stanwal
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| higher or lower gauge for 3-6 feet XLR cables? The higher the gauge the smaller the wire; smaller wires have higher resistance. There is very little agreement on wire size; some [Mapleshade for example]use very small diameter, others use larger ones. The size alone will give little indication ... | |
| What does the term rolled off highs mean ? My tweeters are suppose to be good to 60KHz; WAY beyond my hearing range or anyone else's. Why? Because it is felt by many that what happens outside the audible range affects sounds within it. "Rolled Off" is a pejorative implying that there is in... | |
| How good does a TT have to be for a good cartridge I have had the Scout [I am a VPI dealer]. While it is a good table I would think a cartridge like the Denon 304 or AT 33EV, both of which I used with it, would exhaust its potential. There are two schools here; mine is that the table is the critic... | |
| Ungrounded power cord: Will I die? Kijanki, PS Audio power cords are used with every conceivable type of gear, not just PS products; are they ALL designed not to need grounding? The point is that they [PS ]say that the sound is better sometimes with the ground plug in place and som... | |
| Ps Audio Statement PC vs Perfect wave AC 10/12 PC I have had the Statement, an AC 10 and the former top one; the one that is part silver. It cost more than the AC 10 does now but my mind is a blank on its name. They are all good and the differences are not easy to describe and probably system dep... | |
| does power cord length matter? fact or myth? I have had both one and two meter cables and there is a difference; the two meter ones are longer. Seriously, I could never tell a significant difference between them compared to the differences between the different brands of cables I had. | |
| MARANTZ MA9S2/ SC7S2 VS PARASOUND JC1/JC2 The better match for what? | |
| good integ amp match for Spendor S3/5r? The quality of the watts are more important than the number unless you want to play at a very high volume much of the time. I have 6 pairs of Spendors but not that model. NAD gives you a lot for your money; if you can find any of the BEE models in... | |
| Ungrounded power cord: Will I die? If it is such a danger then why are PS Audio power cables made with a ground plug that can be unscrewed? I have been floating mine of years [30?] when it would help. Just exactly what does the "ground lift" switch on equipment do? I had always sup... | |
| Best tube preamp ever "Bat Rex" always made me think of a giant vampire bat; the kind of critter Godzilla or Mothra would get into it with. " Bat Rex devours Tokyo!" IN 3D!!! | |
| Mapleshade modified monitoes Sounds like a new snack; have a Pepsi and some of these new monitoes while we listen. | |
| Ungrounded power cord: Will I die? Anyone using ungrounded power cords will die eventually. Alas, so will those using grounded ones. That said, as Forrest Gump remarked "Stupid is as Stupid does"; I have known a fair sample of the shallow end of the audiophile pool and none of them... | |
| Best DAC under 2k US ? I put 2 up today. | |
| Gamut L5 - best solid state and best tube amp comb I haven't used tube amps for some time but listen to them on other systems; the sound stage is deeper on tubes but I don't find it as realistic as SS, YMMV. They don't really need the subs and I often don't use them; I had the subs before I got th... | |
| Paging Stanwal-Any update on the Metrum Octave In addition to my other post I should add that the HIFICRITIC review motivated me to buy one; it was even better than the 6moons review. It was the second best they have ever tested, behind only the new MSB. These are a LOT more expensive. The Met... |