timrhu
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| The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices? I believe his mandate was to take ordinary millionaires and convert them to billionaires. The record shows that he was quite successful. Check the latest Forbes' list of current billionaires. The number has dropped dramatically. Success is fleeting. | |
| thin, very flexible, warm sounding interconnect... You should check out DNM solid core cables. Fellow Agon member Guych loaned me a pair of their balanced cables. They sound like just what you're looking for. Very flexible, wonderful sound, seem sturdy to me. Not as sturdy feeling as my MIT EXP Pr... | |
| How is your power bill? I haven't noticed any recent change in my power bill. That's my wife's department and she guards it well. | |
| Best $5,000 system for a small apt. in Stockholm Stockholm, Paris? Does she need a companion? If so, I'm available. | |
| Fed Ex Ground Shipping Woes This reminds me of the time a Fedex guy got about 6 feet from my front porch and heaved a 50 pound amp on to my porch. Surprisingly there was no damage at all. In his defense it was a Saturday delivery. No one likes working weekends.Makes me wonde... | |
| So Much "Harshness" Commcat,Well I'll be damned. But why scrimp? Might as well go for the 1 gauge.I'm going to stop in at one of the local car audio places this week to see how thick that stuff is. | |
| So Much "Harshness" Commcat,Are you sure you don't mean 14 gauge. I looked at Parts Express and the largest cable I could find was 10 gauge cable. Here's a wire gauge chart from Wikipedia. Not looking for an argument but 4 gauge is huge, hard to believe it's flexible. | |
| So Much "Harshness" 02-22-09: CommcatHarshness can also be caused when the drivers (speakers) are stressed. Insufficient power can create this problem, whether using tube or solid-state amplifiers. One remedy to try is heavy-gauge speaker cable, i.e., 4 gauge, 1600 s... | |
| power cables do make a difference Hallelujah brother! | |
| The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices? Bombaywalla, you beat me to it.Abucktwoeighty, I agree. CEOs maximizing short term profits with no concern for the future isn't necessarily in capitalism's best. | |
| What components are manufactured in the U.S.A.? Hello Ellery, good to see you post again.A few items not on the list above:CDP, Resolution AudioAmps, Bel CantoSpeakers, ThielBTW, this is my basic system make up. | |
| Speaker for low volume listening with high WAF Thiel CS1.6 or 2.4 for WAF. They sound better with the grills on which impresses my wife. Nice furniture grade finish. I don't particularly like speakers that are overly warm but prefer accuracy, clarity, wide soundstaging and musical dynamicsThe ... | |
| I am sick of cables Threadwise, after much time and money spent on cables the biggest thing I've learned is that you don't need to spend a lot of money on cables.Exactly! I'm now using the Acoustic Research ICs recommended by Sam Tellig in Stereophile a few years bac... | |
| so what do you do when listening? Sometimes I'm using the laptop, sometimes reading and sometimes it's pure listening. When reading or surfing the web there will always come a point when the music draws me in and the book get's put down for a song or two. Listening for evaluation ... | |
| Can you point me to CDs with awesome stage? Get a copy of Laurie Anderson's "Life On A String." This will give your speakers a workout. |