low frequency vibration damping, I am always thinking high mass (example: thick steel/granite/concrete plate) sandwitched between think damping (rubber has great internal damping) matts (from high density machine/work matts to soft... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? When you or I SAY SO. Some think Hi only refers to the money spent, and not to the fidelity. Hency the abundance of gear that is priced at $1000 and costs $10 to make (or $100,000 costing $1,000). | |
| Modifying Crossovers Regarding modifying OEM parts/materials, in my case vintage (Infinity Quantum 2): still undecided between "they know better than me what is good" (here: tiny thin cheap internal wiring) or "it can't truly be cost that they chose those cheapo wire... | |
| Modifying Crossovers The item (drivers, cabinets, materials, crossover) look well built. I am curious "a new entry-level speaker at an affordable price" if I should fetch a handfull of 100 dollar bills and go get myself a pair? What IS the 'entry level' price for the ... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? One definition of 'overpricing' is that in the revenue (quantity x price) drops. This is the case in an 'efficient' market with full 'price elasticity' (the cheaper you make it the more you sell) with full working supply and demand balance. No... | |
| Best Floorstanding Speakers Buyers Guide 2023 ! "Buyers Guide"? They could have just printed a sign: "Exit" so 99% of buyers that by accident or misguided ventured 'in' there can get the hell out quickly. Before they collapse in a laughing attack from seeing people actually spending such nutt... | |
| Budget re-cabling Sidenote: how come that speaker cable cannot be found USED! Knowing that most have gone through various sets and that they don't wear, I am surpised to see few used offers for sale.... | |
| Budget re-cabling @audphile1 I most certainly believe that cables make a difference! As does any equipment in the signal path. What I do KNOW is that for me spending $100/ft vs $5/ft has an exponentially smaller return on investment (for me: approaching zero). Bu... | |
| Budget re-cabling As a science guy who does not believe in pixel dust and magic, you are severely disqualified in the audiophile world (speaking from experience, I am an engineer). You will probably never build your own power plant to make clean power, or plunk dow... | |
| Budget re-cabling @clearthink ...only for those who believe and have spent fortunes on pixeldust. | |
| Budget re-cabling In the context of cabling, I have read about the 'quality' of connectors (Solid Gold with pixel dust, silver, bad gold plated steel, etc). Yet, very little about a very critical point I can see, and that is the SIZE of the CONTACT POINT. One art... | |
| Budget re-cabling @lanx0003 Do you have a link to the full acrticle for the table? I assume the Mogami W2534 below is using (as speaker cable) two wires. And all leads plus the shield twirled/connected together into a connector? Or are those interconnect cable comp... | |
| Budget re-cabling @richardmathes I have heard of Blue Jeans Cables. Any specific that offer best bang/buck and low buck? | |
| Budget re-cabling @williewonka I just dug up the cables we found blow everything else out of the water 30 years ago when we had 'golden ears' and really were into audio (and I think Stereoplay magazine (Germany) a few years later tested and ranked them Absolute Spi... |