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| Acoustic Treatment or Cable Upgrades? If you don't mind buying used or getting your hands dirty ( DIY ), you could probably treat your room ( first things first ), buy some better cables AND go to Dairy Queen or Tastee Freeze with the change. With all of this heat, a LARGE root beer f... | |
| Richard Gray's Power Company I've never tried one of these myself, but i'd like to. I think that Duke from AudioKinesis has experience with them and was impressed with what they did. As Tom mentioned, Richard Gray is from New Orleans and Duke is right in that neck of the wood... | |
| To Bi or not to Bi? That is the question While i can't vouch for them personally, you might want to try looking at www.partsexpress.com for either part number 263-754 or 263-588. Both are RCA splitters but of different configurations. I would opt for the one with a female at the end and ... | |
| CD changer cutting out. Volume causing vibrations? Anything is possible. I would first inspect the discs and make sure that they are clean. If you see smudges, smears, etc.. take the necessary steps to clean them. You might want to clean the laser lens at the same time just to make sure that it is... | |
| Amplifier Selection I had another shop owner tell me that he thought that the KR amp was the finest that he had ever heard. Obviously, this has a LOT to do with system synergy. While i was talking to him, he also added that KR were incredibly hard to deal with, had t... | |
| McCormack DNA1 options All things being equal, the McCormack's are typically anything BUT "grainy, tizzy or forward". While there is probably room to move in terms of improvements with the upgrades, i would look elsewhere in your system first before thinking that this w... | |
| Do cables age or become too old at any point? Sugar, once again you bring up some good points and this thread is expanding in a "good" way. I also agree with your comments concerning technology advancements and the increased quality of materials used in the production of wires / cables. Only ... | |
| Bright / forward speaker cables. In the specific system that i was trying the AP's in, i currently have some Nordost's. I'm not saying that these are "best" by any means, just that this is what is currently thrown in there. Like anything else, they have some good and bad points.I... | |
| After leaving my system on for 3 days... Lenny, the Vibrapods work by having a specific amount of "give" factored into them. By "over-podding" and not following the recommended weight ranges, you can get into a situation where the pods are not compressing and the component is simply rest... | |
| Do cables age or become too old at any point? Sugar, you're missing the point. It is NOT a matter of whether the cable is "air tight". For one thing, it would be next to impossible to achieve without DRASTICALLY raising the cost. Nor does it really matter how tightly the stranding is compacte... | |
| Why SACD,DVD-A are already DEAD While i can't say that i've listened to a lot of SACD, much of it has been very dissapointing. Then again, i've also heard it sound pretty solid, so a lot of it would boil down to individual recordings and / or system synergy. Out of curiosity, ha... | |
| kt_88 vs unnamed dealer If you paid by credit card, simply stop payment on the card and return the product to the dealer with a signature required. You will be out the return shipping, but it is better than eating the entire cost of something that you don't want. If the ... | |
| Suspended vs. nonsuspended TT? Check and see how "springy" the floors are. If you get a lot of flexing while walking on the floor, a suspended table / arm would be HIGHLY recommended. Sean> | |
| Suggestion for buying and selling on the site The only way to back out of a deal on Ebay is to win the auction and then not follow through on the transaction. While the rules here are stated somewhat differently, i don't think that anyone involved in this website or hobby would have a hard ti... | |
| Cable short-repair? It is probably just a matter of having the connections resoldered. If the connection is severely damaged, you may have to cut the cable back slightly and do a completely fresh termination. Either way, i don't see it being a big deal what-so-ever. ... |