seandtaylor99
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| Do cables really need "breaking in"? My wife and I are both EE degreed engineers, myself at baseband, she at RF. I am open minded to many audio concepts, but not when the proponents use only their own stories of "how they heard it themselves" rather than a logical/technical explanati... | |
| Do cables really need "breaking in"? Maybe some surface oxidation of the conductor occurs (which will make the sound slightly less bright. Perhaps some charging of the dielectric insulation occurs. I would not discount the possibility that the (measurable) characteristics of the cabl... | |
| Best Rock Player... Jupiter?? Do you have a local Creek dealer ? Their CD players are very popular in the UK, land of PRAT. Also try to look for Cyrus ... I loved their amps when I was living in the UK, and I have heard their CD players a few times .. very dynamic and exciting. | |
| how to best a/b cables If a difference is so subtle that quick A-B switching means you can't distinguish the difference then I certainly wouldn't pay money for such a slight difference. Beware the oil of the snake. | |
| I can't believe there is no difference I think that the amp is masking any differences in the sources. That said it has been my experience that differences between CD players are very much smaller than those between TTs.I think you'd be right to upgrade the amp first, and then the sour... | |
| Below 20 HZ Notes/Instruments Hi perfectimage .... I'm not sure it's a question of being right or wrong .. I certainly would never claim to be right in a matter so subjective as audio. I mentioned my experience because I have read so many posts saying that RELs should be place... | |
| subwoofer suggestions If you're concerned about losing money by buying a sub which you cannot demo and then not liking it then get a used REL. Almost cetainly you'll like it, and in the unlikely event you don't you can resell for the same price. I've also heard many pe... | |
| Below 20 HZ Notes/Instruments I tried my strata in the corner and it sounded absolutely terrible. It's now sat just in front and to the left of the right hand speaker ... nearly in the middle of the room, with the volume turned up much louder ... and it sounds tremendous. Corn... | |
| Below 20 HZ Notes/Instruments http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000005E4J/qid=1010188748/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_67_1/103-1120761-7064634If the link doesn't work Wea/Atlantic/Erato - #14634 "Agnus Dei"Most of the tracks are choral or choral w/ strings, but there are a couple of ... | |
| Hearing local radio through speakers Hi dfd9, not sure if the problem will go away, but I agree with gunbunny. You should not coil ANY cable EVER, since a coiled cable is an inductor. Instead of coiling, fold the cable back and forth over itself so there are no loops.It's very unlike... | |
| subwoofer comparision I own a REL strata and I'm very pleased with it. It is crossed at 30Hz with Spica Angelus in a 10x12 room. The soundstage has not collapsed and it is not a one-note thump. In fact it complements the spicas wonderfully. I only use it for 2ch music.... | |
| Integrated Amp upgrade What HiFi is in my opinion the worst of the British HiFi mags. It seems that every piece of Marantz equipment presented for reviews gets five stars. Nearly 10 years ago, on the strength of such a review I demo'd a $500 marantz integrated amp again... | |
| Directionality I like Sean's possible explanation ... grounding only at one end. Seems plausible. However the concept of ANY directional cables in audio because of "crystal grain", winding of strands etc etc seems like total nonsense to me since they're all AC s... | |
| Phono Stage Question The two previous posts are correct, but in case you're wondering here's why :A phono stage is both an amplifier AND an equalizer. It amplifies, and it also greatly boosts the bass, and cuts the treble (according to the RIAA frequency response curv... | |
| Spica's TC 50 vs. Sound Dynamic RT 3's The spicas are wonderful speakers but do need to be away from the rear wall to image best. IF you find a pair on Audiogon (or elsewhere) for a reasonable price I would get them and see how you like them ... worst case is that you lose the shipping... |