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| Advice/Warnings for a newbie Logic 101, pop quiz, (courtesy of roberjerman):1. All components come with free power cords included. Free.2. Don't waste money on power cords! From my long experience they have nada, zilch, zero effect on sound quality3. Regarding ICs and speaker... | |
| Building a new system for about 5 grand At the $5k level, and addressing all your concerns, the most important thing to know is everything is equally important. Music pleasure per dollar is optimized when everything performs about the same. Money is used in lieu of performance. So budge... | |
| Power strip question Hate to be the one to tell you this but the difference you heard with power cords? Extends right on to power strips, conditioners, outlets- right on down the line just as far as you want to go. That's the bad news- there is no end to it. But it's ... | |
| Amp & Speaker Synergy With speakers I eliminate anything under about 90 dB. This avoids being screwed into having limited amp selection. Nothing worse than having to look for a really good 300 watt amp. Because there are none. That cost less than a house I mean. Then s... | |
| Is This A Bad Move? If you can get just one sheet, OC703 one inch thick, cuts with a knife and you can fit beautifully around and behind. This will kill all sound and most vibration. Its a yucky yellow fiberglass but wrap it with the right fabric and it will look pre... | |
| is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable? guitarsam-Sam here again, i'm not sure if the sound I like from vintage vinyl is the hardware creating the stereo effect I hear or is it present on the master tape? And if it is present how come I don't hear it on the digital album. I did discover... | |
| John Stewart at Tales From The Tavern (Youtube premier Jun6 2020) Punch the Big Guy was a favorite of mine for many years before I even knew he wrote Daydream Believer and Gold. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/strange-riversI'll be watching. Thanks! | |
| A/V Receiver Recommendation for a newby. Whoever told you its not powerful enough is full of it. Those are 90dB speakers. They will be just fine with as little as 20 watts. Your receiver has a lot more than that. Power however is one thing. Quality is another matter altogether. Your spea... | |
| New speaker day - Tekton Enzo 2.7 review One thing I noticed about the Tektons cabinet build. The drivers appear to not sit flush with the baffle. Is this correct? The woofer mounting in particular, reminds me of a DIY project. I wonder if one could request the driver cutouts to be rou... | |
| New speaker day - Tekton Enzo 2.7 review I too am interested in Tekton but will NEVER buy a speaker without hearing it first. And I too am confused by the multliplicity of models and designs. I am not criticizing the company's business model or products in anyway; I'm just stating how I ... | |
| Turntable power supply/motor’s role in SQ for belt drive TT My table has gone through a whole bunch of iterations as it has evolved to where it is now. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 This was not a case of simple upgrades from one table to another. This was modifying or upgrading one tiny little... | |
| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options Raven Nighthawk https://www.ravenaudio.com/product/nighthawk-mk3-tube-amplifier/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcd76DZmbdY&t=300s | |
| is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable? mikelevigne wins:"his vinyl reference is from a cereal box......what else is there to say?" | |
| is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable? Tell you what. Why don't you buy a copy, try it out, and let us know how it goes?https://www.discogs.com/No-Artist-The-Nothing-Record-Album/release/2161017 | |
| New speaker day - Tekton Enzo 2.7 review First you criticize their business model. The business model of a guy whose speakers have earned near universal acclaim from professional reviewers and customers alike for making speakers that outperform the competition and are fantastic bargains.... |