mahlman

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Please Educate Me
Mahgister,  " We can correct anything in a room, even the worst position...But for sure the speakers location distance MUST be precise... Othen than that, even with one of my speaker pressed in a corner for example my imaging is balanced..... ... 
Please Educate Me
Paul6001, You said in part " Not so when it comes to hi-fi. I’m extremely skeptical about much that goes on in high end audio but I’ve obviously heard the difference among digital sources. Just because something is on CD or 92/156 FLAC doesn’t mea... 
Please Educate Me
Good old Millercarbon and it is amusing that he chimes in first here to educate. Self annointed self appointed curator of the only accurate opinions and audio knowledge. Just ask him and he will tell you so in detail.  I am coming to the conclusio... 
Audiophile Fuses: Helpful or "Snake Oil"?
Fancy fuses are efficient wealth transfer devices. Those that promote them want wealth transfer to their benefit. Except for Miller who has an audio oracle halo about his head that never tarnishes. 
Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening
Good speakers are #1. All the rest of what you have will work to the level of your speakers and not a single bit more. Spend a million bucks and your limit is still the speakers. 
Speaker cable length
12g zip cord works fine and different lengths do not matter. These guys can spend a ton of your money for little to no, mostly no, gain. I run bigger wire than really needed but there are times I am working on 200 to 600 seat theater speakers and ... 
Life span of silver cables with cotton/air dielectric
Cables seem to bring out more strange threads than any other audio topic I know. Audio theater of the absurd I guess. That's my experience. 
Speaker Treatment To Resist Negative External Infuence
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Speaker Treatment To Resist Negative External Infuence
" I also use magnets to alter material direction of the coating but this can only be done on some material combinations.Tom"  I can see that and to bad there is no copper magnet. I have seen copper wire jump under capacitor discharge before and ma... 
Can flexible power cables sound good?
Sure there is. 12g zip cord from Monoprice works very well and if you hide it and tell people you have a $10,000 speaker cable they will believe it. Cheap and the fidelity is great. The only thing it lacks is bragging rights. 
Does pin hole in woofer affect sound quality?
A dab of black speaker cement from Parts Express which is used to recone speakers will work and just enough to cover the hole. I have fixed a number of tears, cat claw holes and accidents with this stuff. 
Trying to get Sound Stage with Klipsch Tower Speakers
How are both the speakers placed? identical corners and same toe in and distance from walls? I find that pointing Klipsch speakers to a point behind where I am sitting yields the best definition. Do you have a DB meter to measure actual output? Wh... 
Recommendation for a replacement speaker cable
"" Solution: small diameter solid core strands, individually insulated, twisted, within exterior jacket "  I know a couple of electrical engineers that tried this and seemed pleased with results. Problem is with real life practical solutions ther... 
McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound
Interesting fuse pictures. Looks almost like the last one lost it's seal a bit. 
McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound
'That may be partially true, but I suspect many of the naysayer measurementalists don’t even own systems. They’re just here to argue and disrupt and by that measure they are doing a great job.' What's in an unverified forum claim when you can ...