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| Why audiophiles are different (explained with color) The gorilla experiment is the tip of a very big iceberg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBoF8URq1cw | |
| Why audiophiles are different (explained with color) When I run "elitist drivel" through my trusty decoder ring it comes out, "So far beyond my comprehension I will throw an insult and hope nobody notices how mindless it is." No such luck. Language/perception is another good one covered by Harley. H... | |
| Townshend Audio EDCT Isolda Speaker Cables Ribbon geometry seems the way to go with speaker cables. The geometry itself is so powerful there are people who have made quite good cables from ribbon copper and packing tape. Like anything else though if you can optimize it you can do quite a b... | |
| An unconventional approach to POWER MANAGEMENT Every wire is an antenna promiscuously gathering RFI. Every connection is an interface inviting micro-arcing and all the noise that comes with it into your system. Adding another panels adds:Another circuit breaker, that’s at least two connections... | |
| Building my 'first' system - Advice on Phono preamp please Been a while since I did that, technology seems to have elevated what can be achieved at a low price. But back then the differences were staggering staggering. Some very well regarded ones like Lehman Black Cube were awful. Even EAR 834P was awful... | |
| Cut lower frequency to help my bookshelf speakers i see… the best is to sell the dynaudio and get a floorstand speakers I guessFinally!Now, the 98dB speakers I mentioned before, Tekton Double Impact and Moab, both are right about 98dB, both will give you the bass impact at volume you are looking ... | |
| can any stereo receiver be turned to mono? Relax, it's a receiver. A $30-60 receiver, at that. Well worth trying for entertainment value alone. Or think of it as a mercy killing, like the way they do the injured horse. Only in this case afterwards while you air out the room you go on Craig... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A discontinued To keep price down Keith would have to order a production run of certain key parts like faceplates, chassis, etc. Depending on sales volume this could be something around a years worth or so of production. Prices have gone up so much since the las... | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers "The room" is really just another part of the system. For a long time we thought the way to treat the room is like the way we were treating components. So we put huge tube traps and panels everywhere. Now we have a much more sophisticated view of ... | |
| Townshend Audio EDCT Isolda Speaker Cables I've got F1, speaker cables and interconnect. Both were a significant upgrade from more expensive Synergistic. Both have the signature Townshend sound, although it feels odd to say something with so little signature has a characteristic sound. Wha... | |
| can any stereo receiver be turned to mono? Even easier, connect the + from both channels into one. +L and +R both go to chassis ground, so connecting L+R positive sums them yielding mono. This is what happens inside the Y connector. Either that, or the amp goes up in smoke. Which this bein... | |
| An Objective Review of the Tekton Double Impact Speakers Actually it’s what we call misinformed. And that’s being nice. The "wall of sound" was a technique of Phil Spector who liked to create a sound stage wide and flat and in your face. As such it is a recording technique not a speaker characteristic. ... | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers If you serve a Big Mac on fine china, with candles, good wine, and soft music, it will no doubt be better. But it will still be a Big Mac.Right. That's why I upgrade the flimsy patties to flame broiled 1/4 lb grass fed beef. The processed cheese f... | |
| Cut lower frequency to help my bookshelf speakers Using subwoofers without a dedicated two way crossover is just a cheap and very inappropriate path into subwooferWhat it means is he doesn't understand bass, or subwoofers- or crossovers or EQ. If you have the time and energy you are welcome to cl... | |
| Would like to upgrade amplifier and would appreciate suggestions. If you are concerned at all with money then you need to understand that those inefficient speakers (only 90dB) have you doomed and limited to high power amps. Read: expensive. There are tons of truly wonderful amps at 50-60 watts, but you can't us... |