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Why power cable effect overall syste sound?
Hifitime, As I mentioned in a previous post, the IEC socket creates another questionable connection. This is why I prefer a hard wired power cord. The manufacturers are under a terrific amount of pressure by reviewers and dealers to make changes i... 
Why power cable effect overall syste sound?
Knownothing, First of all I would like to say I have never said power cables don't make a difference. I have tried numerous power cords and I hear the difference in each and every power cord as I do with every speaker wire and interconnect. System... 
Why power cable effect overall syste sound?
Grant, Thank you for your informative comments. 
Why power cable effect overall syste sound?
Gtfour45, Wow! I didn't realize you are in charge here and all the way from Australia. What I do realize is that I am in fact entitled to my opinion too and I will post my opinion anytime I feel it is necessary. It seems we have really hit a sore ... 
Why power cable effect overall syste sound?
Has anyone ever taken the time to go back and compare their chosen after market power cord to the origial power cord after extended listening? Sometimes we can hear a bigger difference by going back. As I have said before, I have tried numerous po... 
Dear Fellow SC IVA owners
Look up Dunlavy SC IV on you tube. Usually adding spikes or points to the bottom of speakers is for increasing clarity and improving imaging. My SC IVs did not need improvement in these areas. These are not near field speakers. The drivers are spa... 
Droplet Cd player - tweaks, mods or upgrades?
Consider resale value. I personally will not buy modified stereo equipment. I even want the original power cord. 
Best Amp to drive my Apogee Stages?
Clavil, How do you know when you have a speaker controlled "perfectly"? The truth is you may never hear the true potential of a speaker like the Apogee. Because this is a hard speaker to drive there is no amplifier happy with the Apogee load there... 
Speaker cables for Vandersteen 3A Signature?
Richard Vandersteen doesn't talk about wire much these days, at least expensive wire. I can tell you he was big on Audioquest wire and Audioquest used Vandersteen speakers. Install smaller spades or use bare wire. All spades have a sound character... 
Best Amp to drive my Apogee Stages?
Matti, I am not partial to any brand of equipment. I am more interested in what components work well together. Probably the most popular amp used with Apogee speakers was the Counterpoint SA 220. 
Grover Huffman power cable
Did you compare these to the stock power cord? I am curious how the various cords differ from the original. 
Would adding another REL STRATA Help?
Rockadanny is right. Two subs are always better than one. 
Explanation of what higher costs buy with Grado
Typically the higher models are the cartidges that measure the best. In otherwords, the cartidges are made then tested. The cartridges that measure good are the expensive models and the cartridges that don't measure good become the cheap models. T... 
About speaker cables..
The Quicksilver full function preamp is a good candidate for anyone that wants to run a long interconnect because of the preamp's low output impedance. The earlier Quicksilver preamp's output impedance was 12.5 ohms and the current model is only 1... 
Shorten those lengthy power cords?
Hifitime, That makes two of us.