shadorne
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| Let's talk power cords Power cords and conditioners can help if you have1) Inadequate power supplies in your components2) Poor quality power from your utility/ bad house wiring | |
| Opening a can of worms "Fuses and cable swap outs resulted in obvious changes in tone, timbre, ambiance and depth, or see through, as I call it. Even footers made a noticeable difference. I used to love Herbie's tenderfeet but with the Tonians, I had to take them out an... | |
| Great music few are aware of. Any genre. Cold Blood - really tight band and Lydia Pense is a great vocalist | |
| Opening a can of worms So audio is a special exception and all other electronic devices are different. Sure. | |
| Opening a can of worms So special wires and fuses are ONLY critical in audio sound quality? Nobody else has a need for special performance tuned $50 110 volt AC fuses. Nobody else has a need for better performance from $1000 wires to run 3 feet? Seriously, how could any... | |
| Opening a can of worms Agreed we are all different. Some brains are more wired to fanciful wishful thinking and some are more logical with a higher degree of rationality. Does this affect what we thinkwe hear - absolutely!If fuses or wires made a difference to equipment... | |
| Great music few are aware of. Any genre. +1 Chicken Shack. Stan Webb is fantastc. The Blue Horizon sessions is a great box set. I also have several other albums and a live DVD of Stan and sone of his current crew.Maceo Parker has some fantastic albums. Fred Wesley too.Jean Michel Jarre I... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... @geoffkait Give me a break. YOU raised the topic of negative test results proving nothing. I simply pointed out that you are correct - the evidence must be supplied by those making the wild claims! | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? How annoying to have to find specific CD players and other devices that send zeros when paused or in between tracks.Looks like a design mistake if this DAC was engineered to be compatible with a variety of devices.I can understand and accept a dev... | |
| Opening a can of worms @hifiman5 Thank you but I am actually the one who has no worries about dielectric burn-in. I don’t worry about the fact that the dielectric air around cables is constantly changing and therefore for a fact that the cable can never ever fully burn-... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... Geoff,The onus is on the person making wild claims to provide proof. If someone else says it is a scam then those making the wild claim should simply provide proof to the contrary.That is how science works. Jinjuku should have been challenged and ... | |
| Opening a can of worms So we agree - cables can never burn in! | |
| Need help selecting a system with Tidal streaming (Maybe MQA) and speakers for around $1k. iPad + Camera Connection Kit + Powered USB Hub + Meridian Explorer 2 and headphones | |
| Suggestion on XLR Cables @gdhal It is also ok to disagree. I respect differing views. Your points are always valid and presented logically - unlike some of the more crazy assertions made around here (mostly by Geoff 🤪 but I still enjoy many of his comments) | |
| Opening a can of worms @hifiman5 Glad we agree about the air around cables being a dielectric. Do you deny that as a direct consequence cables can never burn-in? |