randy-11
Responses from randy-11
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Audio Research uses 2 brands of speakers for listening tests of their gear: Maggies & Sonus Faber Aida.I think the new big Maggies may cost $30k and the Aida costs $25, so I'd either get the next cheapest Sonus Faber or the Maggies 20's depend... | |
| Just saw the Absolute Sounds 50 Greatest Bargins in Audio Caig DeOxit is on there | |
| Power cable from Audio Research Ref 6 Don't worry about it. ARC hand selects, tubes and capacitors among other items. They more or less invented the high end. They are not going to leave you hanging with a crummy power cord.Now, if you do have any noise on your AC line then the thin... | |
| Magnepan 3.7i how long is the cargo bed w/ seat down?the speaker is just under 6 ft. long & box is a bit longeroh, and Congrats! | |
| PS Audio PWT and PWD MK II--recent acquisiton and what is upstream of that? how configured?what else changed when the harshness appeared?is the APC an isolation transformer? I don't see much about its method of operation. if so, what is the interwinding capacitance? | |
| PS Audio PWT and PWD MK II--recent acquisiton are all components plugged into a single point?if so, does it have MOS or any other devices in it? or is it a simple set of connectors, like some Tripp-Lite strips? | |
| Dedicated Music server vs Mac mini on a Devialet via Ethernet (AIR) connection how is shadorne's post different?he lists the following criteria:- good power supply- separated and isolated the digital logic circuits from contaminating the DAC section- timing/jitter & which clock is used- contamination of the house AC powe... | |
| Vibration isolation try some ball bearings set on miniature dollhouse ceramic tea cups | |
| USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld I'm not a USB cable type (preferring to deal with problems in better ways) but if you try anything, try the Lush cable | |
| Looking to get into tubes on the cheap usedor a Rogue - some of their items are modestly priced (have not heard); others are $4k (very nice sounding) | |
| Let's talk power cords Peer review is designed to slow down the output of BS - that is its function. | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... not entirely true -- special 'audiophile' speaker cables can really screw up the sound | |
| Another Free Tip That Yields Better Sound! Smith is just a sales man - read books written by the top engineers in the field - here is a hint one of them heads up an entire lab that JBL built for him...re rugs - ASC tells me to use a big rug that fits under both speakers and covers all the ... | |
| Suggestion on XLR Cables the high end cables (RCA or XLR) warrant such premium prices because they are made out of confirmation bias | |
| How much difference could a simple Banana plug make? a simple Banana plug or other connector could make a big difference if the "test" did not take account of any corrosion that was altered when a different connector was used (!!)forget silver, rubidium or other magic metals and clean the connectors... |