ozzy

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Acoustic resonators in place of room treatment
Probably if they were installed in my system and I didnt know it the improvement in sound quality would offset the price.But just by looking at them, they look like they should cost less than $200. 
Extending speaker wire?
Go ahead and braid them. You will not notice a difference.Just keep the overall lenght the same for both left and right. 
OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1
Bjpd57a1, Ahh but will your Sony play Blu Ray disc's ??? 
THIN LIZZY best album?
Anthology. Greatest Hits. 
XtremeAV Quicksilver Gold alternative?
Ardri , Thanks for your point of view. That is why I bought the stuff.In all though, using better cables with better connections and keeping them clean improved my system way beyond smearing silver paint on the connectors ever did. 
Acoustic resonators in place of room treatment
I am very interested, but I cant get past the price.Why makes them so expensive? 
OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1
Mjcmt, To add more information. I copied the music to the CDR's using a Tascam professional recorder. And once the CDR's were created they were played back through my 2 channel system. Below is that system. Consisting of Cary 306 Pro CD player, Pa... 
OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1
Mjcmt, Well I made another CDR of a Blu Ray concert with using this time the L/R analog outputs. (I changed the settings on the Oppo 83 to L/R and no subwoofer).Comparing this CDR to the other CDR that was recorded earlier using the Oppo 83 Stereo... 
OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1
Mjcmt , This is interesting but hard to believe. To test this, I have the new Blu Ray of Steve Winwood / Eric Clapton Live. I have already copied it to a CDR using the 2 channel out from the OPPO 83. So, I will copy it again using the L/R and see ... 
Covering silver wire for use as a speaker cable
Willoamp, What about using both silver and copper wire?This would increase the gauge . 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
Just as others have commented try it both ways. After doing this if you are still not sure , I would think keeping the digital from the Analog would be a good thing.So,if your QLS9 has Analog items plugged into it, I would plug the Hologram D into... 
Recall of Krell Amplifiers
My KSA 250 also when it went caused sparks and smoke !Luckly I was close to it when it happened and I quickly unplugged it from the wall. 
XtremeAV Quicksilver Gold alternative?
So, what positive effect are you guys getting with using the Quick Silver Gold ? 
Suitable tube preamp for pass labs x250
I used a Cary SLP-05 with my Pass Labs X350.5 Amp and the combo was not good. There was limted frequencey on the ends and low dynamics.Suggest going to a Pass Labs Preamp. 
XtremeAV Quicksilver Gold alternative?
Kenk168, Actually, All I do now is clean the contacts about every 6 -12 months with a high grade Isopropal Alcohol, Deoxit, Pro gold and silver or copper polish. Being EXTREMLY careful to leave NO residue on the connections by buffing.