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| Difference in sound between copper and silver digital cables? geoffkait20,157 posts On the other hand I haven’t been paying much attention the past 30 years or so. Especially since I stopped using interconnects and digital cables completely about 3 years ago. Well how is it getting there? Ozmosis??? o... | |
| Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time? Check out the following video by speaker design wiz, Danny Richie. He explains why 2 tweeters on the same baffle is a bad idea, but a lot of what he says can be translated to multiple speakers of different designs also. Unless special circumstan... | |
| Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time? You know I've ran separate enclosures forever. My monitor sections (300 hz >) are separate from my Mid bass couplers, and MB couplers (80-300 hz) are separate from my bass (80-100 hz <) units. I keep the MB very close to the monitor section.... | |
| sodium / tungsten / magnesium, aluminum, wire? all metals save one - lead - have directionality I got ya. Everything get an arrow.. OK HAPPY NOW.. Just no arrows on the lead. Ok let me put that in the the notes column. Ok it all written on my forehead backwards. Shave in the morning, it'll ... | |
| sodium / tungsten / magnesium, aluminum, wire? In wire form you have a relatively large surface area so its reactivity matters more, the bright light it emits when burning is quite impressive. I've seen a few crazy thing too. I use to work for Laidlaw Environmental. Many years ago. Just ... | |
| sodium / tungsten / magnesium, aluminum, wire? I believe that lead is toxic so perhaps not a good idea? It is, but we're going to be listening, not tasting. And it would have to be insulated with something. Sodium wire on the other hand. Interesting stuff. I'm still trying to find informat... | |
| sodium / tungsten / magnesium, aluminum, wire? LEAD? Lead acid batteries. Lead? a fellow Agonner mentioned lead.I wonder what a piece of solder would sound like. I need to measure a thing or two. What would an amp do, with lead wire. GO NUTS or what?Maybe it's the use of the different mater... | |
| Capacitors for HP filters in tube amps recommendations? I pulled WIMA MKG-4 .47@ 250v in a VTL 300 Deluxe, replaced them with a really good VCap. LOL, two months later thinking it was a breakin thing, pulled them and put the USED WIMA caps back in.. Sounded wonderful again. Crazy I'm with you they are ... | |
| I need advice for power cords andrei_nz134 posts03-05-2020 9:56pmDude, these are the basics. 1. You need sufficient gauge. 2. Good quality termination (ie strong set-screw contact). 3 Decent materials. Copper or silver (don't get distracted by 'nines' or other snake oil).... | |
| Help me with a speaker cable build, Ideas? 99.99 pure tungsten wire. Found it, along with a few others. Different sizes, to boot. NOT inexpensive. I'm thinkin' a silk wrap with a teflon tape wrap. Take that and wrap the other two conductors, pure copper, and or pure silver, the direction o... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers wolf_garcia5,335 posts02-21-2020 10:36amTo sum up, women (and men) should avoid audiophiles due to their inherent sexist misogyny, obvious personal insecurities, fragile egos, clear OCD issues, childish anger issues, and their inability to ratio... | |
| Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ? stereo53,570 posts06-30-2018 5:41pm@roxy54...……………………………Experts or not, after 50 years in this hobby, nothing has drawn me in closer to the music than McIntosh. There is a rightness to the sound that I didn't get with other comparatively priced... | |
| Silly question, but I’ll ask it anyway. heaudio12329 posts03-03-2020 4:58pmI am not aware of any fixed resistor in ages, and copper, not in forever except for racing, and even then you want to control the Most domestic wire is not simply a fiber glass core covered in carbon filled lat... | |
| Infinity Kappa 9, manual request. There is a fix for you 9.0 was the 9.1 changed the crossover or some such thing. Today Class D amps will push those EASY. Hypex or Ice.I prefer the Hypex modules with swapable buffer boards. Second the caps in those thing were CHEAP even for the t... | |
| So What Is Real? Gosh you guys? I gotta go feed the chickens. What was this conversation about? Torpedos, or leftovers from last night.BIG BLAST OF WIND... Ohh I feel so much better.Before the BS, there has to be WIND. So what is real?Shi? stinks, except mine, any... |