shadorne
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| Just wondering... Not better just different. A good 1K DAC can be world class.You are right wth your example of speakers - after going far up in price eventually it is more about cosmetics and prestige. My speakers have have a beautiful burl magnolia veneer hand bu... | |
| Ferrofluid tweeter Pretty much all dome tweeters use ferrofluid. In addition to above points by timlub, it also helps align the voice coil. Small voice coils in a tweeter are susceptible to rocking motion.Ferrofluid is a cheap solution to building a tweeter that wil... | |
| Dumb question #643: should speaker cables last a lifetime? Like your car needs a regular oil change - speakers cables pick up all kinds of crap and gunk as well as carbon build up from the power amplifier - best to change cables every six months. | |
| Do you think my cable length setup will have much effect or may hear the difference? None. | |
| TAD Reference loudspeakers-How good are they? @melbguy1I was was referring to these rather embarrassing set of measurements for a SOTA mega-buck speaker. (See horrendous deviation from linearity above 2KHz - this kind of distortion is common in low cost speakers and is usually extremely audib... | |
| My vintage JBLs vs new B&W, PMC etc. Vintage speakers can be extremely good. Especially ones that look crap but are built from great components. Don't believe all the marketing hype! A lot of the latest and greatest is not an improvement but cheap stuff in a shiny box that only looks... | |
| TAD Reference loudspeakers-How good are they? Zephyr,From what I have seen the S5 appears to have severe compression issues above 2KHz. So I am not surprised that the TAD (a reference speaker design) would make ones ears bleed if one was used to all that compression (congested laid back trebl... | |
| What is best for the speakers JBL Everest 6600? Mark Levinson 53 or Boulder 2060? I would go Bryston 7B. | |
| Your opinions on how to string 25 ft speaker cables A slight twist may help keep them together and be a practical solution for installation. As as far as the sound goes - twisted or not - it is irrelevant for speaker cables. | |
| Will a new sub sound better than my Velodyne F1200? Fundamental for a rock kick is around 50 To 80Hz but the punch or slap will be much higher like 4KHz.Sounds like your room is boomy or your sub has failed - besides at 85db peak you won’t get much kick from your sub anyway unless you have way too ... | |
| Need Help with Subwoofer Choice +1 JL - don't waste your time with anything else. 10 inch is fine in such a small room. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Blind tests demonstrate that differences may be too subtle to notice easily. They don't prove there are no differences but they do show that the differences are very subtle and at a level where it may not matter to some listeners. That serves a pu... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? "To believe that cables make no significant difference is wishful thinking. "Huh? Did you make a typo? Surely the wishful thinking is on the part of any person believing that a mere piece of copper wire (even some wire costing a ridiculous $5000) ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Coat hangers would be very difficult to work with as they are quite rigid and lack an insulation jacket. In theory they might work electrically but are very impractical compared to ordinary wires suitable to the task.For sure there are several dol... | |
| Tom Petty Box Sets I have Ryan Ulate remastered Damn the Torpedoes in Hi-res digital and I think it is pretty good. |