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High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
TBg, you don't have to agree with me or vice versa.I don't expect that any two people would do things exactly the same way. That's what makes the world go around. I'm just pointing out the alternatives for the benefit of anyone who might care.Plus... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
"Mapman, And I am of the opinion that I cannot achieve the results I'm getting with digital signal processing."I have a pretty extensive professional background in DSP. I'm pretty sure it could be done. But you would have to know what to do. Just ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
The real world prices are coming down. I saw one here for $600 the other day. Just a little lower and it might start looking more like a reasonable deal for a wire that uses inexpensive common commodity materials like mu metal and magnets rather t... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Tbg, you just need to learn to think out of the box a little more. It might be a good investment. :^) 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Good one!I'm doing the best I can given the material here. And I was dead serious about the benefits of Digital Signal Processing as opposed to expensive wires. 
what do i power my thiel 3.6 with
Agree the best strategy to find nirvana is buy carefully used and do not overpay. Then keep or sell as needed to help finance the next try.There are fundamentals to apply in setting up a system, but alone cannot guarantee immediate success. Trial ... 
Classic rock: best remasters
I've sampled the new Zep IV remaster a bit. On "Battle of Evermore" the overall inherent murkiness of the recording persists but I think the remaster helped clean it up overall somewhat. At least that was my initial impression. 
What speakers for 10k?
FOr a different approach with stands, ie isolating and placement lower to floor with tilt up if needed, take a look at the larger Isoacoustics stands perhaps.I'm not saying these would necessarily be better or best, but a different approach that m... 
Why do my ears ring with my new amplifier?
The spl meter idea is a good one. If things are going well you might not realize how loud things are. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
DD,If I were you be considering putting a DSP unit in the mix, at least for your digital source material. Any wire that a signal is transmitted over can only transform what is fed into it. It cannot create something out of nothing. A Digital Signa... 
Jazz for aficionados
Rok, My father who would have been in his 20s at the time of that concert falls into that category. He grew up poor and relatively uneducated though brought up on good ethics on a farm in rural Pennsylvania. Benny Goodman was the only jazz perform... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
i found the observation here about mm mass with newer Neo magnets available versus older AlNiCo magnets interesting.it would seem to make sense that keep all else constant and stronger magnets now available means better carts. 
Gold Fuses: Whats the fuss?
Fuss? What fuss? 
Best recorded rock song ?
A lot of Billy Idol tracks are recorded very well I'd say, especially for the genre.Another one in particular worth mentioning is "New Future Weapon". 
great dynamics at a med-low volume?
Triangle Titus XS are top notch at low to moderate volume.