mapman
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| Supratek out of business? Back to the stone ages..... ICs and wires from Radio Shack. Whoops, they are in trouble as well. Maybe Home Depot. Or Audioquest seems to be doing well. Monster still too.Seriously, check on amazon. There is no shortage of wires. Would using the s... | |
| Looking for good bookshelf speakers less than $1k Brand new Factory refurbed OHM Ls are an option worth considering. I bought my pair in 1978 when they sold for $500 a pair. I still have them and refurb and upgrade them as needed. OHM has been around for over 40 years and still supports every spe... | |
| Passive radiator Some of my favorite speakers over the years have used passive radiators, though they seem less common these days then back in say the 70's. Goldenear Aon3 is the current one I know of that I have heard and also thought to have top notch sound espe... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? "That's just the way it is, regardless (for the most part) of the music genre. If you want electronia to sound its best with all the bass impact, you need exactly the same thing."That is true.Of course its always hard to define what is good and wh... | |
| What is Musicality? Musical Magnets anyone? | |
| is there an audiophile war going on Haven't seen it. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Lak,If by chance you would ever get an opportunity to have a shootout between your friends DNM wires and your HF, I would be very interested in the findings.Cheers! | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Th troll says: nice useful posts from lak and Rl. Thanks!The only problem with DNMs I have is that they are not shielded. I use them from my phono step-up transformer to pre-amp as well as from digital source to preamp and pre-amp to amp. I added ... | |
| Pangea Power Cables comments I have two 14 models on my pre-amp and DAC. They are a nice product that can be had for reasonable cost and seem to work as advertised. Each improved overall clarity I would assume by limiting noise and distortion. VEry low risk to try these and t... | |
| Best Dac under $600... New or used mhdt Constantine used would fit your bill to a tee with your budget and probably leave some change if you can find one. It's a SS non-oversampling DAC I use in my main system. | |
| Need New Bookshelf Speakers of Certain 'Style' Now comes the fun part, listening to the music. 😋 | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Sorry about that DD.You can continue on with your zero cost infomercial now. | |
| Jazz for aficionados THanks for teh BEck/May link.I have that JEff BEck CD. Lots of fun and really good! | |
| Sjofen The Clue speakers Reminds me of my $500/pr Triangle Titus XS speakers that are very average until you get them set up just right then wow. Also not bad close to rear wall. It mostly has to do with a more directional sound dispersion pattern with the tweeter than a ... | |
| Digitally remastered vinyl record? Seriously? Personally, I may never buy a "new" record again.But always on the lookout for old releases in good playing condition, especially when they come on the cheap. I'll listen to almost anything for a couple bucks and there are many sonic treats out th... |