rodman99999
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| Why Do Cables Matter? No one has answered this easy question. Why is it that the worlds most expensive and accurate machine made by ASML does not use AC cables that are in any way like expensive audiophile cables? Why don’t audio test equipment, oscilloscopes or DNA... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? rodman99999 5,765 posts 05-27-2022 at 05:31pm @hilde45 - Back in March a thread about power cords and break/burn-in was started. I hate to type, so: I'm going to copy/paste some of my speculations. ... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @donavabdear - Today vocalists routinely use Auto Tune or other programs to even make the singer bearable, GEE! In the STUDIO/during EDITING/on the RECORDING, changes can be made to the sounds/tracks being laid down? ... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @donavabdear - #1- I never said, "bad cables". A, "bad" cable (in my lexicon) would be a cable that doesn't convey ANY signal. 'Crappy' would include the sort that come with most equipment, or: those that utilize dielectri... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @donavabdear - "Ok, I didn’t communicate my point. I’ll try one more time and you don’t have to read my notes." "Listening- to what?" APPARENTLY: you don't even bother to read the very first sentences of posts previous to yours. ie: ... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? @thyname - "I understand your urge to post on the topic any chance you get (you guys always do, it's your type of hobby), but you realize you are replying to the OP from June , 2016?? Which is 7 (seven) years ago. I guess the "rage against t... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? Once again, hitting the REPLAY button: AND (incidentally): I DO have a number of recordings, of my own creation (using a John Oram board and complimentary cabling, FYI), that I've used to critique my system and it'... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system Find more considerate/intelligent friends. | |
| 4 8 or 16 ohms. Someone said to me it does not matter what ohms I connect my speakers to. He said just use the ones (ohms) that sound best. 'Someone' is correct (you won't damage anything). Enjoy yo... | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? I love a V equalizer curve, and bump up the bass and treble a bit on my home/car systems. I either blew the tweeters or crossover on my 836’s, so they are in for repair. I do need an equalizer. I tip the treble and bass up on most music. And ev... | |
| Where did the term "mono block" originate? Semantic Gymnastics! Perhaps: because some think of various system topologies*, as being built of individual, "blocks" (syn: pieces, parts, components) and the long version is, "monoblock amplifier",... | |
| Build a Faraday cage around your equipment. It's been around 25 years years or so, but: I found 'TI Shield', made by Texas Instruments, on page 14 of Michael Percy's catalog. It's still in his catalog*, though out of production for decades. Placed a full coverage sheet on each co... | |
| Synergistic Research SR30 Power Cables The Cable Company has a couple Synergistic PCs that will fit your budget. I'm still using a pair of SR AC Master Couplers (w/MPC mods from Michael Spallone). One between the wall outlet and power conditioner. The other between the wall... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? I have one word, to express my personal view as regards the Church of Denyin'tology and it's obfuscating, classically (possibly: willfully) obtuse adherents (you know, the NAYSAYERS): floccinaucinihili... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @thyname- How interesting: many speak of tube, "microphonics", on a regular basis. ie: http://www.tungsol.com/html/faqs18.html#:~:text=Microphonics%20describes%20the%20phenomenon%20where,exhibit%20some%20inherent%20microphonic%20tenden... |