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| Need help re Quad 909 Binding Posts I too own the 909, and had the same frustration. I went a much cheaper (and lazier) way: the side hole made for bare wire fits one of the prongs of my spade cables. The other prong stradles the side mount, away from the other output post for the r... | |
| AC Power Line Conditioners My PS Audio duet (paid just under $200) is the best gain-per-dollar investment I ever made in audio. It is true many conditioner restrict current etc., this one does not. True, only two modules of two outlets each, it's what you trade. | |
| CD's you bring for auditioning Rostropovich on Teldec with a chamber ensemble (I'm too lazy to go to my basement and tell you the exact details) playing a Vivaldi piece. Always start with that. A couple of bars into it the music drops a couple of octaves, and that moment is whe... | |
| Local dealer cuts store in half says audio is dead I have started a thread with a complaint about a local dealer, and it took off like wild fire. A lot of people are frustrated with some stores. I don't think it's wishing failure. Audio dealing is not like other businesses. You cater to a communit... | |
| musical speakers for a Quad system That should have been "not I, she!!". sorry. I no spek english very well, I is immigrant. | |
| musical speakers for a Quad system Update: I got a pair of Usher CP 6311's. LOVE THEM!! Oh, and if anyone out there has a WAF issue, well holy molly! To give you an idea, went to Jeff's place (my local dealer) having made it clear I would only listen that day, not buy. Wife came al... | |
| funny connection of spade cables Thank you all. To be honest, this set-up is actually much more secure than the banana connections I have on my secondary system, where the bananas are never in tightly and I always worry about their being yanked out. I may have discovered somethin... | |
| funny connection of spade cables Thank you Hifi. It does put my mind at ease. Yes, the "free" arm of the spade does not touch anything, I placed them in so the two phase terminals are far away from each other. And it sounds pretty sweet...Happy listening. If anyone disargrees, pl... | |
| Has used prices of gear droppd, due to economy I have to agree with Iplaynaked (although your screen name gives me the appropriate willies). I find it hard to feel bad and moved to tears buy the so-called "suffering" of people like the majority on these forums, and I include myself right in th... | |
| Can't Stop Grinning... Another way to keep enjoying things is to just take very small steps when upgrading. I kept creeping up with relatively cheap equipment, and I am enjoying every step of the way tremendously. Every little addition gives a whole new, and better, sou... | |
| DC Metro -- New Hi. How could I join the club? Moved here recently, and I live in Rockville now. Thank you | |
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? I don't think they are going away any time soon, fortunately. At least I hope so. I hate change... | |
| Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication Just one bit I simply have to put in. I cringe when I see medical advice asked for and given here. This is always the place I come to for sound advice, but please go see your doctor for medical stuff! It sounds to me like you are getting unaccepta... | |
| Ultimate test of your system image I'm so glad someone else mentioned this! It's been my image test CD ever since I first got it. I had a friend over who did not believe me there were no surround speakers, was sure there are hidden speakers in the wall!! That dog barking on track o... | |
| SS integrated amp for under 2k How about a Quad amp-pre-amp? They come stackable and connected with their pattented Quad link, so it's kind of like an integrated, except you have more flexibility. You can fit in your budget with that, plenty of power and sound on the sweeter si... |