millercarbon
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| Tuning Collars on speaker cables - concept and any good? Pretty much anything you put around a cable will affect the sound Mike. For good or bad, you can only decide for yourself by listening. That's the way it works. | |
| Dedicated Circuit to Double Identical Setup Wiring isn't all that intricate or hard. Normal house wiring is fine, except the way they do it is daisy chain from outlet to outlet. This is fine for saving money on wire. But each outlet is extra connections, each of which introduces all sorts o... | |
| Lifespan of amps and preamps? Are they totally dated, meaning past their intended lifespan from an internal component perspective? No. But my memories a little hazy. You should check. Like in the Bruce Willis movie RED. Made before expiration dates and you're okay. I have to s... | |
| Tuning Collars on speaker cables - concept and any good? That's what I used to think. Then I had an actual symphony conductor over for dinner one night. After drinks he suggested some Stravinsky. Right away he jumps up stop stop STOP! Walks over to the tuning collars, slides them about a half an inch, s... | |
| New old or old new? What are the systems again? | |
| I think it’s completely overwhelming... If its overwhelming, two things that would really help, more organization, less elitism.I was born audiophile, but looking back, for all the time and money I put into it never really made much progress until I picked up a copy of Robert Harley’s T... | |
| Is there such a thing as too much power? Would you rather have a 500hp car which you do not stress, or a 150hp car which is almost always working at its limit. Lol! I would rather have a car with superb throttle response. Awful example. My 1979 Porsche 911SC has only 180 hp and I can ass... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. No, w the Straingauge, Peter is going for the straight resolution angle. Because w resolution comes natural warmth, lifelike speed, dynamic contrast, tonal density and differentiation, and timbral accuracy. That's what I gleaned from Uwe's revi... | |
| Pass and ARC You could do a lot worse. Bear in mind the performance with separates ultimately depends on the interconnect used between them. This could be bad, in the sense it adds cost. Or you could see it as a plus, in that your choice of IC will allow you s... | |
| Dedicated Circuit to Double Identical Setup Next question would be if I should put the amp direct into the receptacle and then use the other outlet in that receptacle for a surge strip...? Which means the Denon will be connected to the surge power strip Well obviously you want something to ... | |
| I need advice on bi amping Don't bother. Not if sound quality is what you care about. If tech is what you crave, to look cool in the eyes of guys who love gadgets and goo-gaw, then go for it. EQ. The more the better. If sound quality is your goal however then use whichever... | |
| more gain = more dynamics or less? So without going into all the details, is it possible to generalize whether more phono gain creates more dynamic headroom, less dynamic headroom, or the same dynamic headroom?Without going into all the details, you say? Okay. You're talking about ... | |
| Dedicated Circuit to Double Identical Setup One circuit to each system in each room. Run these direct to wherever each system's outlet will be. All lights and other outlets in these rooms can be on their own separate circuit, or could even be all together on one. | |
| New speakers and guidance If you do I think you will be shocked. I was. The ARC was compared with a LOT of phono stages back when I bought it, and I mean home auditions. Never in my life would I have believed it was as colored, closed in, and veiled as the Herron revealed ... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. Wish I could say the poetry surprises me, but not from Peter. Not after hearing his a record is a beautiful woman metaphor. Oh and I found the SG thread over at whatsbestforum.com and found a surprise in there from Peter. See, over in the Soundsmi... |