retiredfarmer
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| The best speaker cables you’ve had Transparent reference xl. Not dire there is anything better out there | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? Lol it is always a good idea not to say much in a hi-fi store and listen to what they don't know. Then never forget that almost all the customers have a much higher net worth than the salesman do. If they get to bad don't be afraid to let the... | |
| CLASS A POWER RATINGS I have a pair of mark levinson 33h mono blocks each one weighs over two hundred pounds they double every time the impedance is halved and they are stable to 1/2 an ohm. They stay class a all the time and when they were tested the output power w... | |
| Dedicated power circuits @invalid say you have two lines a foot apart through the studs every couple of stud spaces the top wire goes through the bottom hole and the bottom wire hoes through the top whole | |
| Dedicated power circuits @invalid well the worst is running parallel close together. | |
| Dedicated power circuits Yes all the lines on the same.leg. also.make sure the.lines are the exact same length Also cross the wires over a few.times on the way to the outlets. I like the bad boy furutech plugs I run both hold and rhodium I have six dedicated 20 amp ci... | |
| Dedicated power circuits Yes all the lines on the same.leg. also.make sure the.lines are the exact same length Also cross the wires over a few.times on the way to the outlets. I like the bad boy furutech plugs I run both hold and rhodium I have six dedicated 20 amp ci... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Well if you want a aid state preamp and you are thinking Ayre have you thought about a k3? A k3 is a wonderful preamp and you should e able to get one for around 2k usd. If you want to spend more a k1 should be able to be found for around your 4... | |
| Power cord length @wrighton I do find a difference in the sound between different lengths of powercords and the sorter ones I don't care for as much but a good short cord is better than a cheap computer cord. Remember it is your system and what you like not ... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please You bought a good enough amp here is where the fun or the frustration begins. As you build a system with higher end gear you will find things that are not right. Deciding which piece is the under preforming one can be the hard part. The cablin... | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue Very | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue @carlsbad you are ery right in your assessment of power conditioners | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? Lol well I have ten thousand in my bathroom system. And I have five other systems that are much more monet than that. Lol. | |
| What CDs to buy Jvc xrcd either generation. Likely the best. Mobile fidelity sound lab gold cds ok. Chesky very good. Ma very good. Try some of those audio file recordings on those discs | |
| Budget amp that will give Magnepan 3.6Rs better depth of soundstage I ran Maggie 3.3s actively bl amped with s pair of moon w3 amps. Lots of power grip speed. Huge sound stage. |