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Paper cone drivers/natural materials
I recall seeing a video on YouTube that demonstrated paper cones are prone to flex and compromise shape. Speaker Cone Material: Best Performance?    
Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue?
Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue? It could well be the listener. I'm finding the lowering of frequencies around 3k makes a difference.  
Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article)
I couldn't agree more. I've always loved CCR, Chicago, B,S&T etc. Now it's time to accept those days are well and truly behind us. To be honest they are dead and gone; never to return. In part you can blame the proliferation of the so called ... 
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I can understand a battery or magnet creating a magnetic field, but I struggling to know what a coated discs does. Having said that, I have an open mind and I'd love to have a listen, but without an explanation of what it does, I have a closed wa... 
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Great question. Personally I believe a battery or magnet is going to be better than a carbon disc. What would/could a thin carbon disc achieve even when treated with a unique UEF compound that interacts with EM fields, other than a justification p... 
Analog vs. digital
I'm wondering if the precision of digital is more like to identify reflections from baffles that some believe is the so called "bright" sound.  
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A good point. The way you hear is critical. Much like vision. Do you see the forest, the trees or the leaves? Are you seeing the details, or missing the finer points? Are you hearing the details, or missing the finer points? I'm sure some will... 
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Here's an alternative. High Fidelity Magnet Cables  
E-bay and its sellers
There's no mentioned of what was said that could have provoked the seller's response, So I'll withhold any comment.  
Isn't it really about quality of recording?
Without the music, what's the point of chasing sound reproduction perfection? Once a certain level is obtained, going to the next level makes so little difference it is basically pointless. There are some crucial things all loudspeakers require.... 
Getting good sound quality below 200Hz
Looking at the graph posted on https://eminence.com/products/alpha_15a it seems like it might not be possible.  
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The original suggestion was to attach one or two 1.5V AAA batteries with the ‘-‘ pole in the direction of the signal’s source. Is anyone aligning them differently?  
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When you say you added multiple batteries, were they connected so they produced a higher voltage; for example, 8 x 1.5v = 12v.    
Why do hipsters prefer analog?
Jeep Reminds me of a line from the BBC program Life on Mars -  "So you drive a military vehicle".    
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Amir attempted to test an AudioQuest Victoria Audio Cable with DBS Review and commented "How energizing an insulator traps RF works is based on principles above any known physics so don't know how to test that without alien technology. But we will...