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Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
Well then its even worse than I thought. Because a genuine EE ought to know enough to be throwing water on this with knowledge and not fanning the flames with innuendo.Another teachable moment: saying you're an EE is not even remotely the same as ... 
Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
The teachable moment in all this otherwise pointless scaremongering is, notice how all the alarmists have absolutely zero tangible direct knowledge of what they are nevertheless so eager to advise others all about. For certain they know absolutely... 
Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
So what happened? Did we test the sound with the breakers off before installing The Gate? 
Synergistic Research Black Box -
Also I am down in Redmond. PM if you want to come down and hear some of this stuff for yourself. 
Synergistic Research Black Box -
Haven't used the Black Box. But I have a whole bunch of the other stuff in the review, which I totally agree with, including the part about these things being designed to work well together. Definitely not a case of decreasing marginal returns her... 
Cartridge Selection
Koetsu Black GoldlineShould be able to find a new one under $2k. Mine was from an eBay seller in Hong Kong. There was one even cheaper, but I went for the newer manufacture date. Lotta people seem scared to death to buy this way. Good. Do not need... 
What is the working principle of the Loudspeaker?
They are all transducers, devices that translate one form of energy into another. The operating principle is transduction. 
Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
Ad says its sized to fit inside those panels. Not that its sized to handle those loads.In fact it doesn't seem to handle any load at all. I thought maybe someone was mistaken but sure enough this is what the ad says: One lead connects to an exist... 
Isolation Transformers
As others have said, isolation transformers don't regulate, and they don't even really isolate, except in the sense of from DC. It helps to understand how they work in the first place. That alone will answer a lot of questions. Do a search.Sounds ... 
Vinyl vs high def audio i.e. 24bit / 96 or 192khz
lalitk- “Vinyl is more for people who love music.”Thanks for humoring us.......LMAO!!!! 😂 🤣😂 Vinyl is so much better than digital its silly to even talk about, as that can't be done without assuming they are comparable, when they aren't. One is ... 
Need Help
$3k is not low at all. I've installed complete high end systems for some very satisfied customers that were $1200 to $2500. Complete systems. Complete means source, amp, speakers, interconnects, speaker cables, power cords, and Cones. That's the k... 
A DIY Swarm-based Distributed Bass Array for SOTA Bass
One key to better bass definition: higher impedance. Check it out:The Swarm/distributed bass array setup I’m using consists of two amps and four 8 ohm subs. This makes it easy to compare the same speakers being driven at 4 ohms, 8 ohms, or 16 ohms... 
What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA?
This year Seth Walker, an American electric blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, will headline on Friday, April 12th. Walker just released his tenth studio recording, 'Are You Open', which includes bold and infectious songwriting. If an unu... 
Will we now see "Borophene" cables?
Nah more like Boromir. One does not simply immanentize the borophene. https://imgflip.com/i/2y6tns 
Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass?
“The album was mixed to half-inch analog tape, at the very end of the project to give it warmth. So despite the fact that the first CD’s were issued with a ‘DDD’ marking, it was actually ‘DAD.’ In a blindfold test in Amigo Studio B, Frank Wolf, J...