nonoise
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| Why does the power cord on my new Samsung Samart TV detach? My old Samsung Plasma TV had the IEC connector as well and going for a better PC really improved the picture.My new LG OLED TV's PC is captive so it might be because they don't draw much power compared to LED and Plasma TVs. The picture is great s... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Thanks, I missed that one. Al must have published his before mine. | |
| Decibel question Somewhere, on another thread around here, someone pointed out that those db meters on a phone can be off by as much as 8db, if not more.(they don't have the best mics for picking up sound) Chances are that you were subjected to something more than... | |
| Naim and Elac Adante, Wow One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead boys got up to fight Back to back they faced each other Drew their swords and shot each other A deaf policeman heard the noise and ran to save the two dead boysIf you don't believe this lie is... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Wait a minute, the mods deleted something Al said? Geoff as well?Someone must have very thin skin to be offended by both sides of this argument. 🤔All the best,Nonoise | |
| speaker cable prices From what I've read, it's the signal that goes to the speaker that matters, so go for the direction that best facilitates that, no matter how small the discrepancy.As for what can possibly make a cable, any cable, directional? It seems to be that ... | |
| speaker cable prices Back around 1990, I had a local cable builder make a set of speaker cables for me. He had a workshop out back of his house, and in it, were every connector made and sold (at the time) and looms of wire of varying gauge.He simply laid out one cable... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? as @chayro points out on another thread:For the millionth time, why does everybody ignore the fact that the Aczel crowd never maintained that all cables sound the same. Their theory was that all differences between cables are due solely to inducta... | |
| speaker cable prices I paid a little over $400 for the length I needed and it was solid, silver core. If you don't need 14 gauge and something like 16 gauge would suffice, then check out Tempo Electric : Pure Silver Cables.They don't have the bling, but boy, do they s... | |
| Suggestions for a dedicated rock system JBL. Full stop. 👍I have the 4319 monitors and last night I dug out some Rob Zombie and NIN and was floored by what I heard. I thought I’d never listen to them again but am glad I did. My neighbors weren’t. 😄All the best,Nonoise | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? That dog won’t hunt.Never did.Time to go Ol’ Yeller on her. | |
| What is the best dielectric? Like @kijanki has said, an ovesized Teflon jacket is among the best. My Tempo Electric speaker cables are one piece, solid core 14 gauge silver with a 9 gauge Teflon sleeve. Air becomes the primary dielectric and it's the best I've heard in my sy... | |
| What's your investment threshold? I've never gone to the trouble of limiting, and therefore, quantifying cables as a percentage of system costs. I just buy what I think will work best. Doing a quick and dirty computation, cables come out to about 33% of total system costs. Add in ... | |
| Does It have to be loud? @onhwy61 +1.I can see now why some things aren't heard in discussions about cables, fuses and tweaks. 😄 I rarely get into the bottom 90s. The sound I get now is so clean at lower dbs and I still feel it in my skin, not to mention the vibrations ... | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera The same old complaints that allow those with an axe to grind to get their rocks off. |