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right angle RCA adapters: will they harm sound?
Well the obvious answer to this question is...Your cables were designed to sound a certain way with the connections that were provided. Adding another piece of metal to the end would alter the manufactures design.That being said, for certain appli... 
SR Tesla PowerCell or Dedicated Circuits ????
Ted, Thank you for the reply. What you have written about the capacity of one outlet circuit makes sense. I have tried all of my equipment on one outlet, and yes, they will work electrically, without the breaker tripping.However, using any power c... 
SR Tesla PowerCell or Dedicated Circuits ????
Jwpstayman,Gferrari Thank you for the comments.Jwpstayman, Have you received your power cell? When you tried it, did you have all your equipment plugged into the power cell? If so, what type of mono blocks were you using? Gferrari , Were you using... 
On one leg or two legs?
This question probably has been asked, but I missed the answer but if not, are you running balanced? or single ended?If single ended have you put in the shorting pins? 
Synergistic Research IFT bi-wire
Well the first question would be, why did you get the Bi-wire if you didnt need it?Anyway,Get a good quality Spade/bananna adapter and plug the extra ends into your speaker terminals with bananas.Or,See if Synergistic will perform surgery on the t... 
On one leg or two legs?
Are they all on the same leg in the circuit breaker box?They are probably on both legs. Try plugging everything into one outlet and see if the hum goes away...I have learned alot from this thread. I found that my 3 dedicated circuits were not only... 
On one leg or two legs?
Jea48, At work and on the internet EE's are full of reasons why paying a premium for cables, CD players, equipment etc.is not good.EE's are non believers of anything Audio. To them all CD players are the same. A bit is a bit.They play thier Bose s... 
Need help re Quad 909 Binding Posts
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Need help re Quad 909 Binding Posts
Though they are not intended for the purpose , this item from Parts express works great using bananas .Dayton SPCO-GRB Compression Spade Pair (5 reviews) Email A Friend See Catalog Page List Price: $6.99 PR Your Price: $4.70 PR (1-9) $4.48 PR... 
Cable tv splitters
Riley804You wrote, "when you could have had your cable company run you a dedicated line for your HSD ? Which is the way it is suppose to be." A seperate dedicated line ???? What are you smoking???My Cable company ran an underground cable to my hou... 
SR Tesla PowerCell or Dedicated Circuits ????
Jwpstayman, Hard to believe, but thanks thats great to know. Curious though, you said when you used it. Does that mean you do not own one ? 
What's the best Blu-Ray player for 300.-350.
I believe that the Sony S550 lacks the special functions that most DVD players have . Like slow motion, frame by frame,advance etc. Can anyone confirm this ? 
Subwoofer & pre amp
My Preamp has 2 sets of outputs. I am also using a JL F-113 with it. The sub is an awesome unit.Anyway, consult the manufacturer of your preamp. I would say though unless your preamp is a tube unit , using an external Y connection should be fine. 
Review: Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1 CD Player
Pardon my rant...I wouldnt trust Chris Johnson of Sonic Frontiers with anything. After buying a new SFT-1 Transport it displayed the same problems the Original poster descibed. Three times I shipped this unit back for $$$ and three times it came b... 
What current Syn. Research ICs are equivalent to
The PAD are very good, and the Purist Anniversary are the best in that line however, $$$. Personally, I would take the upper SR before the upper PAD.On starting out at the lower end of the cable spectrum to save money. It really depends on your eq...