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| Which cable Recycled doorbell wire is good. But the best is recycled bread twist ties.Its a hassle checking each one for direction, but worth it for the money you save. | |
| What differences should I be hearing as my new system breaks in? I’m only curious what it entails sonically and the scope of the changes to expect. Well now here's the problem. Your question, what to expect, only makes sense when asked first. When asked after two weeks of listening, well its like asking what to... | |
| Quick and free fuse tweak I was using egg crate on the walls of my bedroom to improve the sound in 1970. Well when you are 13 and living at home what else are ya gonna do? | |
| Directional cables - what does that really mean? As Richard Feynman said, if what he did could be explained he probably would not have received the Nobel prize.Seriously? Trying to make sense of that melted my decoder ring. | |
| How many turntable’s have you owned? From 1976 to present- Technics SL-1700 with Stanton 681EEE. Yes I still have this and yes it still works. This was back when records were treasured as by far the best you could get, and this was by far the best turntable I heard or could afford ba... | |
| Rosenut? I paid over $300 for quality Rosewood veneer- just the sheet, the actual wood, nothing more- barely enough to cover 4 subs or maybe a pair of floor standers. $300 just for the raw material. Even given better pricing and incredibly efficient manuf... | |
| Rosenut? Or a bad lip reading of Citizen Kane. | |
| Help me with a Fidelity Research FR64 part Inapt. The word you were looking for viridian is inapt: not suitable or appropriate. Inept means clumsy. As in your command of language is inept. Like that.Tacoma Screw, if you happened to have grown up in Tacoma, is a pretty darn apt name- both s... | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible After 20 years nolacap you can treat yourself to a new cartridge. If you liked what you had then the safe bet is to stick with Benz. Stick with the same or greater output, get the most you can afford, it will be like what you had but completely ac... | |
| What Sonically is the Difference between a $1,500 CD Player and a $10K-$25K One? The difference is with the expensive CD player years later you will be sick with thinking what a great turntable you could have had instead. While with the cheap CD player instead of years it will be days.With some (not all, not by a long shot, bu... | |
| Need help overcoming room issues with new Home Theater You are right to be concerned about the color. Even more than the floor. The floor you put a nice rug down in the area between you and the speakers and screen and you are good. Carpeting actually is a bit much. Many rooms are over damped. You’ll b... | |
| Should I upgrade my phono pre?? oranfoster: Well, the Herron phono stage certainly has a devoted following! I’ve seen so many posts in various threads raving about the VTPH-2A that it really does make me curious. The Accuphase card generates very little self noise giving it what... | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible mijostyn- inverse square law. Need I say more?nolacap- that cartridge is worth trading in. Don't mention condition, they don't care anyway. They only care that you're buying one of theirs. Which is a good choice, Benz are fine, had a couple myself... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? Are you even sure there is such a thing as a good dealer showroom any more? | |
| Seeking Streaming Receiver Recommendations I had a friend just like this. "I'm NOT an audiophile!" Okay. Whatever. So what I told him, go to a few stores, listen to a few things. Listen to some stuff that you know you can easily afford. Listen to some more expensive stuff. Then keep going ... |