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I need help improving the sound qualities of my ba
What component or sound ,is a ba? 
NM cable for speakers
What is the AWG of the copper wire? 
Audiophiles get NO respect
Listen I have been a phile for a while . When in college I had women whose abitilies have never been equalled . I swear but as long as you had a cool stereo that was all. Now I mam married to a screaming harpe **** monster from hell who really app... 
Swap my klipsch heresy's for Ohm walsh 2
Do yourself a favor. The walsh require gobs of power. Power in the 300wpc range and more. A good or even decent amp with that kind of omph is expensive. I know Fs cost more than a small fortune to fix and are one of the most difficult speakers eve... 
The BEST system you've ever built !!!!
Mr Stark its a bit late to answer your question. In the sacred "Joe's Tube lore" they are described briefly. Anpther militasry Mullard only midrange and rolled of at the extremes probably only for systems that are harsh and would require taming.I ... 
Does using same brand cables improve performance?
Agree use the cable best suited to the application. All the same is a reviewers come on. I say Boulderdash! 
whats the best amp for klipsch lascala 2?
All I can tell you is that I own the La Scala 1 dated 1978 no mods. I auditioned them with a kit built 2A# and the sound while not my style was quite good. I had a variety of amps to try butheard there was a obvious synergy between a SS Mac and th... 
A turntable?
A package will not come with a phonostage but your Pioneer has one. If you decide for some reason to get a modern amp you will more likely than not need buy a phonstage . The way to avoid nuying one is to make sure the amp is an integrated or prea... 
Signal Cable Silver Res. vs. Cardas Golden Ref IC?
Cardas golden anything are warm that is babsolutly tue. And the sound is fabulous, the tone, the timber. Yes it's a euphonic cable but it changed my almost giving up on this whole thing. Silver is accurately sterotyped as being very fast, cleanert... 
history of Vector Research 7000
Thread Jack what antenna should I get if I dont want to climb up to the roof. 
A turntable?
I think I am the only person who thinks the rega is overated and dull. Just get a semiautomatic prefrably directb drive from Denon or similar. It is a good match for your Pioneer. Or get a MMF-5 by Music hall used the oroginal one, the new ones ar... 
Phone Preamp help for VPI Scout w Grado Sonota MM
A remarkably little SS phono box. You just experiment with the user dip swtches to find the right impedance and gain. Ignore the supossedly correct positions they are just wrong but you can find the right combo easily enough. I am using it with an... 
Amperex 7308 vs Siemens 6922 sound differences
I am uncertain and think that Amperex was not a maker of a tube they boasted as a 7308 I do know of some of their 6922s. Amperex was a Phillips product and while originally based in Heerlen Holland Phillips the parent company bought out a number o... 
Myrtle wood under TT
Not at all. The 3 blocks will creat a resonance dynamic plane under your TT. Thgis can only worsen nthe sound with harmful extraneous feild effects and sound wave cacelation. The only way to avoid these harmful effects is to decouple the arm and p... 
Solidsteel amp stand:platform glued?
Mine is a solid steel 4 shelf rack . The top is the same steel that the rest of it is. I do think the structure would have to lose some rigidity but I have no idea if it would fall apart.There was a thread on vibration isolation extolling the virt...