mitch2
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| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas Silver plated copper | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap @lanx0003 "the cost might not be as affordable as you think...If extensive work is needed to run wires in your home, the project could cost as much as a few thousand dollars." I agree, everyone's situation is different. I was fortunate to ha... | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity We all like who we like, and I am one who believes there is no “best” in any artistic endeavor but Clapton has had a hell of a career and a book of work that can rival anyone in the blues/rock realm, IMO. In addition to being an awesome guitarist ... | |
| Frequency Response In short, yes and yes. I went from floor-standing speakers rated to go down to 30 Hz, to large stand-mount speakers that go to 40Hz (2x9-inch woofers in each sealed box). I then added two subs made by the same manufacturer. The bass from my curr... | |
| Qobuz/Tidal Differences I have both now and if the goal is listening enjoyment, IMO they both deliver. I have simply not tried to compare them directly on the basis of either catalog or sound quality. Based on the past two months with Qobuz and the past two years with T... | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap @pesky_wabbit despite claims of elaborate filtration all they contained was a varistor and a capacitor Not surprised, a lot of products consist of normal stuff in a fancy box. After you install your dedicated lines, if you want to spend just... | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap For the money, you may consider dedicated power lines to your listening area if that is possible for your situation. | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland, SHOWDOWN - Alligator Records John Lee Hooker, The Healer, Silvertone Records Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues, Rounder Records More southern soul than blues but check this guy out nonetheless:... | |
| Aerial Acoustics 10T vs Talon Khorus Long time Aerial owner here (Model 9s, LR5s, and SW12s) but not the 10Ts. The house sound IMO is dynamic, tonally rich, and well-rounded, and they seem to play well with a variety of music. One of the main differences between models is how they ... | |
| Audiogon Question I have had good luck on this site for a long time by trusting my gut wrt dealing with people. The deal proposed by your buyer(s) is a known scam as pointed out by several here. The gold standard would be a local cash sale with local pick-up by t... | |
| Any tubes currently manufactured in the US, Japan or Germany? Those Korg tubes (chips?) look very interesting based on their long life, durability, and low power requirements (less than 2% of a conventional tube). It seems they could be considered as a catalyst for new, quieter tube designs using smaller po... | |
| AN Niobium versus Tantalum resistors? Based on the HiFicollective website, the AN Silver Tantalum resistors are more than twice as expensive as the AN Niobium resistors. In the audiophile world, the price of two of them to use as series resistors in a shunt type VC should not break t... | |
| AN Niobium versus Tantalum resistors? In my Khozmo passive, the shunt resistors are the Takman REY metal film resistors and the single fixed series resistor in each channel is the Vishay z foil naked resistor. As described by PW, "their utter transparency can prove too ruthless and... | |
| Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it? Folks could start by getting rid of a connector at one end by hardwiring power cords to their component, like in the old days. No rules broken. I did that with an amp that Steve McCormack rebuilt for me (not my current monos). However, power c... | |
| AN Niobium versus Tantalum resistors? Just went through some resistor comparisons between choices for Khozmo and Hattor preamps and my SMc buffer. I have not tried the AN Niobium resistors. In my Hattor preamps, I tried the Takman metal film and liked the sound but I actually liked ... |