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| Do speaker cables have to rest on floor? Best is to install speaker cables in galvanized conduit secured at either end. This way they run absolutely straight in a slope from the amp up to the speakers. Nice straight line, no unsightly cable risers. If worried about stress have a metal sh... | |
| Comparing Speaker Cables No. But there also is no reason to bother comparing cables at all if you forget that fast what one sounded like. Either that or your cables are near identical. Either way, why bother? | |
| CUTTING DOWN A TONEARM CABLE Let's think this one through. First you said you have too much length. But the only reason given has nothing to do with length. Nothing about having to coil it up, no room for yards of cable, nothing like that. Your whole "reason" seems to be some... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gauge For sure that is a part of it. I have had the exact same experience with Nobsound, then Pods and Podiums and even F1 cable. They all removed a lot of extra resonant color that while it sounded good, was nevertheless colored. However, none of them ... | |
| Best USA city to audition a system. I one is willing and able to spend five (six?) figures on an audio system, an in person audition is obviously desirable. Really? Explain it to me. Because I have the distinct impression what is desirable is to find the best components. No deale... | |
| Does anybody make... What you want is called a trim pot. However I am certain this will be rejected in favor of something inordinately complicated. I am not Rube Goldberg. | |
| Interconnects matching Naturally, I’m looking for the same brand for all three. Naturally? Why? I could see this being the case only for buying more of one already known to be good and what you like. To buy three unknown all at once seems a good way only of trip... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gauge Okay, yeah the Soundsmith Strain Gauge is extremely precise and focused, lifelike and realistically vivid. More so than anything I have ever heard. I don't know that he considers it an issue. Haven't yet been able to connect with him to talk abo... | |
| How to identify my weakest link? Weakest link? Would be easy to say "Kimber". But, not so fast! My view on the weakest link is you examine every aspect of the system. Not just the major components. Then you study your options. Then you look at what can be done to get the most i... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gauge Yeah, thanks, I hope so too! I wouldn't call it etched. Very liquid smooth, pristine. Just a little thin, compared to the full bodied sound I was getting from Koetsu/Herron. vinylshadow said his improved a lot with a better power supply. What I'm... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gauge Just another term for anti-skate. Same thing. | |
| Bully pulpits It’s pathetic that so many alleged audiophiles use a hobbyist site like Audiogon as a bully pulpit to express political or conspiracy opinions. How right you are. Thank you so much for selflessly taking time out of your busy schedule enjoying y... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other The question came up a while back and as I recall virtually every single one of us with a lot of experience agreed the turntable and arm are more important than the cartridge. The main reason being that no matter how good the cartridge is all it ... | |
| In the beginning Isn't it obvious? Those people back then hadn't been indoctrinated into our messed up world view. They knew because no one had told them otherwise. Music is the meaning of life. | |
| Something Millercarbon has preached Be A Better Listener. Do not get mired in data. I just know a lot about audio, find it fascinating, and enjoy answering questions and helping people. In doing so I help myself in the process. Because, writing concise informative answers calls for having ones thoughts in order, and writing as wi... |