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| The future of Soul/Blues At a blues festival over a year ago I saw Koko Taylor and Buddy Guy among others. They were both great but Susan Tedeschi stole the show. | |
| A hard look at the effect of cables Nothing is truly passive. Even what we call passive is reactive. I still find it hard to fathom how a speaker cable can be so important, considering the inductors, capacitors and windings in the drivers of the speakers. It's almost comical after t... | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? My philosophy:1) Know what I'm willing to compromise.2) Know what I'm not willing to compromise.3) Research4) ExperimentAball, the real trick is getting a room to fit the speakers, not vice versa :) | |
| Am I Bad Listener? My problem is that when I hear a difference, I can't say if it's better. Usually, there's give and take. | |
| balanced power http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/catch2.htm | |
| balanced power Just noticed you're in Europe. Euro 220V is not balanced and 50Hz. Same principle to transform to 110+/110- (to ground) but I'm not sure what is availble over there. Balanced power does not have a neutral but a ground is still suggested. I also re... | |
| balanced power Yes, American 240V is balanced.Some equipment likes balanced power, some indifferent and very few are not compatible. For example, the SFL2 preamp was a completely different animal when fed balanced power, it loved it.A simple isolation xformer wo... | |
| Infinity Kappa 8 wiring? The Kappas I had were wired with clear insulation. I would think one has been modified. I would hesitate to call it an upgrade. | |
| Tube amps and power consumption That 70W is only for standby. It can draw much more under demand.My 100W, class A, SS draws 500W at idle that just goes to heat. | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. King Curtis packed more emotion into Soul Serenade and Midnight Blue than anything I had ever heard. Made it cry, scream and moan. | |
| $5k budget tube system I would suggest you and your friend visit some local audio stores. Just because he likes what you've done doesn't mean that would be his preference, given options.Other good budget options: PSB, Totem, Manley, Rogue ... and a ton of sources that m... | |
| Anybody Felt Lower-End ARC preamps Bass-Shy? Hard to believe the Plinius is having a tough time with 805's, but if you say so. I have dual Mk3's and one of the main reasons is to go fully balanced, which is not possible with RCAs. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1147688305&... | |
| Plinius or Simaudio Both are very good. The Plinius is a bit more polite and laid-back but doesn't give up anything in dynamics. The adjective that keeps popping up in reviews is "natural", but more for the SA series. The Sim is more precisely focused rather than hol... | |
| Can anyone help me start building my own poweramp? http://www.diyaudio.com/http://www.borbelyaudio.com/ | |
| Why Did My Power Cord Act Like a Fuse? Do you have a pet? Have no idea why PC's are like chew toys. |