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New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"
@ozzy62 not complaining at all. I am just enjoying the comedy show that initially started on Nov 2016..:-) 
New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"
@rlb61 I never intended to say that you paid too much or anything in those lines. I am sorry if my posts sounded that way.Everybody has different way of looking at things. And some things can not be measured in dollars. I am just happy that I can ... 
New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"
Just found out. JA Pulsars cost around $7,700!!WOW.. I bet I can run my pair against theirs and still smile.. 
New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"
Here is the link.https://youtu.be/C8fwA3nPNlsListening to Susan Wong on youtube from ipad. Signal is going through small Yamaha mixer to $100 basic Sony receiver. And sounds this good.Let me know what everyone think? 
New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"
I built very similar speakers myself using SEAS drivers. I made my own baffles using 1.5” thick solid ash. Cabinets are Parts Express 0.5 cu’ piano black units.I spent quite a bit $$s on crossovers and they are big and therefore external. The soun... 
Sound of cables breaking in?
Without any objective measurement, how can we differentiate conductive qualities between a $5/ft copper cable and $500/ft copper cable?  Purely subjective??  Maybe that is why some of these cable manufacturers are coming up with materials which on... 
Sound of cables breaking in?
I think I am asking this again.  Are there any measurable properties and/or qualities of cables (speakers, interconnects, etc) to identify good ones from the bad ones? 
Annoying sounds from cars at stop light
$1K cars with $3-4K stereos around here. All I hear is bunch of rattles and buzzy bass. Definitely annoying. 
Best Footers for DAC?
"scientific (mechanistic) reasons behind use of these for a DAC could include tribo-electric effects, or piezo-electric effects on any internal crystals in the DAC"Aren't the crystals in DACs operate in MHZ/GHZ range? Isolation from mechanical vib... 
Best Footers for DAC?
I don't understand!Aren't DACs fully solid state components with no moving parts? Why bother with isolation?  Are there any scientific reason behind the need for this?curious... 
Suggestion on XLR Cables
Curious,I am a long time reader, first time poster.  What are those mid to high end cables (RCA or XLR) made out of to warrant such premium prices (few hundred dollars per cable)?I make my own cables using Mogami pure copper bulk cables and Neutri...