nonoise
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| break in I'm of the other mind on break in. Sorry, but everything needs to break in to some degree. To me, it's no biggie to leave something on 24/7 for a few days. All it takes is to put on some FM station at low volume and go about my business. I also ta... | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is I personally don't see what all the hubbub is about paying more for better internal wiring. It's been offered for a long time by various makers and though they are in the minority, it's nothing new to decry.If I had the disposable income necessary... | |
| What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement?? Make sure your connections are rock solid. I have those awful plastic shrouded speaker connectors on my Marantz and it was always difficult to tighten them down. As the connectors tighten, the plastic shroud and the metal contact seem to move as o... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? You have to listen to something in order to ascertain something. It cannot be done on the fly. It takes time. Swapping out cables in a blind A/B test is nothing more than a parlor trick meant to beguile. | |
| Looking for speaker base suggestions You can also try some thick butcher blocks of solid maple, and if necessary, flagstone beneath them to aid in stability (if your carpets are thick). It's what I used with my old floor standers and it worked pretty well.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Not to be too maudlin, but what will be your Swan Song? Make mine an audiobook of great actors reading essays and letters from Thomas Paine. | |
| What Will Happen to Your Music Collection and Equipment When You....... If I'm fortunate enough to know ahead of time, I'll wait as long as I can and then contact someone who'd actually appreciate my system and just give it to them. My CD collection would go to the local library.If I go all-of-a-sudden, my sister and ... | |
| Shipping from norway to usa? One can have quite the headache sorting out a bad transaction with both parties stateside. Trying to resolve something with the other party being overseas would be a migraine. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I'd love to see this kind of discussion at the next big audio show. Bring all the wise cracking and insults and own it, on the floor, in front of everyone and I'll just watch and laugh. Someone needs to call a priest to perform last rites on this ... | |
| Fuse burn in question Your question came up some time ago and if you look here, you'll see a YouTube video for a DIY fuse burn in device.All the best,Nonoise | |
| The Blankets Were Good, But... Just playing devil's advocate here, but if the results you obtained were good enough, going even further with something else might end up in overkill, leading you to go off on tangents. If the blankets you used were successful, than maybe you coul... | |
| Recommendations for rolling tubes on Luxman SQ-N10? Check out Brent Jessee's site, audio tubes. Just click on the tube you have and read his take on the stock he has (which is constantly updated). It's even broken down to price points. When you narrow it down, give him a call and see what he thinks... | |
| Cable elevators audiofool1, unless someone's playing basketball on your wooden floors, I don't see any problem. That, and anything you prop them up on will simply transmit the vibrations up to the cables, opening another can of worms. All the best,Nonoise | |
| Cable elevators If you have synthetic rug flooring, then you should keep them off the floor. If you have natural wool, cotton or wood flooring, I wouldn't worry about it. Aside from that, you can make your own or buy something similar to what you see in the ads f... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Some things are taken for granted.It's always been there so why investigate it? It's always worked so why improve upon it?It's not appreciated since it might lessen my contribution.Using that logic, we could have all stopped improving things eons ... |