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| home made speaker cable vs. the big boys In my previous post, I should also have said that the 3rd element in getting good cables or interconnects is the quality of the termination. Some people will say you get the best connections by crimping, but I am a believer in both crimping and so... | |
| home made speaker cable vs. the big boys Ah, the wonderful "cable" subject again. Yes, you can certainly make your own speaker cables and interconnects, and as many others have noted here (and on the previous posts on this general topic), the key is getting quality wire and terminations.... | |
| In search of........Reception Tandberg made/makes an excellent tuner, and if you can find one used it's a great value. NEC also made some excellent tuners in the late 1980's and early 1990's, such as the NEC T6 series. The antenna is a critical link, no matter how good the tun... | |
| New Dedicated Audio Room The suggestion to check the TubeTraps web site was a good one, since they have a constrained layer system for use with sheetrock that is very good. You can also use a material called "DexDamp" which is cheaper, using a half-sheet every several fee... | |
| Is no reserve really the truth? Audiogon staff: Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to this thread. I sincerely mean that. On the whole I have been very pleased with my experiences, both as a seller and a buyer, on Audiogon. I have been a long-time audiophile, and... | |
| Is no reserve really the truth? Hi, Fpeel: I share your thoughts. The reserve price method is a ploy, in my opinion. If one is not going to accept a bid below a certain point, then establish that point as the opening bid requirement. You may not get a lot of the early bidders, b... | |
| My wife is so uncool! Actually, both of my wives have been pretty tolerant of my audio illness. My current wife obsesses a bit about money, so my expenditures worry her. We now play a little game where I buy a piece of equipment and install it, then wait to see how lon... | |
| Ear Candy: Most startling recordings. Two LP's come to mind: an old Riverside recordings called "The Sounds of Speed", which included stuff like the world-record land speed record by Mickey Thompson; steam locomotive going by; etc. It's long out-of-print, but if you can find a decent ... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green Nothing personal guys, but most of you need to do a WHOLE lot more listening to blues guitarists. Eric Clapton is a great guitarist, but I think it's a stretch to call him a BLUES guitarist. Infact, IMHO, there is only one great, WHITE blues guita... | |
| Help with AudioQuest Cables I may have a printout around of their old product lineup. As I recall, starting from the bottom, there was a model or two below the Topaz, which was the best of x2-construction. The first of the x3 Hyperlitz was the Ruby, which has been replaced b... | |
| Best AC Line Conditioner See the thread above on "Bargain Power Conditioners". The Monster HTS2000 is the best bet around, and can be purchased for $125 from Global Mart (www.globe-mart.com). | |
| Looking for loudspeakers under $4,000 You have a tough situation, Richmonk. Wife, speakers - wife, speakers: hmmmmm........ My best suggestion for a speaker in this price range is the Vandersteen 3A Signature. I have owned planar speakers, too (Acoustats, back in the dark ages), and t... | |
| Bargain power conditioners Ditto on the suggestion to buy the Monster HTS2000. I wrote a lengthy comment several weeks ago about my quite negative experience with the HTS3500, so do not spend the extra money for this unit. The HTS2000 made a noticeable improvement in my own... | |
| Is no reserve really the truth? Interesting timing on this question, because I have just had an experience here on Audiogon that made me inquire (to the Audiogon staff) if a seller could post a reserve price AFTER the auction began. I bid on a TEAC mini-system and the auction pa... | |
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets For the benefit of others who may read this thread and be interested in buying Hubbell hospital-grade outlets, I wanted to share a good buying tip. I recently bought 3 of the Hubbell outlets from "The Aduiophile Store", which is operated by UHF Ma... |