strongarm
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| Synergistic Research Comes Down to Earth When I got the necessary SR Blue fuses fuses for my system and had a good listening I completely agree with the initial losting here as I said on StereoTimes. The SR Blues surpass their Blacks. I also agree that they are directional although I ha... | |
| High End is Dead? Why would anyone post this? Who cares? This has been said for years. | |
| Please Rate These Cartridges in Best Overall Order of Sonic Importance. Recommended Arms? I can recommend none of them. The Ikeda 9TT and especially the Kai with both in their 407 Long tone arm are the best. | |
| Am I dreaming? Sorry, I gave up on all the products you all talk about thirty years ago and on Macintosh even before that. | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? I used to be tbg. In the last five years thanks to several manufactures, I have gone to realism that I never thought was possible. I had thought that I was hearing all that was in the recording. I was missing many of the instrument harmonics, much... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? All I can say is that if you are happy with the cheaper cable, be happy. I don't share your experiences. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable I might add that nobody ever asks why people buy expensive cars, wines, tvs, or steaks. What are you objective measures for these?I don't give two hoots what you like. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Gdhal, "Untrue, to the extent there is any audible distinction a human can detect with the naked ear."This is not true there is research to suggest that while our ears may not have responses noted in the brain of anything over 16k Hz, in noting th... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Once in a great while I bother to read some of the drivel in the forums. I can truthfully say that I have never found anything useful here.Willemj has a point. Years ago while I was at IIT in Chicago I majored briefly in Electrical Engineering. I ... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable I have much more expense in my ICs, PCs, and speaker wires then in my electronics. I have all High Fidelity Cables having gone from their initial CT-1 ($1600 for 1 m.) and up to their Pro ($18,900 for 1 m.). Yes, that is right, almost 12 times as ... | |
| Speakers "Disappearing" I have often added devices that make me think I hear performers in my listening room, but then at a later time thing I hear a further improvement. As I have said recently I have found that two of my 16 Zilplexs were not on the center line between ... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Guys, I always hesitate joining such discussion as my experience with TClargely parralel those of Tom, but I know virtually no one has most of my equipment. My amp, line stage, and phono stage are all of Roger Paul's innovation at his North Americ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I started audio in 1965 with lamp cord and with PCs that were fixed to my ARC Sp-3 line stage and Dual 75 amps all sitting on planks with cinder blocks separating them. I bought Fulton's special cable here zoo creatures reacted to alarm calls and ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I started audio in 1965 with lamp cord and with PCs that were fixed to my ARC Sp-3 line stage and Dual 75 amps all sitting on planks with cinder blocks separating them. I bought Fulton's special cable here zoo creatures reacted to alarm calls and ... | |
| Diana Krall I think Diana Krall is best when she is playing the piano. She an outstanding bar singer. I still love Joni Mitchell's A Case of You, but Diana Krall's is equal but different. I have an album of Diana where she just sings. I seldom listen to it. ... |