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| Furutech GTX NCF receptical break in, how long I have not experienced the variance others have reported.I have been playing music through the system for 14 to 16 hours a day followed by a 10 to 8 hour break, though there is some draw through the outlets during the down time.My system is highly... | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia ll footers plus carpet spikes 2 year old thread resurrected. Although I use a thick high-pile rug covering a large area, my speakers which are also on Gaia 2 are placed on tiled concrete floor instead of the rug. It’s useful to know that the carpet spikes work better on the Ga... | |
| XLR or RCA cables? It may be dependent on the gear. On some components there may be zero difference. On other equipment the difference can appear to be significant. My Luxman L-590AXII sounds noticeably better with XLR. I don’t have the luxury to compare different X... | |
| Recommendations for cables based on components How does the Harbeth SHL5 XD compare to the Dynaudio Heritage Specials? Both good speakers I believe. | |
| Favorite cable brand. Acrolink. I use Acrolink power cords and interconnects in my system. Speaker cables are from Chord. The Acrolink power cords brought the largest impact to the system. Initially I bought one for the amp but got a second one for the DAC several mont... | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 It’s okay. From the 17 suggestions, perhaps 2 or 3 are local and you can go and listen to them. You can narrow down the choices based on your preferences. In that way, you don’t need to look at options which don’t appeal to you. I don’t know abou... | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 Some good standmount options in the same price range as the B&W 805 D4;Proac D2RDynaudio Heritage Special / Contour S20Marten Duke 2 / Oscar Duo / Parker DuoI’m not sure if the Mcintosh will match well with the speakers though. | |
| HiFi vs MidFi I don't know. Mid-fi sounds like cheap hifi. | |
| PC change madea difference Yes, damn it all has made a difference. Not forgetting the Furutech GTX-D NCF wall socket as well where both power cords are plugged into it. Heavy but worthwhile investment. | |
| Will sun exposure damage my speakers? Damn, just noticed this thread was posted 17 years ago. I wonder who resurrected this thread.. | |
| Will sun exposure damage my speakers? Get some fabric covers for the speakers to protect it from direct sunlight. It’s not only with driver surrounds and other parts of the speaker as the wood finish will be affected as well. You may get uneven shades on the woodwork as the surfaces e... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers They are surely going to bring some noticeable gains when installed to speakers which are previously coupled to the floor with spikes of all sorts, and the difference can be quite dramatic. After trying the Isoacoustics Gaia on my speakers,, I can... | |
| PC change madea difference My history with power cords has come a long way. When I played with power cords about 20 or 25 years ago, I didn’t hear any significant difference with all those cords. They either sound the same or there’s a slight difference not worth mentioning... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers Tobes, I agree. Perhaps my thoughts are too general and not applicable to all scenarios. Also, the perception of value is subjective. The Townshend can appear to be great value when compared to Isoacoustics in certain conditions. If something work... | |
| Rega Elicit-R If you can’t bring the amp to a qualified technician for troubleshooting and the problem is largely caused by overheating (you can actually troubleshoot yourself by doing some simple tests), try to determine whether the overheating is caused by in... |