subaruguru
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| hum from speaker You can also use a PC with a SWITCHED ground, disturbing the power connection less than the introduction of a cheap "cheater", and safer than removing the ground pin on the AC male, as is now suggested by a manufacturer! (DISCLAIMER: I assemble DI... | |
| Best HT in a box speakers Def Tech makes a decent $1k system | |
| Best all around box speaker between 15K and 25K And the Varity Audio Parsifal Encores for a room-friendly 3-waythat's GREAT in the nearfield too! | |
| Speaker recommendations / live concert recordings Maggies for this guy? C'mon. He wants an efficient, big-bottomed boxy 3-way that's affordable. Who makes these? Maybe old Vandersteens, used big Paradigms, et al. Remember what he's listening to. Midrange honesty and coherence have to take a back ... | |
| Why do cables need break-in? Psych, it's not the silver, but the quality of the insulation, as explained by Dmi.... | |
| Why so little discussion about Snell ? Did Boston gobble up their designers? Both companies have a high regard for pair-matching through sophisticated QA. Friend of mine was just let go at Boston because they lost their huge Gateway OE contract.... | |
| Will Audio Logic DAC improve EMC-1? I would ensure that any particular EMC-1 have the latest (year ago) power supplies' diodes mods before comparing with outboard DACS. Improvements in dynamics are quite real. | |
| Any recommendation for a modern FM tuner Phew! My recommendation to chase the older (1990-ish) NAD Monitor Series tuner (4300?) or receivers (7100, 7400, 7600) for a fine cheap tuner is based on my empirical results that they perform much better than newer ones (like my NAD T751 HT recei... | |
| How would you compare Acoustic Zen to Nordost Interesting. I started with balanced Red Dawn and Pro-Silway MkII off my EMC-1 UP, findng both a bit lean. Discovery Essence was better balanced, but didn't provide the lucidity of the top octave I was used too. A great deal on used SPM XLR did th... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers Listen to lots of live music, then start demoing speakers that are attractive to you IN YOUR ROOM! After all, you have to live with them, even you, like most of us, listen with eyes closed and lights dimmed. Start creeping up in price, continuing ... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? "...conflict between the 60Hz and the fundamental mechanical resonance of the conductor."? C'mon.... | |
| Whats wrong with short cables? Yes, shorter is better, and the LAST thing you should ever consider doing is coiling any leftover! Nothing like a high-pass to ruin your woofer's bottom octave.... | |
| characteristics of Quad 99 or Adcom 750 The 750 is an implementation of a design provided by Nelson Pass, similar in architecture to the Aleph P. Due to these budget constraints it can't compare favorably in performance to the exquisite design and parts quality of the P, especially in a... | |
| discontinued B&W CM series Agree with Sugarbie....Snicka, for $1k/pr I went with used Spendor S3/1p and new Plateau V23 stands. Slightly rolled on top, but that's necessary for HT, 2nd system use, or budget hi-end, IMHO. Have fun. | |
| Speaker Upgrade? WAF and a slightly soft top being huge factors in our HT (secondary) system, I went with gorgeous Spendor S3/1p in rosewood, used for $800, atop the Target-clone 4 pillar Plateau v23 (inch) shot/sand-fillable stands from Canada ($200). Hard to bea... |