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| The most detailed speaker cable?? Rsbeck, An Addendum: When I spoke of other things vague in audio, I was actually thinking of some of the audio tweeks that companies offer. Also, I thought that you might like to see some of the more recent claims that Siltec made (although you mi... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? Rsbeck, Yes- About a year ago, I decided to change from single-ended to balanced. I switched to a Bat vk5i preamp, which is a balanced only design. The Siltec FTM4sg could not be changed to balanced, due to it's ribbon design, but I did have my Si... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? Rsbeck, I agree that money is better spent on components, room acoustics, and dedicated A/C, than on cabling. But I also think that cabling makes a big difference in a system. I don't read the hype that you talk about. I just try the cable. But...... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? It looks like this thread took a big turn and went south. Instead of reading analytic white papers, I'd suggest one listens with thier own ears. After all, isn't that what we do... listen? When mariners first set out to sea, people said that they ... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? Rsbeck, First, let me say that I agree with you concerning alot of what you've been saying. I think that for total system improvement, room treatment and dedicated power- ( I noticed that you too have dedicated A/C lines.) are some of the biggest ... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? Rsbeck, I see that you have alot of money tied up in equipment (Meitner Emm Labs, Levinson, Monitor Audio), but there's no mention of interconnects and your speakerwire is listed at $100. Have you tried any of the upper end cables- interconnects a... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? I agree with Boa2... Silver. Did you try the Nordost SPM or Valhalla? You may want to work your way up the Nordost ladder. I tried six or seven different cables from the Cable Company, before I arrived at my biwired Nordost SPM. Some of the cables... | |
| recipe for seasoning power cords Addendum to my first post: The owner of Elrod Power cords said nothing about an open frige door. He said leave the power cord in-line for 3-4 weeks on a freezer, but he said, a refrigerator would probably work well too. This is the first I've hear... | |
| recipe for seasoning power cords Readster belongs to the Butch Cassidy school of thought. (From the movie- Butch Cassdy and the Sundance Kid. Sundance-"Well Butch, Ya think ya used enough dynamite?" This is after they both watch half a train mail car disintegrate into small piece... | |
| recipe for seasoning power cords I agree with what everyone has said. It's the ebb and flow of current that seasons a powercord. If you don't want to leave your refrigerator or freezer doors open, leave the power cord in-line for 3-4 weeks. The owner of Elrod power cords told me ... | |
| Amplifier suggestions for Aerial 7b speakers? Sorry to slightly disagree with Teikinas, but I think that the Meridian 559, at 300 wpc, might be a better choice to drive the Aerials. The 557 amp is 200 wpc. I just looked it up on the net. Stereo Exchange- New York City carries Meridian. On thi... | |
| Amplifier suggestions for Aerial 7b speakers? I have a pair of Aerial 7b's. I'm using a Conrad Johnson mf2500a amp, which is a two channel amp at 250 watts per channel. It does sound good, but I wish that I had a bit more power. A couple dealers that I've talked to reccomended about 350 watts... | |
| Tubes for BAT vk3i Hi! I've got a Batvk5i that I'm running 4 matched sets of 7308 tubes, which would work with your preamp as they're from the same family as the 6922. My tubes are 7308 Amperex PQ white label with shield- circa 1963 and 1964. These tubes are very re... | |
| star grounding question... Gunbei, Well, I already have a dedicated romex A/C system that's been in place for about a year now and it seems that I'm already star grounded... So all that's left to do is change out the romex for Virtual Dynamics wire... 10 gauge-(short run) a... | |
| star grounding question... Nsgarch, Jim, and Rushton thanks again for all your input. Elgordo, Loontoon and Gunbei thanks for the laughs. Best! Stan |