millercarbon
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| Any tweaks I'm missing? beernut: I have found most "tweaks" make little if any audible improvement in sound. Right. So here's what happens, or at least can happen, or at least is what I have actually seen happen. Person starts out not even able to hear something as obv... | |
| Any tweaks I'm missing? One of my most extraordinary tweaks cost peanuts... And this most extraordinary of tweaks was.....??? | |
| HELP! Technics SL1200GR/Benz Glider Anit-Skate Setting High First if you want to understand anti-skate please go to Soundsmith.com or YouTube and watch Ledermans great tutorial. Anti-skate can only be set by ear. Your test record is giving you that information. You just need to understand how to interpret ... | |
| What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's? The title of the thread is:What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's?Dozen relevant posts on precisely that topic later Eric says: Based on how much we have deviated from discussion of audio Does the OP even know what... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? simonmoon- For those that believe there is a break in period of electronics, please explain:1. What is actually happening electronically that causes the equipment to sound better?When you hear something, do you hear it? Or are you required to exp... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? rodman99999- "therefore my experience has verified the claim and anyone who doesn’t hear what I hear is at fault."??? PLEASE, point out any post, in which I’ve ever put forth such a proposition. I’ve n... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? At dinner one night, second bottle of wine comes, finish my glass and pour another and.... what the? Sharp, astringent, acidic, had to double-check. Yeah same wine. Wife still had some of hers from the first, try this, sure enough, first ones bett... | |
| Amp tripping circuit breaker. Did you nail anything to a wall over that time period? Do not attempt to hammer anything into a wall. Hire a carpenter. | |
| The Biggest Upgrade Possible? It is taken for granted, assumed automatically that greater expenditure results in greater satisfaction but, as many of us may have found out the hard way, this is rarely the case. Then they're doing it wrong. Because every time I have spent m... | |
| What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's? Anyone who reads Ron Paul will be shocked to discover the crotchety old geezer has a deep well grounded knowledge of our constitutional republic and monetary system. Turns out there’s a reason they make him look on TV like a yammering old crank- h... | |
| Any tweaks I'm missing? Wow. I mean, not bad. I'd go BDR Cones over Vibrapod, try em if you want more a more dynamic presentation. But ..., you asked for additions:Cable Elevators. Doesn't have to be the brand name stuff. Cable Elevators are really just ceramic insulator... | |
| Amp tripping circuit breaker. The AFCI part can trip based on modest ground currents.AFCI is Arc Fault. GFCI is Ground Fault. They are completely different. One is an arc that can be a fire hazard. The other is more a nuisance (when it trips) than a risk. Long story short, ... | |
| Phono Preamp Options - Modwright Ph 150, Sutherland Phono Mono Blocks, Canary MC10 Herron VTPH2Ahttp://www.herronaudio.com/vtph2specs.htmlYou're welcome. | |
| What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's? I am not an economist so I don’t know enough of inflation (except that it goes higher and higher), but the quality of equipment is "much" better now. Right. The answer is simple and staring you right in the face every time you open your wallet. Bu... | |
| Crazy cheapo tweaks and impressive SQ hacking Anybody with big money can create a hi-fi system of supremum quality You don't say. So how come the $1.3M system at Definitive sounds like crap? |