sugarbrie
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| OK to use spades in bare wire terminal? .It should not make any difference from a electrical perspective. They make cable terminations called Pins which look like....a pin. You can put them on your 10 gauge wire and the thinner pin goes in the hole.Radio Shack has pins, or get them onli... | |
| pre-amp unacceptable noise level? You do not need to bias the tubes with preamps.The cheater plug would go on the power amp, if that is the problem.Is it both channels or one? If one, you might have a bad cable.If the hum is there with both preamps, then it is not the Rogue. Tube ... | |
| Need Recommendation on Best CD player under $1,000 While I basically agree with Tvad, remember that today's $1,000 CD player, technologically was a $3000 to $5000 player 10 years ago. Your other gear was about the same 10 years ago.If they took the guts out of any of these players, put it in a fan... | |
| Need Recommendation on Best CD player under $1,000 I assume this $1000 means brand new....Used for $1000 you could buy multi-dozens of players.The second from the top Cambridge Audio 740c is $999 with free shipping at many dealers, so you saved $1.00 (LOL!) MSRP is $1099.The Rotel RCD-1072 is a go... | |
| What is the benefit of a good transport? Jitter is the biggie. In non technical terms, it is 0's and 1's, but if the timing of their arrival to the DAC is off or not even or smooth, etc, then the DAC is going to have to work extra hard to turn those messy numbers into music. And down goe... | |
| bi-wire cables on single binding post, sonic loss? .. KarelFD Quote: In doing so, I am not trying to achieve bi-wiring benefits with a speaker that sports a single wiring terminal. I'm aware that there can be no separation of the signal. (end Quote)Using bi-wire cables on a speaker with one pair o... | |
| bi-wire cables on single binding post, sonic loss? There is some confusion in the answers posted.I am referring to identical cables; one pair with 2 spades on both ends; and another pair with 2 spades on one end and 4 spades on the other.I just doubled up the spades on the same speaker terminal wi... | |
| New Hilary Hahn disc DG CD's generally are below par in my book. But they (the German's/European's) think they sound good. It may have something to do with the typical type of audio system's they have versus us.As far as Hilary Hahn: I think she is a very fine violini... | |
| bi-wire cables on single binding post, sonic loss? I compared the exact same speaker cables (Blue Circle BC92 with Cardus spades), one bi-wire, the other single. I could not tell the difference. | |
| Fully automatic turntable recommendations? Just what need needs. Includes preamp.http://www.needledoctor.com/Audio-Technica-PL50-Fully-Automatic-Turntable-with-Switchable-Phono-Pre-amp?sc=2&category=46 | |
| Dual CS-5000 headshell question .Check with All In One Electronics.They are the North American Dual distributor.http://www.all-electronics.com/html/dual.html. | |
| What's wrong with my DVD player? I have seen this happen before with other DVD players that had over-heated. Is the unit well ventilated? Or is it stacked with other gear giving off heat, or crammed into a narrow space/shelf ? Secondly... are you playing DVD-R's ?? Maybe it is ha... | |
| do cds sound better when transf via apple lossless It might sound different. Better is in the ears of the beholder. | |
| Great -Small- Cheap subwoofer ? I will second both REL and Hsu. | |
| Small RCA ended Ic search Van den Hul still uses small thin RCA plugs at all price points.http://www.vandenhul.com/ |