rwwear

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Do powercords make a difference in sound?
People swore by the Tice clock. 
Do powercords make a difference in sound?
You don't know what you're starting. 
Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer?
Velodyne-SMS-1 
Are the CD'S days numbered?
Vinyl is the new old thing. http://whoknew.news.yahoo.com/?nc&vid=26245521 
HDtrack not necessarily better?
How are you playing it back? Are you sure you are really getting full resolution? 
Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer?
The transformer looks like the right one. An SMS-1 could be picked up used for around 400.00. It would help greatly. 
Turntable interconnect
Now there's a new tweek. Everyone be prepared to get rid of all cables with shields. 
Turntable interconnect
Psycho-acoustically speaking of course. 
Turntable interconnect
Sure they do. I figured someone would come up with something like that. 
Turntable interconnect
All interconnects should have a shield. There may be some manufacturers that make a somewhat homemade variety that doesn't but I wouldn't use unshielded IC's. 
Turntable interconnect
If it's not humming you're OK. But, if you want to ground it you can just run a single ground wire with the IC's you have. 
Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer?
The ground and negative wire should be attached to the grounding post of the RCA. The shield really doesn't matter as long as it doesn't touch the positive post. Or, you could just use an XLR to RCA adapter. The best thing would be to get a balanc... 
Using XLR cables on the Sony 5400 SACD player?
Use the other end. 
Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer?
There will be a shield and a separate ground wire in most cases but they touch and can be twisted together or not. Most balanced cables have three wires plus the shield. Balanced still matters whether using one input or two. You may be able to run... 
Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer?
Pro subs are designed for high output but not necessarily low bass. Your sub will go down to around 28hz but you may not get that in your room. The SMS-1 will come with a setup mic to tune the sub to your room. It will have video out to see the re...