terry9
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| Building a house I understand that Green Glue is not a glue - it is a sealant or filler. I prefer something that contributes both actively and passively, like M1. Being a strong adhesive, M1 bonds the two layers together, adding their strength. This benefits the o... | |
| Home audio or pro audio? My experience with pro has been pretty mixed. I use Canare Starquad for interconnect and Bryston to power both woofers and HT. Very, very good. But some of the systems put together by pro shops sound absolutely abysmal. To me. YMMV I say, shop ... | |
| Spending a month's salary IMO, Travel. Audition until a pair of speakers knocks you over. Buy them. Compromise on the rest. I did that with Magnepan, 50 years ago. 70% of the budget, and a good decision. YMMV Good, reliable electronics need not cost the earth. For example... | |
| Lend me your ears... Melnas was a Scandinavian (of course) mezzo who sang in the '80's. She is best known for the epochal "Cantate Domino" recorded and released by the Scandinavian (of course) company BIS. I believe that the title is available on SACD. I have no idea ... | |
| Lend me your ears... I have no opinion on the HW, as I listen exclusively to analogue. But I absolutely agree about Flagstad. Flagstad is Flagstad, dominating the field like no other since Caruso. Have you heard Melnas, recorded on BIS? | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. @macg19 , it seems to me that they use 16 strands of 15 AWG. If we assume 6 strands for ground and 5 strands for each of 'live' and 'neutral', that would mean 8 AWG for power, better for ground. With the rest of what you say, I have no quarrel. | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. Sorry, @macg19 , but I'm a little fuzzy this morning. To what in these specs do you object? | |
| A Thought Exercise: Consolidating Analog To One Table and Two Cartridges In my experience, an air bearing TT is incomparable. More clarity, more warmth, less noise. That's air in all dimensions, no contact bearing at all. Once you hear it there's no going back. IMO. If your budget will stretch and if your floor is co... | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? Jonas Miller and Ken Kreisel ran the store, and what a store it was. I remember asking about a much advertised and much prized piece of equipment, and being told, "That’s the best thing that I won’t tolerate in my shop." They designed and built M... | |
| Investigating if ultrasound is harming LPs @antinn Agreed. I misunderstood you to be recommending frequencies below 60kHz, whereas in fact you are warning against high power at low frequency. I read it wrong. | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? @bdp24 , interesting your experience of Sound Systems in Palo Alto - my experience was the opposite. I heard the Magnepan Tympani 1a's there in '73, but lived in LA at that time, so they would not sell to me. Which was highly ethical of them. Th... | |
| Investigating if ultrasound is harming LPs @antinn Do you really mean, 'less than 60KHz', or should that read, "greater than 60 KHz?' Thanks! | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! Not to defend Fremer, but walls of records, edge on, are a damned good start for treatment of the generic room. For the purpose built room it's very different. There the dimensions have to be accurate to 0.125" (sic), and room treatment can be mi... | |
| FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) Give it a rest. | |
| Connectors from cross-overs to drivers question The term 'silver solder' refers to a very high temperature solder requiring a propane torch. That's not what you want. Instead you might try a resin core solder with a small proportion of silver, like WBT brand solder. It's very good but pricey, ... |