shadorne
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| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all This ain't Randi and no million dollars at stake but kudos goes to Mike L. who bravely tested some Opus MM versus Monster and was unable to tell the difference in a fair but rather "crude" test that required several minutes to change cables each t... | |
| If you started over what would you do differently? I would go all PC based (Mac actually). That is still my current plan...another project for when I get the urge/time. Upload all the CD's to a lossless RAID server system and junk my mega changers and go with a high quality low jitter DAC or DSP s... | |
| Quad 12L active vs Wharfedale Precision 8D Active Oncable,I don't know the two you mention and I am sure they are good but to add to your list I suggest you check out NHT SOO/MOO, which is a popular active option for a desktop PC audiophile quality sound.Chuck Ainlay , Producer/Engineer of Dire S... | |
| Use computer UPS to power source, good idea? APC make Audio type stabilization devices, which include high current capability on certain outlets. They have crossed over from their much bigger IT business (clients like Sun, IBM, Google etc.) where they protect data from power nasties (brown o... | |
| Assymetric speaker cable lengths? Speed is not the issue. For a tube setup, however, it can be quite sensitive to load. The slight difference is still unlikely to be audible but if you are driving low impedance speakers or speakers with a bumpy impedance curve then it is much safe... | |
| Best New speaker under $5000 Congrats Audiophile1958...how does it look? Will you be posting some pics? | |
| Diffuse Front Wall? Absorb rear wall? The front is a matter of taste but a live front end is often more pleasant sounding or lively. Generally it is best to absorb on the rear wall behind the listener...if you sit with your head near this wall then you need diffusion behind you for su... | |
| musical subwoofer recommendation for 2-ch Since you're not biamping with the sub's amp, it may be possible that you've pushed your main amp too hard. That would be my guess too. | |
| Mercury Living Presence I have a sampler of Living Presence...it is very dynamic ....to me that is what makes it so good.....sadly, most recorded music is compressed so that it can play better on mediocre home hi-fi....compression takes the life out of the music. | |
| Use RCA or Digital Output on CD to Processor Experiment - see if you can tell the difference - and use what sounds better to you. I doubt if I could tell the difference but I have tin ears.....just make sure to precisely level match the sound otherwise the ever so slightly louder signal will... | |
| What started you on the merry go round? Listening to Chet Baker, Children's TV Theme music, Ken Dodd and the Diddymen, Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio and others at barely 5 years old on my own Gramophone box in my bedroom. It amazed me then - it still does! | |
| Rush in 5.1 surround Mrmitch,What is your favorite sound quality Peter Gabriel DVD?Have you tried Black Eyed Peas Sydney to Vegas...rather different genre I know but believe me Tal Herzberg did an amazing job on the recording (it really really sounds live like you are... | |
| Speakers and what's between them In my last post I mentioned building speakers flush into a wall to completely eliminate edge diffraction. Who would do such a thing? Here is an example. This example is from the founder of Sheffield Labs. Note the "picture frames" around the speak... | |
| Speakers and what's between them also you should keep whatever is between your speakers behind the front edge of the speaker Agree. Edge diffraction will occur at the edge of your speaker baffle anyway...but at least your speaker manufacturer will have designed for this issue so... | |
| Has Anyone Used 6AWG Wire For Speaker Cable? Where do you find connectors (bananas/spades) Try a car audio accessories dealer - these devices get power from 12 Volts....so they need very high current capacity power cables with low resistance... 4 AWG wires for example. Good Luck. |