mrtennis
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| Why does mixing quality'n'crap sound so good? pardon my banality: one man's rapture is another's rupture and the value in use = the value in exchange.there are reasons expensive stuff sounds better to some people than chaper stuff.if it sounds good to you it is good --to you.money is not the ... | |
| Why We Need Audiophiles ? its good for the economy when people spend a lot of money. it increases gnp. unfortunately it may not add jobs. | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? the best steak is wild salmon. got your omega 3. meat can't compare to a good piece of fish.if you forced me to eat meat it would be bison burger. | |
| Vibration Theory - Isolate or Drain? emplying devices under or on top of a component, is a form of tuning, like a tone control. since no stereo system is perfect, hard or soft objects will affect the frequency response. i would conjecture that the choice to absorb or drain is subject... | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? let me add one statement which should end the discussion:whether power cord a sounds different than power cord b in a stereo system is a function of a listener's perception. end of story.i don't think it is necessary to justify one position or ano... | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? do not confuse a component with a stereo system.dispersion is at work when one changes the listening position. it has nothing to do with a compoent.while you may prefer a line cord from one position or another, it is the same cord, and its functio... | |
| S/Pdif vs. Toslink i have preferred spdif, possibly because of the greater variety in materials used for spdif cable construction. | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? when i was shopping for the quad 63, i visited several dealers until i heard what i liked. so it is obvious that speakers will sound different for a variety of reasons.if i change my listening position from kneeling to sitting to standing, my quad... | |
| Power cord with warm treble + very solid bass ? i have reviewed mac cables and have great respect for steve. he designs a good product at a fair price.when a suggestion was made regarding the mac soundpipe and the two posters confirmed its warmth, by warmth, does some mean, rolled in the treble... | |
| Vibration Theory - Isolate or Drain? i use only absorptive, soft materials under components.my product of choice is a polyurethane-based sound booster.i use 4 per component. the durometer varies with the weight of the component.my second choice is furniture foam. my digital component... | |
| Sony SCD XA5400ES tube rolling? hi tubegrover:andy doesn't seem to have mullard or brimar 6sn7. do you knwo who does ?? | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? hi doug:ceteris paribus, if you have one power cord and two amps, and the bass is rolled with one amp and not with the other, the problem may not be with the cable.as a practical issue, if you like the amp you have, you may try different cords to ... | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? hi byron:i believe if you change the amp using the same cord, the roll off may disappear. if it doesn't, it suggests the cord may have a problem. you can't know what is causing the roll off until you co vary the power cord and amp.a thorough logic... | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? a cables intrinsic attributes can be impacted by the other components of a stereo system. for example, suppose, a power cord has an audible peak in the treble. bring that power cord to a system consisting of classic tube electronics and a speaker ... | |
| Power cord with warm treble + very solid bass ? while the hobby is subjective, all i can do is tell you what i am using. i like the fusion romance 2. i can't guarantee that the bass will be tight enough, but you probably can get a home audition.from my experience, there are very few companies t... |